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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Jovica Nikolić
| image =
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1959|7|11|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Svetozarevo]], [[Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia|FPR Yugoslavia]]
| death_date  =
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| height = {{height|m=1.87}}
| position = [[Midfielder#Central midfielder|Midfielder]]
| currentclub = 
| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 =
| years1 = {{0|0000}}–1983 | clubs1 = [[FK Jagodina|Jagodina]] | caps1 = | goals1 =
| years2 = 1983–1989 | clubs2 = [[Red Star Belgrade|Red Star]] | caps2 = 86 | goals2 = 12
| years3 = 1989–1993 | clubs3 = [[S.C. Salgueiros|Salgueiros]] | caps3 = 92 | goals3 = 9
| years4 = 1993–1995 | clubs4 = [[F.C. Maia|Maia]] | caps4 = | goals4 = 
| nationalyears1 = 1985 | nationalteam1 = [[Yugoslavia national football team|Yugoslavia]] | nationalcaps1 = 1 | nationalgoals1 = 0
| manageryears1 = 2008 | managerclubs1 = [[FC Ordabasy|Ordabasy]]
| medaltemplates = 
{{MedalSport | Men's [[Association football|Football]]}}
{{MedalCountry | {{YUG}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Olympic Games]]}}
{{MedalBronze | [[1984 Summer Olympics|1984 Los Angeles]] | [[football at the 1984 Summer Olympics|Team]]}}
}}
'''Jovica Nikolić''' ([[Serbian Cyrillic]]: Joвицa Hикoлић; born 11 July 1959) is a [[Serbia]]n retired [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Midfielder#Central midfielder|central midfielder]], and a current [[Coach (sport)|manager]].

==Club career==
Nikolić was born in [[Svetozarevo]], [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia]]. In his country, he played for [[FK Jagodina]] and [[Red Star Belgrade]]: with the latter he won two [[Yugoslav First League|leagues]] and one [[Yugoslav Cup|cup]], scoring a career-best eight goals in 22 games in [[1983–84 Yugoslav First League|his first season]] ''en route'' to the national championship, but being rarely used in his last two years combined (only 14 league appearances).

In the 1989 summer, aged 30, Nikolić was allowed to leave the country and signed for [[S.C. Salgueiros]] in [[Portugal]], helping the club promote to the [[Primeira Liga]] in his first season. In [[1990–91 Primeira Liga|the following campaign]] the [[Paranhos (Porto)|Paranhos]] side overachieved for a final fifth place, with the subsequent [[1991–92 UEFA Cup|qualification]] to the [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]] – a first-ever – with the player netting six goals in 36 games; during most of his spell with the club, he shared teams with countrymen [[Čedomir Đoinčević]] and [[Stevan Milovac]].

Nikolić retired from football at 36 years of age, after two seasons with [[F.C. Maia]] in the [[Portuguese Second Division|Portuguese third division]]. In late May 2008 he had his first coaching experience, being appointed at [[FC Ordabasy]] in [[Kazakhstan]].<ref>[http://sports.kz/news.php?id=0000002694&type=main&st=0000000010&nd=1 Не без помощи акима / Футбол] Sports.kz, 30 May 2008 {{kz icon}}</ref>

==International career==
Nikolić gained one [[Cap (sport)|cap]] for [[Yugoslavia national football team|Yugoslavia]], starting in a 1–2 home loss against [[East Germany national football team|East Germany]] for the [[1986 FIFA World Cup]] [[1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|qualifiers]], on 28 September 1985 (match played in [[Belgrade]]).

Previously, in [[1984 Summer Olympics|1984]], he played Olympic football, appearing in five games out of six and scoring three goals as the national team [[Football at the 1984 Summer Olympics|finished third]] in [[Los Angeles]].<ref>{{FIFA player|55167}}</ref>

==Honours==
===Club===
;Red Star 
*[[Yugoslav First League]]: [[1983–84 Yugoslav First League|1983–84]], [[1987–88 Yugoslav First League|1987–88]]
*[[Yugoslav Cup]]: [[1984–85 Yugoslav Cup|1984–85]]

;Salgueiros
*[[Segunda Liga]]: 1989–90

===Country===
*[[Summer Olympic Games]]: [[Bronze medal]] [[Football at the 1984 Summer Olympics|1984]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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*{{NFT player|pid=21371}}

{{Yugoslavia Squad 1984 Summer Olympics}}
{{FC Ordabasy managers}}

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[[Category:Association football midfielders]]
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[[Category:Footballers at the 1984 Summer Olympics]]
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