Miroslav Nikolić
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Position | Head coach | ||||||||||||||||||||||
League | Basketball League of Serbia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Kragujevac, PR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia | 8 January 1956||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Serbian | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
NBA draft | 1978 / Undrafted | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing career | 1974–1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 5, 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Coaching career | 1990–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||||||||||
As coach: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1990–1991 | Maribor | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1991–1992 | Infos-RTM Belgrade | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1992–1993 | KK Goša | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1993–1994 | Radnički Kragujevac | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1994–1996 | BFC Beočin | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1996–1998 | Partizan | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1998–2000 | Budućnost | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2001 | Crvena zvezda | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2001–2002 | Radnički Belgrade | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2002 | Crvena zvezda | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2002–2003 | NIS Vojvodina | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2003–2004 | Apollon Patras | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2004–2005 | Budućnost | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2005–2008 | Hemofarm | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2008–2009 | Avtodor Saratov | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2009–2014 | Radnički Kragujevac | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2016–2017 | Dynamic | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 | Partizan | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | Dynamic | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2020–present | Vojvodina | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Miroslav "Muta" Nikolić (Serbian: Мирослав Николић; born 8 January 1956) is a Serbian professional basketball coach and former player. He currently serves as a head coach for the Vojvodina of the Basketball League of Serbia.
Playing career[]
Nikolić played professional basketball for KK Goša from Smederevska Palanka, OKK Beograd, Vršac, IMT, Maribor and Radnički Kragujevac.[1][2]
Coaching career[]
Nikolić started his coaching career in 1990. He coached Maribor, Radnički Kragujevac (est. 1950), IMT Beograd, BFC Beočin, Partizan, Budućnost, Crvena zvezda, NIS Vojvodina, Apollon Patras, Hemofarm, Avtodor Saratov, Radnički Kragujevac (est. 2009) and Dynamic.[3]
National team coaching career[]
Nikolić was an assistant coach of Yugoslavia national team under Željko Obradović between 1996 and 1998. He won the silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta and, two gold medals later, at the 1997 European Championship in Spain and the 1998 FIBA World Championship in Greece.[2]
In 2006, Nikolić was the head coach of the Serbia and Montenegro under-20 national team, with whom he won a gold medal at the 2006 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship in Turkey. In 2007, he was the head coach of the Serbia under-19 national team, with whom he won a gold medal at the 2007 FIBA Under-19 World Championship in Serbia.[2]
Between 2014 and 2019, Nikolić was an assistant coach of Serbia national team under Aleksandar Đorđević. He also has two silver medals from the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup in Spain and 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.[4]
Administrative career[]
In July 2018, Nikolić became a sporting director for Dynamic BG, where he previously had served as the head coach.[5] He left the spot in May 2019.
Career achievements[]
- As head coach
- YUBA League champion: 3 (with Partizan: 1996–97, and with Budućnost: 1998–99, 1999–2000)
- Serbian League Cup winner: 2 (with Dynamic BG: 2016–17, and with Vojvodina: 2020–21)
- As national team assistant coach
- 1996 Summer Olympics: Silver
- 1997 FIBA European Championship: Gold
- 1998 FIBA World Championship: Gold
- 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup: Silver
- 2016 Summer Olympics: Silver
- 2017 Eurobasket: Silver
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Basketaški snovi cementnog grada: legenda o BFC Beočinu". vice.com. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
- ^ a b c "Miroslav Nikolić – Muta" (PDF). okkbeograd.org.rs. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- ^ Miroslav Nikolić
- ^ Muta Nikolić asistent Đorđeviću
- ^ "BLICSPORT SAZNAJE Muta Nikolić sportski menadžer Dinamika, Đokić novi trener Dorćolaca". sport.blic.rs. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
External links[]
- Miroslav Nikolić at euroleague.net
- Miroslav Nikolić at kkradnicki.rs
- 1956 births
- Living people
- Apollon Patras B.C. coaches
- KK BFC coaches
- KK Budućnost coaches
- KK Crvena zvezda head coaches
- KK Dynamic coaches
- KK Hemofarm coaches
- KK IMT Beograd coaches
- KK IMT Beograd players
- KK Partizan coaches
- KK Radnički Kragujevac (1950–2004) coaches
- KK Radnički Kragujevac (2009–2014) coaches
- KK Radnički Kragujevac (1950–2004) players
- KK Vršac players
- OKK Beograd players
- BKK Radnički coaches
- KK Vojvodina coaches
- KK Vojvodina Srbijagas coaches
- Sportspeople from Kragujevac
- Serbian basketball executives and administrators
- Serbian men's basketball coaches
- Serbian men's basketball players
- Serbian expatriate basketball people in Greece
- Serbian expatriate basketball people in Slovenia
- Serbian expatriate basketball people in Russia
- Serbian expatriate basketball people in Montenegro
- Yugoslav basketball coaches
- Yugoslav men's basketball players