Nebojša Vidić

Nebojša Vidić (Serbian Cyrillic: Небојша Видић; born 29 January 1973) is a Serbian professional basketball coach and former player.

Nebojša Vidić
Personal information
Born (1973-01-29) 29 January 1973[1]
Pančevo, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia
NationalitySerbian
Career information
NBA draft1995: undrafted
Playing career1991–2013
PositionGuard
Coaching career1995–present
Career history
As coach:
2003–2005Tamiš
00Sveti Đorđe
2011–2012Þór Akureyri
2013–2014Lokomotiv-Kuban 2
00Krasny Oktyabr (assistant)
2016–2019Balkan Botevgrad
2019–2020Nizhny Novgorod (assistant)
2021Tamiš
2021Pelister
2021–2022Balkan Botevgrad
2022Avtodor

Playing career

As a guard, Vidić played for his hometown clubs Tamiš and Rolling-Hunter.[2]

Coaching career

Vidić started his coaching career at 22, while he was still an active player. He was a head coach for Tamiš and Sveti Đorđe during the 2000s.[2]

In the 2011–12 season, Vidić was the head coach for Þór Akureyri of the Icelandic Premier League.[3][4] In the 2013–14 season, Vidić was the head coach for Lokomotiv-Kuban 2 of the VTB United Youth League.[5]

In February 2016, Bulgarian club Balkan Botevgrad hired Vidić as their new head coach.[6] In June 2016, he signed with Balkan for the 2016–17 season.[7] In May 2017, he signed with Balkan for one more season.[8] Following a 3–1 win over Levski Lukoil in the 2019 Finals, Vidić won a Bulgarian National League for the 2018–19 season with Balkan. It was their first national title in 30 years.[9] In May 2019, he left Balkan Botevgrad.[10]

Prior to the 2019–20 season, Vidić became an assistant coach for Nizhny Novgorod under Zoran Lukić.[11] On 10 March 2021, Tamiš hired him as their new head coach.[12]

Career achievements

References
  1. "Nebojsa Vidic at sport.de". sport.de. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  2. "Hoću da pomognem selu". starcevo.org.rs. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  3. "Thor AK 2011-12 Roster". basketball.eurobasket.com. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  4. "KFÍ-Þór Akureyri á föstudagskvöld". vestri.is. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  5. "Lokomotiv-Kuban-2 2013-14". vtbyouth-league.com. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  6. "Новият треньор на Балкан бе представен на отбора". botevgrad.com. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  7. "Небойша Видич остава треньор на Балкан". botevgrad.com. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  8. "Небойша Видич ще продължи да води Балкан". botevgrad.com. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  9. "30 години по-късно: "Балкан" Ботевград е шампион на България". btvnovinite.bg. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  10. "Небойша Видич: Това бе моят последен мач в Балкан". topsport.bg. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  11. "Najava Lige šampiona 2019-20". mvp.rs. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  12. "Promena na klupi Tamiša". kls.rs. Retrieved 12 March 2021.


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