Goran Nikić

Yugoslav footballer

Goran NikićPersonal information

Full name|  Goran Nikić
Date of birth|  (1968-08-19) 19 August 1968 (age 56)
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
2023-2024|  ŽFK Red Star Belgrade
2024-|  ŽNK Osijek

Medal record

| Fifa World Youth Championship | 1987

*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

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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

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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

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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

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Nikić's daughter is a Serbian handball player.

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Nikic-Red Star's School for Success Abroad". sportifico.com. 2019.

*[Apps]: League appearances
*[Gls]: League goals