AEK Athens Coach Marko Nikolić, Once a Maccabi Haifa Target, Faces Manchester City
Translated & summarized from Mako by baba
Marko Nikolić, the coach of Greek champions AEK Athens, was a candidate for the Maccabi Haifa coaching job in 2023. He will now manage AEK Athens against Manchester City, a team facing potential sanctions for financial breaches. Nikolić has a history of winning league titles in every country he has coached, including Serbia, Hungary, Russia, and the UAE, and has also participated in the Champions League and Europa League.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- AEK Athens coach Marko Nikolić was a candidate for Maccabi Haifa in 2023.
- Nikolić has won league titles in Serbia, Hungary, Russia, and the UAE.
- He will manage AEK Athens against Manchester City.
- Nikolić previously coached in the Champions League and Europa League.
- He began his coaching career at age 29 with Serbian club Rad.
Marko Nikolić, the current coach of Greek champions AEK Athens, is set to manage his team against Manchester City in an upcoming match. Nikolić, whose name might be familiar to Israeli football fans, was a candidate for the Maccabi Haifa coaching position in the summer of 2023, when the club was seeking a replacement for Barak Bakhar. Maccabi Haifa ultimately appointed Massai Dego instead.
Nikolić has a notable track record of winning league titles in every country where he has coached. His achievements include a double with Partizan Belgrade in Serbia, a Hungarian league title and cup with Videoton, Russian Cups with CSKA Moscow and Lokomotiv Moscow, and an Emirates Super Cup with Shabab Al-Ahli. He has won titles in four different countries.
Beyond domestic success, Nikolić led Lokomotiv Moscow to the Champions League group stage in the 2020/21 season, where they secured three draws against Atlético Madrid and Red Bull Salzburg, and lost twice to Bayern Munich. He also guided Lokomotiv Moscow, Fehervar, and Partizan Belgrade to the Europa League group stages on multiple occasions. With Fehervar, his team drew 2-2 with Chelsea and defeated PAOK Thessaloniki twice.
Nikolić began his coaching career in October 2008 with Rad, the Serbian club where he played in his youth. At 29, he became the youngest coach in Serbian league history. He also coached youth teams at Rad before transitioning to senior coaching.
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