Damjan Novaković

Damjan Novaković (born 30 September 1966) is a Slovenian basketball coach and former player. He currently serves as a head coach for the Rogaška of the Slovenian Basketball League and the Adriatic Second League.

Damjan Novaković
Rogaška
PositionHead coach
LeagueSlovenian Basketball League
ABA League Second Division
Personal information
Born (1966-09-30) 30 September 1966
Mostar, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalitySlovenian
Career information
Playing career1984–2005
Coaching career2005–present
Career history
As player:
0000Lokomotiva Mostar
0000Borac Banja Luka
0000Široki
1991–1997Rogaška Donat MG
1997–2003Šentjur
2003–2004Zagorje
2004–2005Šentjur
As coach:
2005–2007Alpos Kemoplast Šentjur
2007–2008Pivovarna Laško
2008–2013Alpos/Tajfun Šentjur
2013–presentRogaška
2013–2015Slovenia U20

Playing career

Novaković started to play basketball for his hometown team Lokomotiva. Later, he also played for Borac Banja Luka and Široki Brijeg.[1]

In 1991, Novaković moved to Rogaška Slatina, Slovenia. There he played 1st-tyer Slovenian League for the Rogaška Donat MG, Šentjur and Zagorje from Zagorje ob Savi.[1]

Coaching career

After retiring from basketball as a player in 2005,[1] Novaković became head coach for Šentjur, coaching them for the 2005–06 and 2006–07 season. During 2007–08 season, he coached Pivovarna Laško. For the 2008–09 season, he moved back to Šentjur and coached them until the end of 2012–13 season.[2]

On 13 July 2013 Novaković was hired to be the head coach of the Rogaška.[3]

National team

Novaković coached Slovenia men's national under-20 basketball team from 2013 to 2015. He coached them for the 2013, 2014 and 2015 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.

References
  1. "KK Rogaška Strokovno vodstvo". kosarkarskiklub-rogaska.si. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  2. "Novaković zapušča Šentjur?". sentjur.net (in Slovenian). Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  3. "Damjan Novaković, novi trener". kosarkarskiklub-rogaska.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 29 September 2017.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.