Nenad Nikolić (footballer, born 1984)
Nenad Nikolić (Serbian Cyrillic: Ненад Николић; born 12 August 1984) is a Serbian former footballer who played as a defender.[1]
| Nikolić in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nenad Nikolić | ||
| Date of birth | 12 August 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–2002 | Red Star Belgrade | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2005 | Red Star Belgrade | 0 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | → Big Bull (loan) | 15 | (2) |
| 2003–2005 | → Jedinstvo Surčin (loan) | 38 | (9) |
| 2005–2006 | Apollon Athens | 12 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | BASK Belgrade | 34 | (3) |
| 2007–2008 | Zemun | 21 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | Vasas Budapest | 17 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Inter Zaprešić | 16 | (0) |
| 2012 | London City | 22 | (4) |
| 2013–2016 | Burlington SC | 53 | (12) |
| 2016–2019 | Brantford Galaxy | 33 | (5) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 October 2016 | |||
Playing career edit
Nikolić began his youth career in 1994 with Red Star Belgrade in the famed 1984 generation which produced the likes of Dušan Basta, Dragan Mrđa, Boško Janković and Dejan Milovanović. In 2002, he was promoted to the senior side but did not feature in official matches. Due to their similar playing style, he was nicknamed Žonsa after Polish footballer Tomasz Rząsa.
Throughout his career in Europe, he played in Serbia with the likes of FK Big Bull Radnički, FK Jedinstvo Surčin, FK BASK, FK Zemun. He played in the Croatian First Football League with NK Inter Zaprešić.[2][3] He also played in the top flight of football in Hungary with Vasas SC, and played in the Football League with Apollon Smyrni F.C.[4]
In 2012, he went overseas to Canada to sign with London City of the Canadian Soccer League.[5][6] In 2013, he signed with expansion franchise Burlington SC.[7][8] He played with Burlington for three seasons, and qualified for postseason in two seasons. After the departure of Burlington from the CSL he signed with Brantford Galaxy for the 2016 season.[9]
Managerial career edit
In 2012, he served as an assistant coach for London City SC in the Canadian Soccer League, and later with Burlington SC from 2013 till 2016. In 2017, he became associated with Burlington SC Academy as the Junior Technical Director.[10]
References edit
- ^ Football Database profile
- ^ . 2011-07-09. Archived from the original on 2011-07-09. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Nenad Nikolić". hrnogomet.com. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
- ^ Woile, Dennis Grebasch, Michael. "Vasas SC 2008-09". en.eufo.de. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Glover, Robin. "August 26, 2012 CSL--Toronto Croatia vs London City (by Rocket Robin)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2016-06-20.
- ^ . translate.google.ca. Archived from the original on 2017-02-03. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Glover, Robin. "June 9, 2013 CSL--Brampton City United vs Burlington SC (by Rocket Robin)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2016-06-20.
- ^ . 2015-10-03. Archived from the original on October 3, 2015. Retrieved 2016-06-20.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Brantford Galaxy SC | Canadian Soccer League". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Retrieved 2016-06-20.
- ^ "Burlington Soccer Club Academy – Elite Youth Soccer". www.bsc.academy. from the original on January 28, 2020. Retrieved 2019-10-31.