Nikola Marjanović (; 10 October 1905 – 6 March 1983) was a Serbian football player and manager.

Early life

Marjanović was born in Belgrade to a merchant father Dimitrije and housewife mother Sofija. He grew up on the outskirts of Belgrade in 7 Đakovačka Street with his younger brother Blagoje "Moša".

Nikola Marjanović (footballer, born 1905)

Playing career

Club career

He started his career in 1920 with SK Jugoslavija, where he played until 1924, when he moved to BSK Beograd and remained there until 1936. With BSK, he won four national championship titles (1931, 1933, 1935 and 1936).

Nikola Marjanović (footballer, born 1905)

International career

He was a non-playing member of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia national team (then known officially as the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes) at the 1928 Summer Olympics. He made his first and only appearance for the Kingdom of Yugoslavia on 3 April 1933 against Spain in Belgrade, when he replaced Svetislav Valjarević in the 40th minute.

Nikola Marjanović (footballer, born 1905)

Post-playing career

He also worked as a coach, leading the youth of Partizan and Rad. He finished his sports career in 1940. As an employee of the Belgrade Electric Central, he retired on 1 May 1962.

References

External links

Nikola Marjanović at Reprezentacija.rs

1905 births

1983 deaths

Footballers from Belgrade

Yugoslav men's footballers

Serbian men's footballers

OFK Beograd players

Yugoslav football managers

Serbian football managers

Yugoslavia men's international footballers

Olympic footballers for Yugoslavia

Footballers at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Yugoslav First League players

Men's association football forwards

FK Partizan non-playing staff