Svetislav Pešić
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2012–2016 | Bayern Munich | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2018–2020 | FC Barcelona | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021–present | Serbia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As player:
As a head coach:
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Svetislav "Kari" Pešić (Serbian Cyrillic: Светислав "Кари" Пешић; born 28 August 1949) is a Serbian professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach of the Serbia men's national team.
Playing career
During his
Coaching career
Club coaching career
On the
On 9 February 2018, he returned to FC Barcelona as the team's head coach, until the end of the season.[6]
National team coaching career
Pešić led the Yugoslavian junior national team, that featured future international stars Vlade Divac, Saša Đorđević, Toni Kukoč, and Dino Rađa, to a gold medal at the 1987 FIBA World Junior Championship (which was later split into separate under-19 and under-21 events), by defeating the Team USA twice during the tournament.[7]
As the head coach of the senior
With the
On 28 September 2021, the Basketball Federation of Serbia hired him as the new head coach for the Serbia men's national team.[9]
Coaching record
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G | Games coached | W | Games won | L | Games lost | W–L % | Win-loss % |
Note: The EuroLeague is not the only competition in which the team played during the season. He also coached in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.
EuroLeague
Team | Year | G | W | L | W–L% | Result |
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Barcelona | ||||||
2002–03 | 21 | 17 | 4 | .810 | Won EuroLeague Championship | |
2003–04 | 20 | 14 | 6 | .700 | Eliminated at Top 16 Stage | |
Valencia | 2010–11 | 20 | 11 | 9 | .550 | Eliminated in quarterfinals |
Bayern | 2013–14 | 24 | 9 | 15 | .375 | Eliminated at Top 16 stage |
2014–15 | 10 | 2 | 8 | .200 | Eliminated at the group stage | |
2015–16 | 10 | 4 | 6 | .400 | Eliminated at the group stage | |
Barcelona | 2017–18
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8 | 4 | 4 | .500 | Eliminated in regular season |
2018–19
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35 | 20 | 15 | .571 | Eliminated in quarterfinals | |
2019–20
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28 | 22 | 6 | .786 | Season cancelled | |
Career | 176 | 103 | 73 | .585 |
Personal life
Along with Serbian, Pešić also possesses
See also
- List of EuroLeague-winning head coaches
- List of FIBA EuroBasket winning head coaches
- FIBA Basketball World Cup winning head coaches
References
- ^ "Svetislav Pešić u Kući slavnih". mozzartsport.com. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ^ Power Electronics makes Pesic new boss!
- ^ "Svetislav Pesic tabbed as new coach for Bayern Munich". court-side.com. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
- ^ "Pešić vodi Bajern do 2017". b92.net (in Serbian). 28 February 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
- ^ "Svetislav Pesic leaves Bayern Munich". sportando.com. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
- ^ "Svetislav Pesic will coach Barça Lassa until the end of the season | FC Barcelona". FC Barcelona. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
- ISBN 0-446-52601-0.
- ^ "Svetislav Pešić napustio kormilo reprezentacije" (in Serbian). Vlada Republike Srbije. 1 December 2002. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ "ZVANIČNO: Svetislav Pešić posle 20 godina na klupi reprezentacije". mozzartsport.com. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
External links
- Svetislav Pešić at euroleague.net
- Svetislav Pešić at acb.com (in Spanish)
- Svetislav Pešić at beko-bbl.de (in German)