Vladimir Androić (Serbian Cyrillic: Владимир Андроић; born 30 July 1957[1]) is a Serbian professional basketball coach and former professional player who is currently an assistant coach for Partizan Belgrade of the Serbian KLS, the Adriatic League and the EuroLeague.
Androić with Fenerbahçe in 2017 | |
Partizan NIS Belgrade | |
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Position | Assistant coach |
League | Basketball League of Serbia ABA League EuroLeague |
Personal information | |
Born | (1957-07-30) 30 July 1957 (age 65) Čačak, PR Serbia, Yugoslavia |
Nationality | Serbian |
Listed height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Career information | |
NBA draft | 1979 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 1975–1990 |
Position | Point guard |
Number | 4, 11 |
Coaching career | 1990–present |
Career history | |
As player: | |
1975–1977 | Železničar Čačak |
1978–1984 | Borac Čačak |
1984–1985 | Šibenka |
1985–1989 | Borac Čačak |
1989–1990 | Partizan |
As coach: | |
1990–1992 | Borac Čačak (assistant) |
1992–1993 | Borac Čačak |
00 | Mašinac |
00 | Mladost Čačak |
00 | Achilleas Kaimakli |
2008–2009 | Lokomotiv Rostov (assistant) |
00 | Napredak Kruševac |
2011 | Zagreb CO (assistant) |
2011–2012 | Zagreb CO |
2013–2020 | Fenerbahçe (assistant) |
2021–present | Partizan NIS (assistant) |
A point guard, Androić played in Yugoslavia from 1975 to 1990 for Železničar Čačak, Borac Čačak, Šibenka, and Partizan. He retired as a player with Partizan in 1990.[2]
After retirement in 1990, Androić joined a coaching staff of Borac Čačak under Ratko Joksić as an assistant coach. After two years as the assistant coach, Androić got promoted as the new head coach of Borac.[2] Later, he coached Mašinac and Mladost Čačak. Also, he coached teams in Cyprus and Russia (Lokomotiv Rostov).[3][4]
On 14 October 2011, Zagreb hired Androić as their new head coach.[5][6] On 29 March 2012, Zagreb parted ways with him.[7][8]
In August 2013, head coach Željko Obradović added Androić to the Fenerbahçe coaching staff as an assistant. Androić left Fenerbahçe following the departure of coach Obradović after the end of the 2019–20 season.
In August 2021, Androić was named an assistant coach for Partizan under Željko Obradović.[9]
His father Borislav Androić was born in Petrova Gora, a village near Lobor, in present-day Croatia. As a military analyst of the Yugoslav National Army, Borislav moved to Čačak prior Vladimir was born and there he met Vladimir's mother.[10]
Androić is a best man of basketball coach Željko Obradović.[11]
Partizan NIS current roster | |
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Fenerbahçe 2016–17 EuroLeague champions | |
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