Saša Nikolić

Saša Nikolić
Personal information
Date of birth	30 April 1964 (age 60)
Place of birth	Slovenj Gradec, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
	Dinamo Zagreb
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Zvezdara
1988–1989	Čelik Zenica
	Rudar Kakanj
1991–1993	Železničar Beograd
1993–1998	Železnik
Managerial career
	Železnik (assistant)
2002–2003	Železnik
2004	Henan Jianye
2004	Železnik
2006–2007	Serbia U17
2007–2008	Napredak Kruševac
2008	Banat Zrenjanin
2009	Sloga Kraljevo
2010	Inđija
2011	Lokomotiv Plovdiv
2011–2012	Bežanija
2013–2014	Radnik Surdulica
2015–2016	Loznica
2017–2019	Angola (assistant)
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Saša Nikolić (Serbian Cyrillic: Саша Николић; born 30 April 1964) is a Serbian football manager and former player.

Playing career

After starting out at Dinamo Zagreb,^[1] Nikolić went on to play for Čelik Zenica during the 1988–89 Yugoslav First League.^[2] He lastly played for Železnik in the First League of FR Yugoslavia, before hanging up his boots.

Managerial career

After serving as an assistant at Železnik, Nikolić took over as the club's manager in May 2002, replacing Goran Stevanović.^[3] He quickly proved his talent and was voted the best manager in FR Yugoslavia for 2002 in a poll organized by Politika.^[4] In August 2003, Nikolić parted ways with the club.^[5] He then moved abroad to China and briefly managed Henan Jianye,^[6] before returning to Železnik as manager in November 2004.^[7] During the second part of the 2004–05 season, Nikolić served as the club's sporting director.

Later on, Nikolić managed numerous clubs, including Napredak Kruševac (October 2007–June 2008),^[8]^[9] Banat Zrenjanin (July–December 2008),^[10]^[11] Sloga Kraljevo (September–December 2009),^[12]^[13] Inđija (October–December 2010),^[14]^[15] Lokomotiv Plovdiv (April–June 2011), Bežanija (October 2011–April 2012), Radnik Surdulica (September 2013–April 2014), and Loznica (December 2015–June 2016).

From 2017 to 2019, Nikolić served as an assistant to compatriot Srđan Vasiljević with the Angola national team.^[16]

References

^ "Od Čelika, preko Železnika do Kupa! Intervju sa Sašom Nikolićem!" (in Serbian). kafanskiselektor.rs. 18 December 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
^ "Tempo Almanah Yu Fudbal 88-89" (in Serbian). yumpu.com. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
^ "Stevanovic leaves Zeleznik". uefa.com. 14 May 2002. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
^ "Nikolic honoured by his peers". uefa.com. 10 December 2002. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
^ "Smenjen trener Železnika Saša Nikolić" (in Serbian). b92.net. 10 August 2003. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
^ "塞黑二帅揭开神秘面纱先后到任即将率队开练" (in Chinese). sohu.com. 7 January 2004. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
^ "Nikolić ponovo na klupi Železnika" (in Serbian). b92.net. 8 November 2004. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
^ "Saši Nikoliću kormilo Napretka" (in Serbian). mondo.rs. 16 October 2007. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
^ "Saša Nikolić otišao iz Napretka" (in Serbian). b92.net. 1 June 2008. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
^ "Saša Nikolić preuzeo Banat" (in Serbian). mondo.rs. 30 July 2008. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
^ "Banat ostao bez trenera" (in Serbian). b92.net. 3 December 2008. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
^ "PLS: Opet problemi u Novom Pazaru" (in Serbian). mondo.rs. 11 September 2009. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
^ "PLS: Rastanak Sloge i trenera Nikolića" (in Serbian). mondo.rs. 2 December 2009. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
^ "Inđija smenila Raičevića" (in Serbian). b92.net. 19 October 2010. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
^ "Inđija smenila Sašu Nikolića" (in Serbian). b92.net. 24 December 2010. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
^ "Srbin iz Angole za MOZZART Sport: Imaju i oni svoj Partizan i Zvezdu!" (in Serbian). mozzartsport.com. 5 March 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2024.