Saša Nikolić

Saša Nikolić (Serbian Cyrillic: Саша Николић; born 30 April 1964) is a Serbian football manager and former player.

Saša Nikolić
Personal information
Date of birth (1964-04-30) 30 April 1964
Place of birth Slovenj Gradec, SFR Yugoslavia
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Dinamo Zagreb
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Zvezdara
1988–1989 Čelik Zenica 2 (0)
Rudar Kakanj
1991–1993 Železničar Beograd
1993–1998 Železnik
Managerial career
Železnik (assistant)
2002–2003 Železnik
2004 Henan Jianye
2004 Železnik
2006–2007 Serbia U17
2007–2008 Napredak Kruševac
2008 Banat Zrenjanin
2009 Sloga Kraljevo
2010 Inđija
2011 Lokomotiv Plovdiv
2011–2012 Bežanija
2013–2014 Radnik Surdulica
2015–2016 Loznica
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

After starting out at Dinamo Zagreb,[1] Nikolić went on to play for Čelik Zenica during the 1988–89 Yugoslav First League.[2] He lastly played for Železnik in the First League of FR Yugoslavia, before retiring from the game.

Managerial career

After serving as an assistant at Železnik, Nikolić took over as the club's manager in May 2002, replacing Goran Stevanović.[3] He quickly proved his talent and was voted the best manager in FR Yugoslavia for 2002 in a poll organized by Politika.[4] In August 2003, Nikolić parted ways with the club.[5] He later briefly worked in China, before returning to Železnik as manager in November 2004.[6] During the second part of the 2004–05 season, Nikolić served as the club's sporting director.

Later on, Nikolić managed numerous clubs, including Napredak Kruševac (October 2007–June 2008),[7][8] Banat Zrenjanin (July–December 2008),[9][10] Sloga Kraljevo (September–December 2009),[11][12] Inđija (October–December 2010),[13][14] Lokomotiv Plovdiv (April–June 2011), Bežanija (October 2011–April 2012), Radnik Surdulica (September 2013–April 2014), and Loznica (December 2015–June 2016).

References
  1. "Od Čelika, preko Železnika do Kupa! Intervju sa Sašom Nikolićem!" (in Serbian). kafanskiselektor.rs. 18 December 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  2. "Tempo Almanah Yu Fudbal 88-89" (in Serbian). yumpu.com. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  3. "Stevanovic leaves Zeleznik". uefa.com. 14 May 2002. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  4. "Nikolic honoured by his peers". uefa.com. 10 December 2002. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  5. "Smenjen trener Železnika Saša Nikolić" (in Serbian). b92.net. 10 August 2003. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  6. "Nikolić ponovo na klupi Železnika" (in Serbian). b92.net. 8 November 2004. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  7. "Saši Nikoliću kormilo Napretka" (in Serbian). mondo.rs. 16 October 2007. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  8. "Saša Nikolić otišao iz Napretka" (in Serbian). b92.net. 1 June 2008. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  9. "Saša Nikolić preuzeo Banat" (in Serbian). mondo.rs. 30 July 2008. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  10. "Banat ostao bez trenera" (in Serbian). b92.net. 3 December 2008. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  11. "PLS: Opet problemi u Novom Pazaru" (in Serbian). mondo.rs. 11 September 2009. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  12. "PLS: Rastanak Sloge i trenera Nikolića" (in Serbian). mondo.rs. 2 December 2009. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  13. "Inđija smenila Raičevića" (in Serbian). b92.net. 19 October 2010. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  14. "Inđija smenila Sašu Nikolića" (in Serbian). b92.net. 24 December 2010. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
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