Žarko Nikolić

Žarko Nikolić (Serbian Cyrillic: Жарко Николић; 16 October 1936 – 22 August 2011) was a Yugoslav and Serbian footballer who played as a defender.[1][2]

Žarko Nikolić
Personal information
Date of birth (1936-10-16)16 October 1936
Place of birth Novi Sad, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Date of death 22 August 2011(2011-08-22) (aged 74)
Place of death Novi Sad, Serbia
Playing position(s) Defender
Youth career
1952–1954 Vojvodina
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1954–1966 Vojvodina 226 (12)
1966–1968 Schalke 04 11 (0)
1968 Vojvodina 1 (0)
Total 238 (12)
National team
1959–1961 Yugoslavia 9 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Born in Novi Sad, Nikolić played for Vojvodina from 1954 to 1966, amassing over 200 appearances in the Yugoslav First League and helping them win the championship in the 1965–66 season. He subsequently moved abroad to Germany and joined Schalke 04, spending two seasons at the club. Before retiring from the game, Nikolić had a brief second spell with Vojvodina.

At international level, Nikolić was capped nine times for Yugoslavia. He represented his country at one European Nations' Cup (finishing runner-up in 1960) and one World Cup (1962). In the meantime, Nikolić was also a member of the team that won the gold medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Honours

Club
Vojvodina

International
Yugoslavia

References
  1. "Nikolić Žarko" (in Serbian). reprezentacija.rs. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  2. "Preminuo kapiten Vošine šampionske generacije Žarko Nikolić" (in Serbian). blic.rs. 23 August 2011. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
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