Oliver Popović
Oliver Popović (Serbian Cyrillic: Оливер Поповић; born 18 March 1970) is a Serbian professional basketball coach and former player. He currently serves as a head coach for the Novi Pazar of the Basketball League of Serbia.
| Novi Pazar | |||||||||||
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| Position | Head coach | ||||||||||
| League | Basketball League of Serbia | ||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||
| Born | 18 March 1970 Titovo Užice, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||||||||||
| Nationality | Serbian | ||||||||||
| Listed height | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||
| NBA draft | 1992 / Undrafted | ||||||||||
| Playing career | 1986–2005 | ||||||||||
| Position | Small forward | ||||||||||
| Coaching career | 2005–present | ||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||
| As player: | |||||||||||
| 1986–1991 | Partizan | ||||||||||
| 1991–1992 | IMT | ||||||||||
| 1992–1993 | Borac Čačak | ||||||||||
| 1993–1995 | Spartak Subotica | ||||||||||
| 1995–1997 | Beobanka | ||||||||||
| 1997–1999 | Crvena zvezda | ||||||||||
| 1999–2000 | Beobanka | ||||||||||
| 2000–2001 | Lokomotiv Rostov | ||||||||||
| 2001–2003 | UNICS Kazan | ||||||||||
| 2003–2005 | Maroussi | ||||||||||
| As coach: | |||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Tamiš | ||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Mega Ishrana | ||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | Vizura | ||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Khimik | ||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | Vršac | ||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | SCM U Craiova | ||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Napredak Kruševac | ||||||||||
| 2017 | Dynamic | ||||||||||
| 2018–present | Novi Pazar | ||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||
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Playing career
He was a Yugoslav champion (1987, 1989, and 1998) and Cup holder (1989), silver medalist of Russian (2002) and Greek (2004) basketball championships; bronze medalist of 1988 European Champions' Cup, winner of 1989 Korać Cup and 2003 NEBL; finalist of 2004 FIBA Euroleague.
Coaching career
On 7 August 2017 Popović was named a head coach of the Belgrade team Dynamic.[1] On 19 December he parted ways with Dynamic.[2]
On 21 June 2018 Popović became a head coach for Novi Pazar of the Basketball League of Serbia.[3]
References
- UMESTO MUTE: Oliver Popović trener Dinamika (in Serbian)
- "Dynamic VIP PAY part ways with Oliver Popović and appoint Miroslav Nikolić as new head coach". druga.aba-liga.com. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
- "Oliver Popović novi trener košarkaša Novog Pazara". novosti.rs. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
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