Goran Nikić
Personal information
Full name Goran Nikić
Date of birth (1968-08-19) 19 August 1968
Place of birth Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Right midfielder
Youth career
Železnik
1981–1986 Red Star Belgrade
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986–1987 Red Star Belgrade 4
Rad
Čukarički
Sinđelić
Perugia 27 (4)
–2000 Valletta FC
International career
1984–1987 Yugoslavia U21 11 (3)
Managerial career
2000-2003 FK Železnik u19
2004-2005 FK Kolubara
2006-2007 FK Sopot
2007-2007 FK Budućnost Valjevo
2008-2008 FK Dorćol
2010-2011 FK Jedinstvo Paraćin
2011-2014 Red Star Belgrade u18
2014-2017 New England Revolution Academy
2019-2019 FK Dunav Stari Banovci
2020-2020 Senglea Athletic FC
2021-2022 FK Voždovac u18
2023- ŽFK Red Star Belgrade
Medal record
Gold medal – first placeFifa World Youth Championship1987
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Goran Nikić (Serbian Cyrillic: Горан Никић; born 1969) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

At international level, Nikić represented FR Yugoslavia U-21 in one U-21 Euro and was on the preliminary squad for the 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship winning team.

Club career

Born in Belgrade, Nikić made his senior debut with Red Star Belgrade. After suffering a hamstring injury, he left for various clubs before eventually retiring in 2000.[1]

International career

Nikić represented Yugoslavia at the U-21 level in the 1986 European Championship. He was also in the preliminary squad for the 1987 Youth World Cup in Chile, but was sidelined due to an injury and could not play. The team eventually won the World Cup.[1]

Post-playing career

Nikić coached Kolubara, Sopot, Budućnost, Dinamo and Jedinstvo, and then he got his chance to return to Red Star as a coach in the youth academy.[1]

Personal life

Nikić's daughter is a Serbian handball player.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Nikic-Red Star's School for Success Abroad". sportifico.com. 2019.
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