Oliver Popović | |
Height M: | 2.00 |
Birth Date: | 1970 3, df=y |
Birth Place: | Titovo Užice, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia |
Nationality: | Serbian |
Draft Year: | 1992 |
Career Start: | 1986 |
Career End: | 2005 |
Career Position: | Small forward |
Coach Start: | 2005 |
Years1: | 1986–1991 |
Team1: | Partizan |
Years2: | 1991–1992 |
Team2: | Infos RTM |
Years3: | 1992–1993 |
Team3: | Borac Čačak |
Years4: | 1993–1995 |
Team4: | Spartak Subotica |
Years5: | 1995–1997 |
Team5: | Beobanka |
Years6: | 1997–1999 |
Team6: | Crvena zvezda |
Years7: | 1999–2000 |
Team7: | Beobanka |
Years8: | 2000–2001 |
Team8: | Lokomotiv Rostov |
Years9: | 2001–2003 |
Team9: | UNICS Kazan |
Years10: | 2003–2005 |
Team10: | Maroussi |
Cyears1: | 2005 |
Cteam1: | Avala Ada |
Cyears2: | 2005–2006 |
Cteam2: | Tamiš |
Cyears3: | 2006–2007 |
Cteam3: | Mega Ishrana |
Cyears4: | 2007–2008 |
Cteam4: | Vizura |
Cyears5: | 2008–2009 |
Cteam5: | Khimik |
Cyears6: | 2012–2014 |
Cteam6: | Vršac |
Cyears7: | 2015–2016 |
Cteam7: | SCM U Craiova |
Cyears8: | 2016–2017 |
Cteam8: | Napredak Kruševac |
Cyears9: | 2017 |
Cteam9: | Dynamic |
Cyears10: | 2018–2020 |
Cteam10: | Novi Pazar |
Cyears11: | 2020–2022 |
Cteam11: | Sloboda Užice |
Cyears12: | 2022–2024 |
Cteam12: | UNICS (youth) |
Cyears13: | 2024– |
Cteam13: | Zenit-2 Saint Petersburg |
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Oliver Popović (Serbian: Оливер Поповић; born 18 March 1970) is a Serbian professional basketball coach and former player.
He was a Yugoslav champion (1987, 1989, and 1998) and Cup holder (1989), silver medalist of Russian (2002) and Greek (2004) basketball championships; bronze medalist of 1988 European Champions' Cup, winner of 1989 Korać Cup and 2003 NEBL; finalist of the 2004 FIBA Euroleague.
On 7 August 2017, Popović was named a head coach of the Belgrade team Dynamic.[1] On 19 December, he parted ways with Dynamic.[2]
On 21 June 2018, Popović became the head coach for Novi Pazar of the Basketball League of Serbia.[3] He left Novi Pazar after the 2019–20 season.
On 1 November 2020, Popović was hired as the new head coach for his hometown team Sloboda Užice.[4] [5]
On 19 November 2022, Popović became the head coach of UNICS Kazan youth team.