Nikola Jozić
Nikola Jozić (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Joзић ; born 29 September 1982 in Ludwigshafen) is a retired German born Serbian football defender.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 29 September 1982 | ||
Place of birth | Ludwigshafen, West Germany | ||
Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
Position(s) | Central defender | ||
Youth career | |||
1987–1995 | FSV Oggersheim | ||
1995–1999 | Waldhof Mannheim | ||
1999–2001 | Eintracht Frankfurt | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2001–2003 | AJ Auxerre B | 10 | (1) |
2004–2005 | FK Železnik | 29 | (2) |
2005 | FSV Oggersheim | 4 | (0) |
2006 | Gaziantepspor | 0 | (0) |
2007 | FK Radnik Bijeljina | 14 | (2) |
2007–2008 | FC Gloria Buzău | 20 | (1) |
Total | 77 | (6) | |
National team | |||
2000–2001 | FR Yugoslavia U-18 | 22 | (0) |
2004 | Serbia&Montenegro U-21 | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of July 28, 2017 |
Career
After playing with several clubs in Germany, in January 2001 he moved from Eintracht Frankfurt to French Ligue 1 club Auxerre which would be his first senior experience. After a successful two and a half seasons there, he moved to Serbia to play with FK Železnik where he will win a 2005 Serbia and Montenegro Cup. He also holds German citizenship making his football debut at Eintracht Frankfurt. The 1.94 m defender also played at Auxerre and Gaziantepspor.
Position
Nikola was a versatile footballer, he played in the defence as central, left back, right back, central for the back four or central Midfield.
International
Jozić played with his homeland FR Yugoslavia at UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship 2001 in Finland, he played 22 games for the under 18.
Honours
- 2005: Best Club Player
- 2005: Serbia and Montenegro Cup
- 2003: Coupe de France
- 1992: Sepp-Herberger-Trophy Südwestdeutscher Fussballverband
External links
- Official website
- Nikola Jozić at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian) and StatisticsFootball.com