Petar Rodić

Petar Rodić (Serbian Cyrillic: Петар Родић; born June 23, 1959) is a Serbian basketball coach.

Petar Rodić
Personal information
Born (1959-06-23) June 23, 1959
Belgrade, FPR Yugoslavia
NationalitySerbian
PositionHead coach
Coaching career1978–present
Career history
As coach:
1978–1979OKK Dunav (youth)
1979–1985Dunav
1985–1986Lifam Stara Pazova
1986–1987Partizan (assistant)
1987–1988Mladost Zemun
1988–1991Lifam Stara Pazova
1991–1992Užice
1992–1993Partizan (youth)
1994–1995Raj banka Berane
1995–1996Klik Arilje
1996–1997Radnički Zastava
1998–1999Yugoslavia Cadets
1999–2002Hemofarm (youth)
2001Yugoslavia Uni. (assistant)
2003China U19
2004–2005Serbia-Montenegro U16
2007Leotar Trebinje
2011–2013Khimik (assistant)
Medals
Men's basketball
Head Coach for  FR Yugoslavia
FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship
Gold medal – first place1999 SloveniaCadet Team
Assistant Coach for  FR Yugoslavia
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2001 Belgrade Team

Early life

Rodić started to play basketball for OKK Dunav, the club where he was one of the founding members.[1] In 1979, he retired due to injury. Rodić earned his degree in physical culture from the University of Novi Sad.

Coaching career

In 1979, Rodić became head coach for Dunav. In 1985, he sign for KK Lifam, based in Stara Pazova. In 1986, Rodić joined the Partizan coaching staff as an assistant coach. He won Yugoslav League championship in the 1986–87 season. In the late-1980s and during 1990s, Rodić had coaching stints in Mladost Zemun, Lifam, Užice, Raj banka Berane, Klik Arilje and Radnički Zastava.

Rodić coached the Yugoslavia cadet team that won the gold medal at the 1999 European Championship for Cadets.[2][3] Two years later, he was an assistant coach for the Yugoslavia university team that won the gold medal at the 2001 Summer Universiade in Beijing, China. In 2007, he became the head coach for Bosnian team Leotar Trebinje. In 2011, Rodić joined the Khimik coaching staff as an assistant coach.

References
  1. "History of OKK Dunav". kkdunav.rs. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  2. "Košarka: Bal kadeta". vreme.com. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  3. "Muzika naše mladosti". glas-javnosti.rs. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
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