Milan Škobalj (Serbian Cyrillic: Милан Шкобаљ, born 9 July 1963) is a Serbian professional basketball coach and former player. He mostly recently coached in Luxembourg.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 July 1963 Belgrade, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia |
| Nationality | Serbian |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 1985: undrafted |
| Playing career | 1981–1994 |
| Coaching career | 1994–present |
| Career history | |
| As coach: | |
| 1994–1998 | FMP Železnik (youth) |
| 1998–2001 | FMP Železnik (assistant) |
| 2001–2008 | Crvena zvezda (assistant) |
| 2008 | Crvena zvezda |
| 2008–2009 | Kyiv (assistant) |
| 2009–2012 | Hørsholm 79ers |
| 2012–2013 | Sport Plazza Casablanca |
| 2013–2014 | Amal Essaouira |
| 2015–2016 | Eos Lund |
| 2016–2018 | FOG Næstved |
| 2018–2020 | Rostock Seawolves |
| 2021–2023 | Musel Pikes |
| Career highlights and awards | |
As head coach:
As assistant coach:
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Coaching career
editŠkobalj had worked as an assistant coach in FMP Železnik for three seasons before he became the assistant coach of Crvena zvezda in 2001.[1] In 2008 had a stint as a head coach of Crvena zvezda after Stevan Karadžić resign.[2] In 2008–09 season he was an assistant coach of Kyiv in Ukrainian League.
Škobalj was an assistant coach of Dragan Šakota in the national team of Serbia and Montenegro at the 2006 FIBA World Championship in Japan.[3]
In 2009, Škobalj was hired as the head coach of the Hørsholm 79ers in the Danish league, Basketligaen.[4] He received Basketligaen Coach of the Year honors in the 2009–10 season.[5] From 2012 until 2014, he coached two clubs in the Moroccan League, Sport Plazza in Casablanca and Amal in Essaouira.[6] In 2015, he was hired as the head coach of Eos Herrlag in Lund, Sweden.[7]
On 9 May 2016, he was named the head coach of Team FOG Næstved of the Danish League.[8][9] In May 2018, he signed for the Rostock Seawolves of the German 2nd-tier league.[10][11] In January 2020, he was replaced by Dirk Bauermann.[12]
From December 2021[13] until the end of the 2022-23 campaign, he served as head coach of the Musel Pikes in Luxembourg.[14]
Personal life
editHis son Filip Škobalj (born 2002) is a basketball player. His eldest son Uglješa Škobalj (born 1987) is basketball referee.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ MILAN SKOBALJ IS THE NEW ASSISTANT COACH OF RED STAR
- ^ Milan Škobalj novi trener Crvene zvezde
- ^ KK ZVEZDA: Milan Škobalj i zvanično
- ^ Ny serbisk træner til Hørsholm
- ^ "Kåringer i BL – Basketligaen". Retrieved 2021-05-14.
- ^ "Milan Skobalj - Agencja MDA". Archived from the original on 2016-05-08. Retrieved 2016-11-29.
- ^ Milan Skobalj ny head coach för Eos Herrlag
- ^ Team FOG har ny træner på plads
- ^ Basketball-holdet Team FOG Næstved har hyret Milan Skobalj som ny træner.
- ^ "Milan Škobalj wird neuer Trainer der Rostocker Seawolves". svz.de. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
- ^ "Seawolves holen Serben Škobalj". ostsee-zeitung.de. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
- ^ "Dirk Bauermann unterschreibt bei den SEAWOLVES". seawolves.de. 6 January 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
- ^ "Wie Milan Skobalj die Musel Pikes retten will". Fédération Luxembourgeoise de Basket Ball. Retrieved 2023-06-29.
- ^ "Philip Dejworek wird Trainer der Musel Pikes, T71 holt Davide Grün". luxemburger-wort-online (in German). 2023-06-29. Retrieved 2023-06-29.
External links
edit- Milan Skobalj at eurobasket.com