Dušan Nikolić

Dušan Nikolić
Personal information
Full name Dušan Nikolić
Date of birth 23 January 1953
Place of birth Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia
Date of death 15 December 2018(2018-12-15) (aged 65)
Place of death Belgrade, Serbia
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1970–1980 Red Star Belgrade 129 (5)
1980–1982 Bolton Wanderers 22 (2)
1982 Teteks Tetovo 3 (0)
1982–1983 OFK Beograd 16 (1)
International career
1976–1977 Yugoslavia 4 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Dušan Nikolić (Serbian Cyrillic: Душан Николић; 23 January 1953 – 15 December 2018) was a Yugoslav footballer.[1][2][3]

Club career

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Nikolić played 10 years for Yugoslav giants Red Star Belgrade, scoring 5 goals in 307 games.[4]

He was the second player (after Taddy Nowak) from continental Europe to play for English side Bolton Wanderers.[5]

International career

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Nikolić played 4 matches for Yugoslavia in 1976 and 1977, scoring one goal. [6]

References

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  1. ^ "Dušan Nikolić". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Dušan Nikolić". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Sportske.net – Preminuo bivši fudbaler Crvene zvezde Dušan Nikolić".
  4. ^ Todić, Maja (15 December 2018). "Preminuo Dušan Staja Nikolić". The Bolton News. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
  5. ^ Iles, Marc (12 May 2020). "The tale of Tad Nowak - Bolton Wanderers' first-ever foreign signing". N1 (in Serbian). Retrieved 16 February 2025.
  6. ^ "Dušan Nikolić, international football player". EU-football.info. Retrieved 16 February 2025.