Miroslav "Muta" Nikolić (Serbian: Мирослав Николић; born 8 January 1956) is a Serbian professional basketball coach and former player.
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Born | (1956-01-08) 8 January 1956 (age 66) Kragujevac, PR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Serbian | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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NBA draft | 1978 / Undrafted | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing career | 1974–1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Position | Head coach | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 5, 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Coaching career | 1990–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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1990–1991 | Maribor | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1991–1992 | Infos-RTM Belgrade | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1992–1993 | KK Goša | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1993–1994 | Radnički Kragujevac | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1994–1996 | BFC Beočin | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1996–1998 | Partizan | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1998–2000 | Budućnost | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2001 | Crvena zvezda | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2001–2002 | Radnički Belgrade | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2002 | Crvena zvezda | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2002–2003 | NIS Vojvodina | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2003–2004 | Apollon Patras | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2004–2005 | Budućnost | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2005–2008 | Hemofarm | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2008–2009 | Avtodor Saratov | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2009–2014 | Radnički Kragujevac | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2016–2017 | Dynamic | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 | Partizan | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | Dynamic | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2020–2022 | Vojvodina | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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As head coach:
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Nikolić played professional basketball for KK Goša from Smederevska Palanka, OKK Beograd, Vršac, IMT, Maribor and Radnički Kragujevac.[1][2]
Nikolić started his coaching career in 1990. He coached Maribor, Radnički Kragujevac (est. 1950), IMT Beograd, BFC Beočin, Partizan, Budućnost, Crvena zvezda, NIS Vojvodina, Apollon Patras, Hemofarm, Avtodor Saratov, Radnički Kragujevac (est. 2009) and Dynamic.[3]
Nikolić was an assistant coach of Yugoslavia national team under Željko Obradović between 1996 and 1998. He won the silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta and, two gold medals later, at the 1997 European Championship in Spain and the 1998 FIBA World Championship in Greece.[2]
In 2006, Nikolić was the head coach of the Serbia and Montenegro under-20 national team, with whom he won a gold medal at the 2006 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship in Turkey. In 2007, he was the head coach of the Serbia under-19 national team, with whom he won a gold medal at the 2007 FIBA Under-19 World Championship in Serbia.[2]
Between 2014 and 2019, Nikolić was an assistant coach of Serbia national team under Aleksandar Đorđević. He also has two silver medals from the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup in Spain and 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.[4]
In July 2018, Nikolić became a sporting director for Dynamic BG, where he previously had served as the head coach.[5] He left the spot in May 2019.
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