Miodrag Nikolić

Not to be confused with Miroslav Nikolić.

Miodrag Nikolić

Personal information
Born	(1938-08-22) 22 August 1938 Belgrade, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Nationality	Serbian
Listed height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Listed weight	83 kg (183 lb)
Career information
Playing career	1954–1970
Number	3, 15
Career history
1954–1957	Radnički Belgrade
1957–1965	OKK Beograd
1966–1968	Karşıyaka Izmir
1968–1970	ITU Istanbul
Career highlights and awards
4x Yugoslav League champion (1958, 1960, 1963, 1964) Turkish Super League champion (1970) 2x Yugoslav Cup winner (1960, 1962)
Medals Men's Basketball Representing Yugoslavia FIBA World Cup 1963 Brasil Team EuroBasket 1961 Yugoslavia Team 1963 Poland Team Mediterranean Games 1959 Lebanon Team

Miodrag Nikolić (Serbian Cyrillic: Миодрaг Николић; born August 22, 1938), also known by his nickname Sija (Serbian Cyrillic: Сија), is a Serbian former professional basketball player and coach.

Playing career

Nikolić played for OKK Beograd during theirs so-called 'Golden Era' in late 1950s and first half of 1960s in the Yugoslav First League. His teammates were Radivoj Korać, Slobodan Gordić, Bogomir Rajković, Trajko Rajković and Milorad Erkić. OKK Beograd's coaches during that time were Borislav Stanković and Aleksandar Nikolić and sports director was Radomir Šaper. In that period they won four Yugoslav League championships and two Yugoslav Cups. During 1965 season Nikolić got injured at the home game against AŠK Olimpija and miss the rest of the season.

After recovering from the injury, Nikolić went to Turkey where he played for Karşıyaka Izmir and ITU Istanbul in the Turkish Super League.

Yugoslavia national team

As a player for the Yugoslavia national basketball team Nikolić has played from 1957 to 1964. He participated at one World Championships (1963 in Brazil) and four European Championships (1957 in Bulgaria, 1959 in Turkey, 1961 in Yugoslavia and 1963 in Poland) and two Summer Olympics (1960 in Rome and 1964 in Tokyo). Nikolić won one silver medals at 1963 World Championships, as well as one sliver medal (1961) and one bronze (1963) at European Championships. Also, he won a gold medal at 1959 Mediterranean Games in Lebanon.

Coaching career

During his coaching career, Nikolić was head coach of national teams of Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait.

Career achievements

• Yugoslav League champion: 4 (with OKK Beograd: 1958, 1960, 1963 and 1964).
• Turkish Super League champion: 1 (with ITU Istanbul: 1969–70).
• Yugoslav Cup winner: 2 (with OKK Beograd: 1960, 1962).

External links

• Miodrag Nikolic at sports-reference.com