Aleksandar Zarić (Serbian Cyrillic: Александар Зарић; born 20 March 1989) is a Serbian professional basketball coach and former player who is the sporting director for FMP of the Basketball League of Serbia and the ABA League.
Zarić with Crvena zvezda in 2017. | |
FMP | |
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Position | Sporting director |
League | ABA League Basketball League of Serbia |
Personal information | |
Born | Slavonski Brod, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia | 20 March 1989
Nationality | Serbian / Croatian |
Listed height | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) |
Listed weight | 90 kg (198 lb) |
Career information | |
NBA draft | 2011: undrafted |
Playing career | 2007–2016 |
Position | Shooting guard |
Number | 4, 14 |
Coaching career | 2016–present |
Career history | |
As player: | |
2009–2013 | Radnički FMP |
2013–2015 | OKK Beograd |
2015–2016 | Beovuk 72 |
As coach: | |
2016–2017 | FMP (assistant) |
2017–2018 | Crvena zvezda (assistant) |
2018–2021 | FMP (assistant) |
Playing career
editZarić played for the FMP Železnik U18 team that lost from the Žalgiris U18 in the 2007 Junior Euroleague Final.[1]
Zarić played for Radnički FMP, OKK Beograd, Beovuk 72[2] of the Basketball League of Serbia. During his sting with OKK Beograd, he played 42 games over two seasons averaging 2.4 points per game.[3]
Coaching career
editZarić started his coaching career with FMP as a staff member of head coach Dušan Alimpijević.[4] In July 2017, Alimpijević was named as the head coach of Crvena zvezda, and Zarić moved to Crvena zvezda to be an assistant coach.[5][6] In 2018, he joined back to the FMP staff. In 2021, FMP promoted him as their new sporting director.[7]
Career achievements
edit- As assistant coach
- Serbian League champion: 1 (with Crvena zvezda: 2017–18)
References
edit- ^ "ZARIC, ALEKSANDAR IJT FMP". euroleague.net. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
- ^ "Zaric - Player Profile". proballers.com. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
- ^ "Svi igrači OKK Beograda". okkbeograd.org.rs. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ "FMP ima novog trenera!". espreso.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 8 October 2017.
- ^ "Alimpijević: Ovo je novi ciklus". novosti.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 8 October 2017.
- ^ "Crveno-beli odradili prvi trening". kkcrvenazvezda.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 8 October 2017.
- ^ "Meridian postao naslovni sponzor KK FMP". meridianbetsport.ba. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
External links
edit- Player Profile at eurobasket.com
- Player Profile at realgm.com