Strajin Nedović (Serbian Cyrillic: Страјин Недовић; born 7 August 1976) is a Serbian professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach for Zlatibor of the Basketball League of Serbia and the ABA League Second Division.
| Zlatibor | |
|---|---|
| Position | Head coach |
| League | ABA League Second Division Basketball League of Serbia |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 7 August 1976 Titovo Užice, Serbia, Yugoslavia |
| Nationality | Serbian |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 1998: undrafted |
| Playing career | 1994–2011 |
| Coaching career | 2004–present |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1994–1995 | Zlatibor |
| 1995–1996 | Radnički Obrenovac |
| 1996–2011 | Zlatibor |
| As coach: | |
| 2004–2014 | Zlatibor (youth) |
| 2014–2019 | Zlatibor (assistant) |
| 2019–present | Zlatibor |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Playing career
editAs a basketball player, Nedović almost played his entire career with Zlatibor. The only period out of Zlatibor was in the 1995–96 season when he played for Radnički Obrenovac. Nedović retired as a player with Zlatibor in 2011.[1]
Coaching career
editNedović joined the coaching staff of Zlatibor when he was an active player for the club. At first, he was a coach in their youth system. Later, he became an assistant coach. As the assistant coach, Nedović participated in the greatest successes of the club, such as the promotion to the Second League of Serbia in 2015, as well as the promotion to the Basketball League of Serbia (BLS) two years later. In BLS, he was an assistant to Vanja Guša for two seasons, starting in 2017.[1]
In February 2019, Nedović became the head coach for Zlatibor after Guša parted ways with the club.[2] In April 2022, Zlatibor won the ABA League Second Division for the 2021–22 season following a 78–73 overtime win over MZT Skopje Aerodreom.[3][4]
Personal life
editNedović was a party leader of the Democratic Party (DS) in Čajetina. He was a candidate at the 2008 Serbian local elections in Čajetina.[5] In February 2014, he left the Democratic Party to join newly formed New Democratic Party (NDS) (later Social Democratic Party) led by former Serbian President Boris Tadić.[6][7]
References
edit- ^ a b "Od A do Š sa Strajinom Nedovićem – intervju". uziceoglasnatabla.com. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
- ^ "Derbi u Beogradu, Sloboda bi da konačno obezbedi Superligu". mozzartsport.com. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
- ^ "Zlatibor posle produžetaka slavio u Skoplju u finalu ABA 2 lige". b92.net. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ "Zlatibor živi san iz kojeg ne želi da se probudi: Kutlešić partijom sezone utišao Skoplje, još jedan korak do ABA lige". mozzartsport.com. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ "Strajin Nedović at kukulele.com". funkcioneri.kukulele.com. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
- ^ "BEŽANIJA: Šef DS Čajetine i deset članova napustili Đilasa". kurir.rs. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
- ^ "Iz DS-a u Čajetini istupio predsednik i deset članova odbora". blic.rs. Retrieved 5 August 2020.