Goran Nikolajev

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| fullname = Goran Nikolajev

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1980|1|25|df=y}}

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| height = {{Height|m=1.88}}

| position = Forward

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| youthclubs1 = Partizan

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| youthclubs2 = PSK Pančevo

| youthyears3 =

| youthclubs3 = Dinamo Pančevo

| youthyears4 =

| youthclubs4 = Čukarički

| youthyears5 =

| youthclubs5 = Red Star Belgrade

| years1 = 1998–2000

| clubs1 = Red Star Belgrade

| caps1 = 0

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 1998

| clubs2 = → Veria (loan)

| caps2 = 0

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 1998–1999

| clubs3 = → Palilulac Belgrade (loan)

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| years4 = 2000–2001

| clubs4 = Ljungskile

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| years5 = 2001

| clubs5 = Café Opera

| caps5 = 16

| goals5 = 5

| years6 =

| clubs6 = Vasalund/Essinge

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| clubs7 = Segeltorps

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| years8 = 2006

| clubs8 = Ljungskile

| caps8 = 17

| goals8 = 7

| years9 = 2006

| clubs9 = Oddevold

| caps9 = 2

| goals9 = 4

| years10 = 2011-2013

| clubs10 = Rosseröds IK

| caps10 = 25

| goals10 = 8

| years11 = 2014

| clubs11 = Svarteborgs

| caps11 = 17

| goals11 = 10

| years12 = 2017

| clubs12 = Hogstorp/Karlsberg

| caps12 = 7

| goals12 = 0

| years13 = 2020

| clubs13 = Trollhättans IF

| caps13 = 2

| goals13 = 0

| pcupdate = 30 October 2016

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Goran Nikolajev ({{Lang-sr-Cyrl|Горан Николајев}}, born 25 January 1980) is a Serbian-Swedish retired football forward.

Career

Goran Nikolajev originates from a family with an established tradition in football in the Pančevo region, in Vojvodina, Serbia. His grandfather, Vasa, was footballer of the local clubs, the tradition was followed by his son, Vasa junior, who played with FK Dinamo Pančevo, FK Mogren, clubs at time competing in Yugoslav Second League, before moving abroad to Germany. It was in 1980, when Vasa jr. signed with Mogren that his son Goran was born. Inevitably, Goran started playing football very young. First he started playing in the youngest levels at Serbian power-house FK Partizan coached by Florijan Matekalo and Sava Paunović. Then he returned for a period to Pančevo and played in the youth teams of PSK Pančevo and FK Dinamo Pančevo before returning to Belgrade and continuing his youth career first at FK Čukarički and then signing with the other Serbian power-house, Red Star Belgrade.[http://www.pancevac-online.rs/arhiva/arhiva/!4021/09sport.htm PRIČA O FUDBALSKOJ PORODICI NIKOLAJEV ("The story of the football family Nikolajev")] at pancevac-online.rs, retrieved 30-10-2016 {{in lang|sr}}

After playing in youth team of Red Star Belgrade[http://www.arkiv.lsk.se/default.asp?do=team_details&subdo=player_details§ionID=105&playerID=1625&title=Goran%20Nikolajev Goran Nikolajev] at arkiv.lsk.se, retrieved 30-10-2016 {{in lang|sv}}[https://svenskfotboll.se/allsvenskan/person/?playerid=1486 Goran Nikolajev] at svenskfotboll.se from where he moved to his ambitions were high, and he moves abroad, joining Veria F.C. playing with them the second half of the 1997–98 Alpha Ethniki. The club finished relegated and in summer 1998 Nikolajev returned to Red Star, and decided to move to FK Palilulac Beograd playing in the 1998–99 Second League of FR Yugoslavia.[http://fcobilic.tripod.com/yu3liga.html 1998/99 Second League of FR Yugoslavia team profiles] at fcobilic.tripod.com

Since 1999 he plays in Sweden. He first played with Ljungskile SK, and then with FC Café Opera[http://www.zerozero.pt/jogador.php?id=253944 Goran Nikolajev] at zerozero.pt playing with them in the 2001 Superettan where he made impact by scoring three goals in the opening two games,[https://www.dn.se/arkiv/sport/superettan-nikolajev-ett-stort-fynd/ Superettan: Nikolajev ett stort fynd] at dn.se, 27-4-2001, retrieved 30-10-2016 {{in lang|sv}} and in 2002 Superettan.[http://en.eufo.de/index/squad/fc-caf%C3%A9-opera/2002 2002 FC Cafe Opera squad] at EUFO.de Next, he played with Vasalund/Essinge IF and with Segeltorps IF. Then he played with Ljungskile SK in the 2006 Superettan.

In 2015, he joined Svarteborgs FK[http://www.guldfemman.se/svarteborgs-fk/spelare/7428_goran-nikolajev Goran Nikolajev] at guldfemman.se and has been playing with them in 2016 season as well.[http://www.laget.se/SvarteborgsFCALAG/Troop/1118657/Goran-Nikolajev Goran Nikolajev] at laget.se

In Sweden his name is sometimes displayed as Goran Nikolayev.