Dejan Nikolić (footballer)

Dejan Nikolić
Personal information
Full name	Dejan Nikolić
Date of birth	27 April 1969 (age 55)
Place of birth	Lučani, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Zemun (manager)
Senior career*
Years	Team
1988–1991	Sloboda Užice
1993–1995	Napredak Kruševac
1995–1996	Mladost Lučani
1996–1997	Mouscron
1998	Mladost Lučani
1998–1999	Hajduk Kula
1999–2000	Hajduk Beograd
2003–2004	Mladost Lučani
Total
Managerial career
	Sloga Bajina Bašta
2011	Polet Ljubić
2011–2012	Mladost Lučani
2013–2014	Mačva Šabac
2015	Budućnost Krušik 2014
2015–2016	Kolubara
2016–2018	Budućnost Krušik 2014
2018	Jagodina Tabane
2018–2019	Radnički 1923
2020	Kolubara
2021	Žarkovo
2022–2023	Radnički Sremska Mitrovica
2023–2024	Radnički Sremska Mitrovica
2024–	Zemun
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Dejan Nikolić (Serbian Cyrillic: Дејан Николић; born 27 April 1969) is a Serbian football manager and former player.

Playing career

Nikolić started out with Sloboda Užice and played in the Yugoslav Second League for three seasons (1988–89, 1989–90, and 1990–91).^[1]^[2]^[3] He also spent some time at Napredak Kruševac (1993–94 and 1994–95) and Mladost Lučani (1995–96),^[4] before moving abroad to Belgian club Mouscron in 1996. After returning to his homeland, Nikolić played for Hajduk Kula (1998–99) and Hajduk Beograd (1999–2000) in the First League of FR Yugoslavia.

After hanging up his boots, Nikolić served as manager of numerous Serbian First League and Serbian League West clubs, including Mladost Lučani and Mačva Šabac.^[5] He was also manager of Budućnost Krušik 2014 and Kolubara on two occasions.^[6]^[7]

Mačva Šabac

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^ "Tempo Almanah Yu Fudbal 90-91" (in Serbian). yumpu.com. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
^ "FK Napredak Kruševac, 2020" (in Serbian). yumpu.com. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
^ "Pojačanje u redovima Mačve" (in Serbian). sabac.tv. 13 August 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
^ "Novi trener Dejan Nikolić iz Lučana" (in Serbian). kolubarske.rs. 21 January 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
^ "Nikolić umesto Obadovića" (in Serbian). kolubarske.rs. 24 October 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2021.