Zoran Kovačić

Zoran "Čivija" Kovačić (Serbian Cyrillic: Зоран Ковачић - Чивија, born October 13, 1948) is a Serbian former professional basketball coach. He is considering for one of the best coaches for women's basketball in Serbia.[1]

Zoran Kovačić
Crvena zvezda
PositionTeam manager
Personal information
Born (1948-10-13) 13 October 1948
Šabac, PR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia
NationalitySerbian
Coaching career1967–2013
Career history
As coach:
1967–1972Karaburma (men's team)
1972–1981Crvena zvezda (youth, assistant)
1981–1988Crvena zvezda
1988–1990Crvena zvezda (assistant)
1990–1993Crvena zvezda
1993–1994Levski Sofia
1999–2000Kovin
2002–2003Budućnost Podgorica
2004–2006Serbia and Montenegro U-16
2005Serbia and Montenegro
2007–2013Serbia U-18 & U-19
2012–2013Crvena zvezda
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Women's Basketball
Head Coach for  Serbia and Montenegro and  Serbia
FIBA Under-19 World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Slovakia Team
Europe Under-18 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2007 Serbia Team
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Croatia Team
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Romania Team
Europe Under-16 Championship
Silver medal – second place 2004 Italy Team

Coaching career

Kovačić began his coaching career in men's basketball in 1967 in Karaburma.[2] After five years he moved to the women's team of Crvena zvezda. In 1990, he became head coach of their first team. Later he became coach of the Kovin, Levski Sofia[3] and the Budućnost Podgorica. In 2002, he took care of the young teams of the Serbia and Montenegro national team, as well as, young teams of the Serbia.[4][1]

Kovačić won twelve Yugoslav Women's Championship for Juniors and seven Yugoslav Women's Championship for Cadets with Crvena zvezda youth selections.[1] He won the Yugoslav Women's Coach of the Year award eight times.[1]

National team coaching career

Kovačić also coached the Serbia and Montenegro women's national team at 2005 European Women's Basketball Championship in Turkey. He was a coach of Serbia and Montenegro youth national teams from 2002 to 2006, and later of Serbia until 2013.

Career achievements and awards

Titles

Individual

References
  1. Jedan od najboljih trenera ženske košarke Zoran Kovačić otišao u penziju
  2. ISPOVEST: Zoran Kovačić - 40 trofejnih godina 1. DEO
  3. Legendarni Zoran Kovačić završio trenersku karijeru
  4. Zoran Kovačić za B92: Ženska košarka kvalitetnija od muške
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