Goran Nikić

Goran Nikić (Serbian Cyrillic: Горан Никић; born 1969) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Goran Nikić

Personal information
Full name	Goran Nikić
Date of birth	(1968-08-19) 19 August 1968 (age 57)
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	Železnik U-19
2004-2005	Kolubara
2006-2007	Sopot
2007	Budućnost Valjevo
2008	Dorćol
2010-2011	Jedinstvo Paraćin
2011-2014	Red Star Belgrade U-18
2014-2017	Revs Academy
2019	Dunav Stari Banovci
2020	Senglea Athletic
2021-2022	Voždovac U-18
2023-2024	ŽFK Red Star Belgrade
2024-	ŽNK Osijek
Medal record Fifa World Youth Championship 1987
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

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

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

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] He was named coach of Maltese side Senglea Athletic in summer 2020.^[2]

Personal life

Nikić's daughter is a Serbian handball player.