Petar Aleksić (born 2 November 1968) is a Bosnian-Swiss professional basketball coach and former player. He is the current head coach of Fribourg Olympic of the Swiss Basketball League (SBL).
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Fribourg Olympic | |
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Position | Head coach |
League | Swiss Basketball League |
Personal information | |
Born | (1968-11-02) 2 November 1968 (age 53) Trebinje, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Nationality | Bosnian / Swiss |
Listed height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) |
Career information | |
Playing career | 1996–2004 |
Position | Forward |
Coaching career | 2004–present |
Career history | |
As player: | |
1996–1998 | FMP Železnik |
1998 | ZTE |
1999–2001 | Union Neuchâtel |
2001–2002 | BBC Nyon |
2003–2004 | Leotar Trebinje |
As coach: | |
2004–2006 | BBC Feldkirch Baskets (assistant) |
2006–2007 | Union Neuchâtel |
2007–2009 | Alba Berlin (assistant) |
2010–2011 | Union Neuchâtel |
2011–2013 | Monthey |
2012 | Switzerland under-20 |
2013–present | Fribourg Olympic |
2013–2016 | Switzerland |
Career highlights and awards | |
As head coach:
As assistant coach:
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From 2013 until 2016, he coached Switzerland's national basketball team, which he led to a surprise victory over Russia at the 2015 EuroBasket qualification.
As a professional player, he played in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Hungary, Switzerland and Bosnia and Herzegovina. After his retirement as a player he won the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) as assistant coach of Alba Berlin. He also coached BBC Feldkirch Baskets in Austria and several Swiss teams as head coach.[1]
Alba Berlin 2007–08 Basketball Bundesliga champions | |
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