Oliver Kostić Explained

Oliver Kostić
Position:Head coach
Height M:1.90
Weight Kg:93
Birth Date:1973 2, df=yes
Birth Place:Pirot, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality:Serbian
Draft Year:1995
Career Start:1991
Career End:1996
Career Position:Guard
Coach Start:1997
Cyears1:1997–2001
Cteam1:Alfa Niš
Cyears2:2001–2002
Cteam2:Pirot
Cyears3:2003–2004
Cteam3:Mitteldeutscher (assistant)
Cyears4:2004–2005
Cteam4:Braunschweig (assistant)
Cyears5:2005–2006
Cteam5:Lottomatica Roma (assistant)
Cyears6:2007–2008
Cteam6:Dynamo Moscow (assistant)
Cyears7:2008–2010
Cteam7:Crvena zvezda (assistant)
Cyears8:2010–2013
Cteam8:Žalgiris (assistant)
Cyears9:2011
Cteam9:Baltai Kaunas
Cyears10:2013–2014
Cteam10:Academic Sofia
Cyears11:2014–2018
Cteam11:Bayern Munich II
Cyears12:2018–2020
Cteam12:Bayern Munich (assistant)
Cyears13:2020
Cteam13:Bayern Munich
Cyears14:2022–2023
Cteam14:Spartak Subotica
Cyears15:2023–2024
Cteam15:Juventus Utena
Highlights:As head coach

As assistant coach:

Oliver Kostić (Serbian: Оливер Костић; born 20 February 1973) is a Serbian professional basketball coach who is currently an assistant coach for the Serbia national team.

Coaching career

Between 2005 and 2010, Kostić was an assistant coach for Lottomatica Roma (Italy), Dynamo Moscow (Russia), and Crvena zvezda (Serbia); all under head coach Svetislav Pešić.

In April 2018, when Montenegrin coach Dejan Radonjić took over the Bayern Munich first team, Kostić advanced into his coaching team. On 7 January 2020, Bayern Munich parted ways with Dejan Radonjić and appointed Kostić as the new head coach for the rest of the 2019–20 season.[1]

On 7 June 2023, Kostić was announced as the head coach for Juventus Utena of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL).[2] On 4 June 2024, Kostić was named LKL Coach of the Year after leading Juventus to a fourth place finish in the regular season.[3]

National team coaching career

See also: 2022 Serbia EuroBasket team. In November 2021, Kostić was named an assistant coach for the Serbia national team under Svetislav Pešić.[4] He was a staff member at EuroBasket 2022[5] and the 2023 FIBA World Cup.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Oliver Kostic takes over as Bayern head coach . eurohoops.net . 7 January 2020.
  2. Web site: "Uniclub Casino – Juventus" komandą treniruos Oliveris Kostičius. utenosjuventus.lt. lt. 7 June 2023. 7 June 2023.
  3. News: Metų treneris – per plauką nuo ketvertuko su uteniškiais likęs O. Kostičius. lkl.lt. lt-LT. 4 June 2024. 4 June 2024.
  4. Web site: SVETISLAV PEŠIĆ ZA ARENU: Uloga selektora me motiviše i predstavlja poseban izazov . tvarenasport.com . 16 November 2021.
  5. Web site: Holandija – tim na kojem smo oštrili zube . politika.rs . 3 September 2022.