Nikola Roganovic

Nikola Roganovic

Personal information
Full name	Nikola Roganovic
Date of birth	(1985-12-12) 12 December 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth	Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	South Melbourne FC
Number	1
Youth career
2001–2006	South Melbourne FC
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2007	Springvale White Eagles	22	(0)
2008	Frankston Pines	6	(0)
2008–2010	Altona Magic	44	(0)
2010–2011	Green Gully	46	(0)
2011–2012	Melbourne Heart	2	(0)
2012	Green Gully	19	(0)
2015–2017	South Melbourne	80	(0)
2018	Richmond SC	5	(0)
2018–	South Melbourne	40	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 December 2020

Nikola Roganovic (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Рогановић; born 12 December 1985) is a Serbian footballer who plays for South Melbourne FC in the NPL Victoria.

Club career

Victorian Premier League

Nikola Roganović began his senior career in 2006 with Springvale White Eagles FC, a Serbian-backed club. He won the 2009 VPL Grand Final with Altona Magic before switching to Green Gully and playing in their back-to-back Championships in 2010 and 2011.[1]

Melbourne Heart

On 18 September 2011, he signed with A-League club Melbourne Heart. He Made his debut in the 2011–12 A-League season in Round 1 against Newcastle Jets.[2] On 6 April 2012 it was announced that he would be leaving the club.[3]

South Melbourne FC

After a two-year break from football, Roganovic returned to sign with South Melbourne FC in February 2015.[1]

Short retirement and return to football

At the conclusion of the 2017 NPL Season, Nikola announced his retirement due to family and business commitments. However, during the 2018 season, Roganovic became an injury replacement keeper for Richmond in the State League 1. Following a series of strong performances, he re-signed during the mid-season transfer window with his former club South Melbourne for the remainder of the 2018 season.[4] During the 2019 NPL Victoria season, Roganovic played his 100th game for South Melbourne against local rivals Melbourne Knights.

Honours

Club

Green Gully

• Victorian Premier League Champions: 2010, 2011
• Victorian Premier League Premiers: 2011

Altona Magic

• Victorian Premier League Champions: 2008, 2009

South Melbourne FC

• National Youth League Champions: 2003
• Dockerty Cup: 2015
• National Premier Leagues Victoria Premiers: 2015
• NPL Victoria Champions: 2016

Personal life

Nikola was born in Belgrade, Serbia on 12 December 1985. He is the younger brother of music producer Dragan Roganović (better known by the stage name of Dirty South).

References

1. Kyrou, John (12 February 2015). "Championship winning keeper Roganovic signs with South for 2015 season". smfc.com.au. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
2. "A-League Match Center". www.footballaustralia.com.au. Archived from the original on 8 October 2011.
3. "Melbourne Heart set to lose seven players". ABC. 5 April 2012. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
4. Kouroumalis, George (15 June 2018). "Roganovic returns to SMFC for remainder of 2018". smfc.com.au. Retrieved 19 June 2018.

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