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Oliver Popović (Serbian Cyrillic: Оливер Поповић; born 18 March 1970) is a Serbian professional basketball coach and former player.

Oliver Popović

Personal information
Born	(1970-03-18) 18 March 1970 (age 52) Titovo Užice, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality	Serbian
Listed height	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
Career information
NBA draft	1992 / Undrafted
Playing career	1986–2005
Position	Small forward
Coaching career	2005–present
Career history
As player:
1986–1991	Partizan
1991–1992	Infos RTM
1992–1993	Borac Čačak
1993–1995	Spartak Subotica
1995–1997	Beobanka
1997–1999	Crvena zvezda
1999–2000	Beobanka
2000–2001	Lokomotiv Rostov
2001–2003	UNICS Kazan
2003–2005	Maroussi
As coach:
2005	Avala Ada
2005–2006	Tamiš
2006–2007	Mega Ishrana
2007–2008	Vizura
2008–2009	Khimik
2012–2014	Vršac
2015–2016	SCM U Craiova
2016–2017	Napredak Kruševac
2017	Dynamic
2018–2020	Novi Pazar
2020–2022	Sloboda Užice
Career highlights and awards
Serbian League Cup winner (2019)
Medals Representing Yugoslavia European Championship for Cadets 1987 Hungary Team

Playing career

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.

Coaching career

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.

References

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