Petar Nikezić

Petar Nikezić (Serbian Cyrillic: Петар Никезић; 3 April 1950 – 19 July 2014) was a Yugoslav and Serbian footballer who played as a forward.[1] He is best remembered for his powerful shots and set pieces.[2]

Petar Nikezić
Personal information
Full name Petar Nikezić
Date of birth (1950-04-03)3 April 1950
Place of birth Zmajevo, FPR Yugoslavia
Date of death 19 July 2014(2014-07-19) (aged 64)
Place of death Novi Sad, Serbia
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position(s) Forward
Youth career
1965–1967 Vojvodina
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1967–1978 Vojvodina 263 (91)
1978 Tulsa Roughnecks 2 (0)
1978 VÖEST Linz 16 (1)
1979–1980 Vojvodina 26 (9)
1980–1982 Osijek 29 (11)
1983 Šibenik 6 (2)
Total 342 (114)
National team
1971–1973 Yugoslavia 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

During his two spells with Vojvodina (1967–78 and 1979–80), Nikezić made a total of 289 appearances and scored 100 goals in the Yugoslav First League.[3] He also briefly played for the Tulsa Roughnecks of the North American Soccer League,[4] before joining Austrian club VÖEST Linz in 1978.[5]

International career

At international level, Nikezić was capped three times for Yugoslavia between 1971 and 1973.[6]

Honours
Vojvodina

References
  1. "In memoriam: Preminuo Vošin "bombarder" Petar Nikezić" (in Serbian). blic.rs. 20 July 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  2. "Petar Nikezić – kralj bombardera" (in Serbian). dotkomsite.com. 11 February 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  3. "Petar Nikezic". fkvojvodina.rs. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  4. "Petar Nikezic". nasljerseys.com. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  5. "Petar Nikezic" (in German). bundesliga.at. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  6. "Nikezić Petar" (in Serbian). reprezentacija.rs. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
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