Nenad Nikolić (footballer, born 1984)

Nenad Nikolić
Nikolić in 2012
Personal information
Full name Nenad Nikolić
Date of birth (1984-08-12) 12 August 1984 (age 40)
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

Nenad Nikolić (Serbian Cyrillic: Ненад Николић; born 12 August 1984) is a Serbian former footballer who played as a defender.[1]

Playing career

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

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

  1. ^ Football Database profile
  2. ^ "Blic Online | Nikolić: Nema velike razlike između srpske i hrvatske lige". 9 July 2011. Archived from the original on 9 July 2011. Retrieved 7 May 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ "Nenad Nikolić". hrnogomet.com. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  4. ^ Woile, Dennis Grebasch, Michael. "Vasas SC 2008-09". en.eufo.de. Retrieved 7 May 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ Glover, Robin. "August 26, 2012 CSL--Toronto Croatia vs London City (by Rocket Robin)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  6. ^ "Priča o srpskom fudbalu u kanadskom Londonu". translate.google.ca. Archived from the original on 3 February 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  7. ^ Glover, Robin. "June 9, 2013 CSL--Brampton City United vs Burlington SC (by Rocket Robin)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  8. ^ "Burlington SC | Canadian Soccer League". 3 October 2015. Archived from the original on 3 October 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  9. ^ "Brantford Galaxy SC | Canadian Soccer League". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  10. ^ "Burlington Soccer Club Academy – Elite Youth Soccer". www.bsc.academy. Archived from the original on 28 January 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
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