Full name Nikola Drincic Name Nikola Drincic Career start 2003 Years Team Weight 82 kg | Number 18 Height 1.81 m Playing position Role Footballer | |
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Date of birth (1984-09-07) 7 September 1984 (age 31) Profiles | ||
Nikola Drinčić(Никола Дринчич) 2007-2009
Mozzart - ODBROJAVANJE DO MUNDIJALA Nikola Drinčić
Nikola Drinčić (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Дринчић; born 7 September 1984) is a professional footballer, who plays for Rad as a central or defensive midfielder. In the course of his career he played for two national selections; after playing for Serbia's national under-21 team, Drinčić represented Montenegro at senior level.
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- Nikola Drini 2007 2009
- Mozzart ODBROJAVANJE DO MUNDIJALA Nikola Drini
- Club career
- International career
- Club
- International goals
- References
Club career
After spending his development years in Partizan's youth academy, Drinčić joined their affiliated side Teleoptik. He signed a professional contract with Partizan in March 2004, making four league appearances until the end of the 2003–04 season. In the following two seasons, Drinčić played on loan at Spartak Subotica and Budućnost Banatski Dvor, having a very successful stint with the latter, scoring nine goals in 28 league appearances in the 2005–06 season.
In the summer of 2006, Drinčić was sold to Turkish Süper Lig club Gaziantepspor. He left the country after only six months, transferring to Russian club Amkar Perm. Drinčić made 81 league appearances and scored four goals during his three-year tenure with the club.
In January 2010, Drinčić joined Spartak Moscow on a free transfer. However, just two weeks after joining the club, he broke his shine-bone in a friendly and had to take a half-year break from football. Drinčić never was able to break into the starting eleven and only amassed four league appearances for the club, before being transferred to Krasnodar for a sum of €500.000.
In February 2011, Drinčić signed a contract with Krasnodar, making 57 league appearances and scoring three goals in the following two and a half years. He was released from his contract on 2 September 2013.
On 20 December 2013, Drinčić joined his former club Partizan on a free transfer, penning a three-year contract. He made 13 league appearances and scored three goals during the second part of the 2013–14 season.
In 2015 he signed a contract with Maccabi Haifa. In 2016, he decided to retire, but soonly after that he after that he signed to Rad
International career
Drinčić was a regular member of the Serbian national under-21 team, making his debut in August 2006. He also participated at the 2007 UEFA Under-21 Championship in the Netherlands, winning the silver medal after losing to the hosts in the final.
Despite representing Serbia at youth level, Drinčić eventually chose to play for Montenegro on the senior level, believing he would get more playing time. He made his debut for the Montenegrin national team in a friendly match with Sweden in September 2007.