Nikica Milenković

Nikica Milenković
Personal information
Date of birth (1959-09-30) 30 September 1959 (age 65)
Place of birth Crikvenica, FPR Yugoslavia
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Rijeka
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1977–1979 Orijent
1979–1987 Rijeka 168 (1)
1987–1988 Čelik Zenica 15 (0)
1988–1989 Real Burgos 33 (0)
1990–1991 Sabadell 17 (1)
Managerial career
1991–1996 Barcelona (Youth)
2021 Rudar Prijedor
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nikica “Dido” Milenković (born 30 September 1959) is a Croatian professional football manager and former player.

Playing career

Milenković last played for Sabadell in Spain’s Segunda División. He had spent much of his career playing for Rijeka in the Yugoslav First League, where he amassed 154 league appearances. After a season with Čelik Zenica, he moved to Spain where he played until he retired in 1991.

Managerial career

Initially, after retiring, Milenković settled in Barcelona where he worked in the youth ranks of FC Barcelona and as a FIFA agent from 1991 until 1996.[1] He then moved to Rijeka where he worked as director of football.[2][3]

In June 2021, Milenković became the new manager of newly promoted Bosnian Premier League club Rudar Prijedor.[4] He debuted as manager against Sloboda Tuzla with a loss, in a league game on 18 July 2021.[5] Milenković guided the team to his first win as manager in a league game against Velež Mostar on 2 August 2021.[6] He left Rudar in October 2021.[7]

Career statistics

Source:[8]

Club performance League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Yugoslavia League Yugoslav Cup Europe Total
1979–80 Rijeka Yugoslav First League 18 0 1 0 5 0 24 0
1980–81 — — — 0 0
1981–82 — — — 0 0
1982–83 31 1 4 0 — 35 1
1983–84 20 0 2 0 — 22 0
1984–85 30 0 0 0 3 0 33 0
1985–86 33 0 2 0 — 35 0
1986–87 21 0 5 0 1 0 27 0
1987–88 Čelik Zenica 15 0 2 0 — 17 0
Spain League Copa del Rey Europe Total
1989–90 Real Burgos Segunda División 33 0 — — 33 0
1990–91 Sabadell 17 1 — — 17 1
Country Rijeka 168 1 16 0 9 0 193 1
Total 218 2 16 0 9 0 243 2

Managerial statistics

As of 3 October 2021
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Rudar Prijedor 11 June 2021 11 October 2021 13 3 3 7 18 22 −4 023.08
Total 13 3 3 7 18 22 −4 023.08

References

  1. ^ cesabadell.cat
  2. ^ 24sata.hr
  3. ^ NoviList.hr
  4. ^ N.K. (11 June 2021). "Nekadašnji trener omladinaca Barcelone preuzeo novog premijerligaša Rudara" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  5. ^ N.K. (18 July 2021). "Sloboda u finišu meča slomila otpor Rudara i novu sezonu otvorila pobjedom" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  6. ^ M. Šljivak (2 August 2021). "Nikica Milenković: Krvarili smo kao oni protiv AEK-a, Veležu želim da prođe i Feyenoord" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  7. ^ A. Čaušević (11 October 2021). "Nikica Milenković više nije trener Rudar Prijedora" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  8. ^ "HNK Rijeka". nk-rijeka.hr. Retrieved 6 December 2018.