Oliver Kostić (Serbian Cyrillic: Оливер Костић; born 20 February 1973) is a Serbian professional basketball coach who is currently an assistant coach for the Serbia national team.
Coaching career
Between 2005 and 2010, Kostić was an assistant coach for Lottomatica Roma (Italy), Dynamo Moscow (Russia), and Crvena zvezda (Serbia); all under head coach Svetislav Pešić.
In April 2018, when Montenegrin coach Dejan Radonjić took over the Bayern Munich first team, Kostić advanced into his coaching team. On 7 January 2020, Bayern Munich parted ways with Dejan Radonjić and appointed Kostić as the new head coach for the rest of the 2019–20 season.[1]
On 7 June 2023, Kostić was announced as the head coach for Juventus Utena of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL).[2] On 4 June 2024, Kostić was named LKL Coach of the Year after leading Juventus to a fourth place finish in the regular season.[3]
National team coaching career
In November 2021, Kostić was named an assistant coach for the Serbia national team under Svetislav Pešić.[4] He was a staff member at EuroBasket 2022[5] and the 2023 FIBA World Cup.
References
- ^ "Oliver Kostic takes over as Bayern head coach". eurohoops.net. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- ^ ""Uniclub Casino – Juventus" komandą treniruos Oliveris Kostičius". utenosjuventus.lt (in Lithuanian). 7 June 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ^ "Metų treneris – per plauką nuo ketvertuko su uteniškiais likęs O. Kostičius". lkl.lt (in Lithuanian). 4 June 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ^ "SVETISLAV PEŠIĆ ZA ARENU: Uloga selektora me motiviše i predstavlja poseban izazov". tvarenasport.com. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ "Holandija – tim na kojem smo oštrili zube". politika.rs. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
External links
- Oliver Kostic at fcb-basketball.de
- Coach Profile at eurobasket.com
- Coach Profile at realgm.com
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