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Nikolić played for [[OKK Beograd]] during theirs so-called 'Golden Era' in late 1950s and first half of 1960s in the [[Yugoslav First Basketball League|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 First Basketball League|Yugoslav League]] championships and two [[Yugoslav Basketball Cup|Yugoslav Cups]]. During [[1965 Yugoslav First Basketball League|1965 season]] Nikolić got injured at the home game against [[KK Olimpija|AŠK Olimpija]] and miss the rest of the season.<ref name="okk">[http://www.okkbeograd.org.rs/nikolic |
Nikolić played for [[OKK Beograd]] during theirs so-called 'Golden Era' in late 1950s and first half of 1960s in the [[Yugoslav First Basketball League|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 First Basketball League|Yugoslav League]] championships and two [[Yugoslav Basketball Cup|Yugoslav Cups]]. During [[1965 Yugoslav First Basketball League|1965 season]] Nikolić got injured at the home game against [[KK Olimpija|AŠK Olimpija]] and miss the rest of the season.<ref name="okk">[http://www.okkbeograd.org.rs/kuca-slavnih/miodrag-nikolic-sija/ Nikolic Profile] at OKK Beograd website</ref> |
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After recovering from the injury, Nikolić went to [[Turkey]]<ref name="okk"/> where he played for [[Karşıyaka Basket|Karşıyaka Izmir]] and [[İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi B.K.|ITU Istanbul]] in the [[Basketbol Süper Ligi|Turkish Super League]]. |
After recovering from the injury, Nikolić went to [[Turkey]]<ref name="okk"/> where he played for [[Karşıyaka Basket|Karşıyaka Izmir]] and [[İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi B.K.|ITU Istanbul]] in the [[Basketbol Süper Ligi|Turkish Super League]]. |
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Personal information | |
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Born | Belgrade, Kingdom of Yugoslavia | 22 August 1938
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 | |
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Medals |
Miodrag "Sija" Nikolić (Serbian Cyrillic: Миодрaг "Сија" Николић; born August 22, 1938) 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.[1]
After recovering from the injury, Nikolić went to Turkey[1] 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)[2] and four European Championships (1957 in Bulgaria, 1959 in Turkey, 1961 in Yugoslavia and 1963 in Poland)[3] and two Summer Olympics (1960 in Rome and 1964 in Tokyo).[4] 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.[1]
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).
References
External links
- Miodrag Nikolic at sports-reference.com
- 1938 births
- Living people
- Basketball players at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Basketball players at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Serbian men's basketball players
- Serbian men's basketball coaches
- Sportspeople from Belgrade
- OKK Beograd players
- Olympic basketball players of Yugoslavia
- Yugoslav basketball coaches
- Yugoslav men's basketball players
- Radnički Belgrade players
- Serbian expatriate basketball people in Bahrain
- Serbian expatriate basketball people in Kuwait
- Serbian expatriate basketball people in Turkey
- Serbian expatriate basketball people in Qatar
- Competitors at the 1959 Mediterranean Games
- Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Yugoslavia