Dejan Parežanin Explained

Dejan Parežanin
League:Kazakhstan Championship
VTB United League
Team:Kitana
Position:Head coach
Velićina Piše:0.84
Weight Kg:185
Birth Date:27 May 1971
Birth Place:Zemun, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia
Nationality:Serbian
Draft Year:1993
Career Position:Point guard
Career Number:4, 7
Career Start:1988
Career End:2005
Coach Start:2005
Years1:1988–1990
Team1:Partizan
Years2:1991–1992
Team2:Infos RTM Beograd
Years3:1992–1994
Team3:OKK Beograd
Years4:1994–1996
Team4:Kikinda
Years5:1996–1999
Team5:Radnički Beograd
Years6:1999–2003
Team6:Igokea
Years7:2003–2005
Team7:Bosna
Cyears1:2005–2007
Cyears2:2007–2008
Cteam2:Bosna (assistant)
Cyears3:2008–2010
Cteam3:Vogošća
Cyears4:2010–2011
Cteam4:Bosna
Cyears5:2011
Cteam5:Zrinjski
Cyears8:2014–2015
Cteam8:Mega Basket U17
Cyears9:2015–2016
Cteam9:Vojvodina Srbijagas
Cyears11:2017–2022
Cteam11:Astana PC Academy
Cyears12:2022–present
Cteam12:Astana
Highlights:As player

Dejan Parežanin (Serbian: Дејан Парежанин; born 27 May 1971) is a Serbian professional basketball coach and former player who is the current head coach for Astana of the VTB United League and the Kazakhstan Championship.

Playing career

A point guard, Parežanin spent 17 seasons in Yugoslavia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, from 1988 to 2005. During his playing days, he played for Partizan, Infos RTM Beograd, OKK Beograd, OKK Kikinda, Radnički Beograd, Igokea and Bosna.[1] He retired as a player with Bosna in 2005.[2]

Coaching career

After retirement in 2005, Parežanin joined Vogošća as their head coach. During the 2007–08 season, he was an assistant coach for Bosna under Jure Zdovc. Later, Parežanin was again the head coach for Vogošća prior he signed for Bosna in January 2010.[1] [3] He left Bosnia in April 2011.[2]

In June 2011, Zrinjski hired Parežanin as their new head coach.[2] [4] [5] He parted ways with Zrinjski in December 2011.[6]

In 2017, Parežanin was appointed as the head coach for the Astana Presidential Club Basketball Academy.[7] In March 2022, Astana hired Parežanin as their new head coach, following departure of Darko Russo.[8]

National teams

Parežanin was an assistant coach for the Kazakhstan national team at the 2022 FIBA Asia Cup qualification.[9]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NESUĐENI KUVAR NA košarkaškom terenu . infobiro.ba . 23 March 2022.
  2. Web site: Dejan Parezanin is HKK Zrinjski′s new coach . balkanleague.net . 23 March 2022.
  3. Web site: Dejan Parežanin novi trener Bosne . klix.ba . 23 March 2022.
  4. Web site: Parežanin dvije godine u Zrinjskom . sportsport.ba . 23 March 2022.
  5. Web site: Dejan Parežanin novi trener Zrinjskog . klix.ba . 23 March 2022.
  6. Web site: Razišli se Parežanin i Zrinjski . sportsport.ba . 23 March 2022.
  7. Web site: Astana Presidential Sports Club Opens Basketball Academy at Nazarbayev University . astanatimes.com . 24 January 2017 . 23 March 2022.
  8. Web site: Parežanin za spas . mozzartsport.com . 18 March 2022.
  9. Web site: Kazakhstan at 2022 FIBA Asia Cup qualification. fiba.basketball . 23 March 2022.