AEK Athens Coach Marko Nikolić, Once Linked to Maccabi Haifa, Faces Manchester City
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Marko Nikolić, the coach of Greek champions AEK Athens, was a candidate for the Maccabi Haifa coaching position in 2023. Nikolić has a history of winning league titles in every country he has coached, including Serbia, Hungary, Russia, and the UAE. He will now face Manchester City, a team reportedly under scrutiny for financial violations, in an upcoming match.
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- AEK Athens coach Marko Nikolić was a candidate for the Maccabi Haifa job in 2023.
- Nikolić has won a league title in every country where he has coached.
- He previously coached in Serbia, Hungary, Russia, and the UAE, winning multiple trophies.
- Nikolić led Lokomotiv Moscow to the Champions League group stage in 2020/21.
- AEK Athens will play Manchester City, which is facing potential sanctions for financial breaches.
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 to coach Maccabi Haifa 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 league 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 drew three times against Atlético Madrid and Red Bull Salzburg. 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 twice.
Nikolić began his coaching career in October 2008 with Rad, the Serbian club where he played as a youth. At 29, he became the youngest coach in the Serbian league's history. His coaching career also includes time with youth teams at Rad, where he played alongside former Israeli Premier League players Ivica Iliev, Milan Martinović, and Nemanja Vučićević.
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