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Zoran Sretenović (Serbian Cyrillic: Зоран Сретеновић; 5 August 1964 – 28 April 2022)[1] was a Serbian basketball coach and player.

Playing career

Sretenović played for several clubs in his country and abroad, most notably with Jugoplastika/Pop 84 from Split where he won three European Champion Cups, usually in the starting lineup. In the third of those title games, in Paris against F.C. Barcelona, Sretenovic became the second of only three players, and the only European ever, to play all 40 minutes of a Final Four title game for the winning team.[2] He also won championships and cups of Germany, four titles, two Cups and two Supercups of Yugoslavia.[3]

National team career

Sretenović was a member of the Yugoslavia national cadet team at the 1981 European Championship for Cadets in Greece. Over six tournament games, he averaged 7.0 points per game.[4]

Sretenović was a member of the Yugoslavia national basketball team (representing SFR Yugoslavia) that won the gold medal at the 1991 FIBA European Championship in Rome, Italy. Over five tournament games, he averaged 3.8 points per game.[5]

Sretenović was a member of the Yugoslavia national team (representing FR Yugoslavia) that won the gold medal at EuroBasket 1995 in Athens, Greece. Over three tournament games, he averaged 1.3 points and 1.3 assists per game.[6]

Coaching career

Upon retiring, Sretenović entered into a coaching career.

In the 2001–02 season, he became head coach of KK Budućnost Podgorica.[7] He was also the assistant coach to Željko Lukajić at KK Hemofarm in 2005. In 2007–08, he was the head coach of KK Igokea. From July to November 2008, he was the head coach of KK Vojvodina Srbijagas.[8] He later worked in Polpharma Starogard Gdański and AZS Koszalin.

References

  1. ^ Zoran Sretenovic dies at 57
  2. ^ Euroleague Basketball. "50 Years interview: Zoran Sretenovic, Jugoplastika". Retrieved 30 September 2012.
  3. ^ YUBAC Basketball Camp. "Guard Camp". Retrieved 30 September 2012.
  4. ^ "Sretenovic at the 1981 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship". archive.fiba.com. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Sretenovic at EuroBasket 1991". archive.fiba.com. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  6. ^ "Zoran Sretenovic at EuroBasket 1995". archive.fiba.com. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  7. ^ "Sretenović nasledio Tanjevića". arhiva.srbija-info.gov.rs. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  8. ^ B92 (16 July 2008). "Sretenović trener KK Vojvodina" (in Serbian). Retrieved 19 January 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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