Marko Nikolić (football coach)
Nikolić in 2016
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marko Nikolić | ||
| Date of birth | 20 July 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1989–1998 | Rad | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–1999 | Rad | 0 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | → Dorćol (loan) | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 2001–2008 | Rad (youth) | ||
| 2008 | Rad (assistant) | ||
| 2008–2011 | Rad | ||
| 2011–2012 | Serbia U18 | ||
| 2012–2013 | Rad | ||
| 2013 | Vojvodina | ||
| 2013–2015 | Partizan | ||
| 2016 | Olimpija Ljubljana | ||
| 2016–2017 | Partizan | ||
| 2017– | Videoton | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Marko Nikolić (Serbian Cyrillic: Марко Николић; born 20 July 1979) is a Serbian football manager.
Born in Belgrade, Nikolić joined Rad as a trainee in 1989. He played for the club at all youth levels, together with the likes of Ivica Iliev, Milan Martinović, and Nemanja Vučićević, among others. After completing his formation, Nikolić spent some time on loan with third-tier club Dorćol, before retiring from the game due to an injury.
In his early 20s, Nikolić worked with Rad's youth teams for many years, before being promoted to the senior squad in 2008. He served as assistant manager to both Mihailo Ivanović and Aleksandar Janjić, eventually replacing the latter one on 26 October 2008, after the club earned just five points from the opening nine fixtures. Three days later, Nikolić became the youngest manager ever in the top flight of Serbian football, recording a 1–0 win over Vojvodina. He ultimately managed to save the club from relegation that season, finishing in ninth place. On 23 May 2011, two rounds before the end of the 2010–11 season, Nikolić secured a spot in the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League, but decided to leave the club due to "achieved goals".
On 6 March 2012, Rad appointed Nikolić as manager for the second time. He signed a contract that would keep him at the club until the summer of 2013.
On 7 June 2013, Nikolić was appointed manager of Vojvodina. He led the club to the play-off round in the Europa League, but lost to Sheriff Tiraspol 2–3 on aggregate. On 9 December 2013, Nikolić parted company with Vojvodina by mutual agreement.
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