Back Oka Nikolov Afrikaans أوكا نيكولوف Arabic اوكا نيكولوف ARZ Ока Николов Bulgarian Oka Nikolov Catalan Oka Nikolov German Oka Nikolov Spanish اوکا نیکولوف Persian Oka Nikolov French אוקה ניקולוב HE
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 May 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Erbach im Odenwald, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Los Angeles FC (goalkeeping) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1981–1989 | SG Sandbach | ||
| 1989–1991 | Darmstadt 98 | ||
| 1991–1993 | Eintracht Frankfurt | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1996 | Eintracht Frankfurt II | 73 | (0) |
| 1995–2013 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 379 | (0) |
| 2013 | Philadelphia Union | 0 | (0) |
| 2014 | Fort Lauderdale Strikers | 8 | (0) |
| Total | 460 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 1998–2001 | Macedonia | 5 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2014 | Germany U-19 (goalkeeping) | ||
| 2015 | Macedonia (goalkeeping) | ||
| 2016–2017 | Philadelphia Union (assistant) | ||
| 2018 | LA Galaxy (assistant) | ||
| 2019–2020 | Philadelphia Union (assistant) | ||
| 2021 | D.C. United (assistant) | ||
| 2022– | Los Angeles FC (goalkeeping) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Orhej "Oka" Nikolov (German pronunciation: [ˈɔɐ̯hɛɪ ˈʔɔkaː ˈniːkolɔf]; Macedonian: Орхеј "Ока" Николов [ˈɔrxɛj ˈɔka niˈkɔɫɔf]; born 25 May 1974) is a retired professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He serves as assistant coach for Los Angeles FC in Major League Soccer. He spent nineteen seasons with Eintracht Frankfurt, appearing in 413 official games over the course of 13 Bundesliga seasons.[1][2] Born in Germany, he represented Macedonia at international level.
- ^ Feick, Michael (12 August 2010). "Oka Nikolov bleibt im Eintracht-Tor" [Oka Nikolov remains in Eintracht goal] (in German). Eintracht's official website. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
- ^ "Nikolov kehrt zurück" [Nikolov returns] (in German). Frankfurter Neue Presse. 20 March 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2013.