Aleksandar Matović ( sr-cyr, Александар Матовић; born 3 January 1978) is a Serbian

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who is currently an assistant coach for

Partizan Belgrade Jugoslovensko sportsko društvo Partizan ( sr-Cyrl, Југословенско спортско друштво Партизан, lit=Yugoslav Sports Society Partizan), commonly abbreviated as JSD Partizan ( sr-Cyrl, ЈСД Партизан, link ...

of the Serbian KLS, the

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and the EuroLeague.

Coaching career

Matović started his coaching career as a youth coach for

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and

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. Later, Matović was the head coach of

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. In August 2015, Matović became an assistant coach of

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under

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. In July 2016, he became an assistant coach for Budućnost under

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. Individually through the years, Matović was a player development coach for many NBA players, such as

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, and

Vladimir Radmanović Vladimir Radmanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Владимир Радмановић; born November 19, 1980) is a Serbian former professional basketball player. In Serbia he played for Crvena zvezda and FMP and in the National Basketball Association ...

Partizan (2017–present)

In summer 2017, Matović became an assistant coach for Partizan NIS under

Miroslav Nikolić Miroslav "Muta" Nikolić ( sr, Мирослав Николић; born 8 January 1956) is a Serbian professional basketball coach and former player. Playing career Nikolić played professional basketball for KK Goša from Smederevska Palanka, OK ...

. In mid-December 2017, Matović was the interim head coach for Partizan following departure of coach Nikolić. On 13 December, he coached the Partizan team in a 83–67 loss to RETAbet Bilbao Basket. On the next day, Matović joined staff of

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who was hired as the new Partizan head coach. In October 2018, Matović was named the interim head coach for Partizan following departure of coach Čanak. On 31 October, Matović had a 77–72 loss to Turk Telecom. Matović finished his second stint as the interim head coach with one lost when new head coach

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was hired on 1 November, joining his coaching staff as assistant. On 8 March 2021, Partizan NIS hired Matović as their new head coach for the rest of the 2020–21 season. Two days later, he made his official debut in a 75–70 loss to

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. Following this lost, Partizan was eliminated in the Top 16 stage of the 2020–21 EuroCup season. He left the head coach position in June 2021, following arrival of the new head coach

Željko Obradović Želimir "Željko" Obradović ( sr-cyr, Желимир "Жељко" Обрадовић, ; born 9 March 1960) is a Serbian professional basketball coach and former player who is currently the head coach for KK Partizan, Partizan of the ABA League, ...

. In August, he was named back as an assistant coach for Partizan under Obradović.

National teams

In June 2021, Matović was added to the coaching staff of Serbia men's national team under

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as a player development coach.

Career achievements

;As assistant coach *

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winner: 3 (with

: 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20) * ABA Super Cup winner: 1 (with

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champion: 1 (with

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Coaching record

EuroCup

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References

External links

Aleksandar Matović
at euroleaguebasketball.net
Aleksandar Matović
at

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Aleksandar Matović
at aba-liga.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Matovic, Aleksandar 1978 births Living people KK Partizan coaches KK Superfund coaches Serbian men's basketball coaches Serbian expatriate basketball people in Greece Serbian expatriate basketball people in Montenegro Sportspeople from Čačak