Žarko Nikolić (Serbian Cyrillic: Жарко Николић; 16 October 1936 – 22 August 2011) was a Yugoslav and Serbian footballer who played as a defender.^[1][2]

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Žarko Nikolić

Personal information
Date of birth	(1936-10-16)16 October 1936
Place of birth	Novi Sad, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Date of death	22 August 2011(2011-08-22) (aged 74)
Place of death	Novi Sad, Serbia
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1952–1954	Vojvodina
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1954–1966	Vojvodina	226	(12)
1966–1968	Schalke 04	11	(0)
1968	Vojvodina	1	(0)
Total		238	(12)
International career
1959–1961	Yugoslavia	9	(0)
Medal record Olympic Games 1960 European Nations' Cup 1960
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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Born in Novi Sad, Nikolić played for Vojvodina from 1954 to 1966, amassing over 200 appearances in the Yugoslav First League and helping them win the championship in the 1965–66 season. He subsequently moved abroad to Germany and joined Schalke 04, spending two seasons at the club. Before retiring from the game, Nikolić had a brief second spell with Vojvodina.

At international level, Nikolić was capped nine times for Yugoslavia. He represented his country at one European Nations' Cup (finishing runner-up in 1960) and one World Cup (1962). Nikolić was also a member of the team that won the gold medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics, but he did not play in any matches.^[3]