Žarko Nikolić (Serbian Cyrillic: Жарко Николић; 16 October 1936 – 22 August 2011) was a Yugoslav and Serbian footballer who played as a defender.[1][2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1936-10-16)16 October 1936 | ||
| Place of birth | Novi Sad, Kingdom of Yugoslavia | ||
| Date of death | 22 August 2011(2011-08-22) (aged 74) | ||
| Place of death | Novi Sad, Serbia | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1952–1954 | Vojvodina | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1954–1966 | Vojvodina | 226 | (12) |
| 1966–1968 | Schalke 04 | 11 | (0) |
| 1968 | Vojvodina | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 238 | (12) | |
| International career | |||
| 1959–1961 | Yugoslavia | 9 | (0) |
Medal record | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Born in Novi Sad, Nikolić played for Vojvodina from 1954 to 1966, amassing over 200 appearances in the Yugoslav First League and helping them win the championship in the 1965–66 season. He subsequently moved abroad to Germany and joined Schalke 04, spending two seasons at the club. Before retiring from the game, Nikolić had a brief second spell with Vojvodina.
At international level, Nikolić was capped nine times for Yugoslavia. He represented his country at one European Nations' Cup (finishing runner-up in 1960) and one World Cup (1962). Nikolić was also a member of the team that won the gold medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics, but he did not play in any matches.[3]
