German-born '94 center forward Aris Nukic signed with FK Olimpic Sarajevo of the Bosnian Premier League on a free transfer on 7/1 from St. Louis Scott Gallagher Soccer Club: http://www.transfermarkt.com/aris-nukic/profil/spieler/185993 US Citizen: http://ussda.demosphere.com/teams/17276140/17297132-17276233/15218349.html Former Lindenwood University Lion: http://www.lindenwoodlions.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5653 https://www.facebook.com/arisnukic#!/arisnukic Aris Nukic@ArisNukJul 17 Happy to be a part of FIFA Fair Play (I'm all the way on the right) #Class pic.twitter.com/3RHW4BZ7hC YA Danijal Berkovic also transferred to Olimpic from another BPL team this offseason. http://www.hudl.com/athlete/162413/aris-nukic http://www.virtual300.com/aris-nukic-part-of-the-future-of-lindenwood-soccer/ http://www.stltoday.com/sports/high...cle_849cab9a-e4bd-11e0-b248-001a4bcf6878.html
Snip: "Everyone is starting to see what Aris can do," said Mehlville coach Tom Harper. "He's a five-tool player. He is as instrumental to our team as Louis Berra is to DeSmet." According to Harper, the five tools include finishing, field vision, defense, speed and creative play. http://www.stltoday.com/sports/high...cle_849cab9a-e4bd-11e0-b248-001a4bcf6878.html
Lindenwood is a D2 school notorious for bringing in players from all over the world for their sports program.(including Eastern Europeans) They only achieved D2 very recently and before that competed at like the NAIA level or D3. What I'm trying to say is Lindenwood is a very international and it doesn't surprise me to see an athlete from their get a chance at in Eastern Europe. Also, the obvious Bosnian/STL connection.
Also scored the tying goal off the bench at NK Zvijezda on 8/23: http://www.sportsport.ba/tabela/Pre...015/777/utakmica/70932/NK-Zvijezda-FK-Olimpic http://sport033.com/aris-nukic-i-rowen-muscat-u-olimpicu/ http://sportsport.ba/bh_fudbal/rowen-muscat-i-aris-nukic-nova-pojacanja-olimpica/133027
Nukic did very well recently, played all 90 minutes against Drina and Celik in the cup if I remember correctly. The coach is pleased with his form and progress and the team is counting on him to become a standard player in the near future, though the competition is fierce because the team is full of talented players who want to prove themselves, and they do.