Ratko Nikolić

Ratko Nikolić (Serbian Cyrillic: Ратко Николић; born 15 September 1977) is a Serbian politician and former handball player serving as a member of the National Assembly since 8 December 2021. He is a member of the Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS).

Ratko Nikolić
Ратко Николић
Member of the National Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office 8 December 2021
Personal details
Born	(1977-09-15) 15 September 1977 (age 47) Aranđelovac, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Political party	SPS
Handball career Personal information Nationality Serbian Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Playing position Pivot Youth career Team Šamot Senior clubs Years Team 1996–1999 Crvena zvezda 1999–2003 Sintelon 2003–2004 Fotex Veszprém 2004–2005 Altea 2005–2010 Portland San Antonio 2010 Al Sadd 2010–2011 KIF Kolding 2011–2012 Vardar 2012–2013 Dinamo Minsk 2013–2016 Borac Banja Luka 2016 Šamot 65 2017 Izviđač 2017 Bosna Sarajevo 2018 Železničar 1949 National team Years Team 1999–2006 Serbia and Montenegro 2006–2009 Serbia Medal record Men's handball Representing  Yugoslavia World Championship 1999 Egypt Team World University Championship 1998 Novi Sad Team

Club career

After starting out at his hometown club Šamot, Nikolić spent three seasons with Crvena zvezda (1996–1999) and four seasons with Sintelon (1999–2003). He later moved abroad and played for Fotex Veszprém (2003–2004), Altea (2004–2005), Portland San Antonio (2005–2010), Al Sadd (2010),^[1] KIF Kolding (2010–2011), Vardar (2011–2012), Dinamo Minsk (2012–2013) and Borac Banja Luka (2013–2016).

International career

Nikolić made his major international debut for FR Yugoslavia at the 1999 World Championship, winning the bronze medal.^[2] He also took part in the 2000 Summer Olympics and two European Championships (2004^[3] and 2006). Previously, Nikolić won the gold medal at the 1998 World University Championship.^[4]

Starting from late 2006,^[5] Nikolić represented Serbia and captained the team at the 2009 World Championship.^[6]

Honours

Crvena zvezda

• Handball Championship of FR Yugoslavia: 1996–97, 1997–98

Sintelon

• Handball Cup of FR Yugoslavia: 1999–2000

Fotex Veszprém

• Nemzeti Bajnokság I: 2003–04
• Magyar Kupa: 2003–04

Vardar

• Macedonian Handball Cup: 2011–12
• SEHA League: 2011–12

Dinamo Minsk

• Belarusian Men's Handball Championship: 2012–13
• Belarusian Men's Handball Cup: 2012–13

Borac Banja Luka

• Handball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina: 2013–14, 2014–15
• Handball Cup of Bosnia and Herzegovina: 2013–14, 2014–15

Political career

Nikolić is a member of the Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS). He received 39th position on SPS's electoral list for the 2020 parliamentary election.^[7] The list won 32 seats with Nikolić failing to get elected to the National Assembly. Following the death of MP Milutin Mrkonjić, Nikolić replaced him and was sworn in as MP on 8 December 2021.^[8] He received 24th position on SPS's electoral list for the 2022 parliamentary election. The list won 31 seats and Mitrović was elected to the National Assembly.^[9]