Oliver Popović (Serbian Cyrillic: Оливер Поповић; born 18 March 1970) is a Serbian professional basketball coach and former player.
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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 | ||||||||||
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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.
Partizan 1988–89 FIBA Korać Cup champions | |
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Crvena zvezda 1997–98 Winston YUBA League Champions | |
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