OKA NIKOLOV
ASSISTANT COACH / HEAD OF GOALKEEPING
Oka Nikolov enters his third year with LAFC as an Assistant Coach and the Head of Goalkeeping. Nikolov brings eight years of MLS coaching experience to LAFC, after serving as the goalkeeper coach for the Philadelphia Union (2016-17 and 2019-2020), Galaxy (2018), and D.C. United (2021). Nikolov was also the goalkeeper coach for Germany’s U-19 squad and Macedonia’s National Team in 2014 and 2015. The German-born Macedonia International spent the majority of his 22-year professional career tending goal for Germany’s Eintracht Frankfurt. Originally joining the club at the age of 17, Nikolov made 414 appearances across all competitions for the Eagles including 229 appearances over 19 years in the Bundesliga. Internationally, Nikolov appeared in five games for Macedonia.