Nikola Damjanac
Nikola Damjanac (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Дамјанац; born 21 October 1971) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nikola Damjanac | ||
| Date of birth | 21 October 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Mostar, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Velež Mostar | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1997 | Partizan | 40 | (0) |
| 1993–1994 | → OFK Beograd (loan) | 30 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | Roda JC | 10 | (0) |
| 1998–2000 | Partizan | 36 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Antalyaspor | 6 | (0) |
| 2001 | Fluminense | 2 | (0) |
| 2002 | OFK Beograd | 7 | (0) |
| 2002 | Saturn Ramenskoye | 2 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | OFK Beograd | 18 | (0) |
| Total | 151 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 1991 | Yugoslavia U21 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career Edit
Club career Edit
After starting out at his hometown club Velež Mostar, Damjanac joined Partizan. He was loaned to OFK Beograd in the 1993–94 season, before returning to Stadion JNA. In the summer of 1997, Damjanac moved to the Netherlands and signed with Roda JC. He subsequently returned to Partizan in 1998. In the summer of 2000, Damjanac again moved abroad and joined Turkish side Antalyaspor. He left Turkey after one season and moved to Brazilian club Fluminense, alongside Miodrag Anđelković. Consequently, Damjanac briefly returned to OFK Beograd, before moving to Russian club Saturn Ramenskoye in the summer of 2002. He again returned to OFK Beograd in the 2004–05 season.
International career Edit
In 1991, Damjanac made one appearance for the Yugoslavia U21s during the 1992 UEFA Under-21 Championship.[1]
Post-playing career Edit
After retiring as a player in 2005, Damjanac became a sports agent, being a co-owner of Lian Sports, alongside Fali Ramadani.[2]
Personal life Edit
His son is footballer Aleksa Damjanac.[3]
Honours Edit
- Partizan
References Edit
External links Edit
- Nikola Damjanac at the Turkish Football Federation