Aleksandar Bućan ( sr, Александар Бућан; born July 14, 1973) is a Serbian professional

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coach who is a youth system coordinator of the

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Coaching career

Bućan had multiple stints with Partizan NIS youth selections. He also coached senior teams of

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, Swisslion Vršac, Radnički Zastava, Tamiš and Železničar.

National teams

;Youth Bućan coached the under-16 men's selection of the Serbia and Montenegro national team. At 2006 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, his team won the bronze medal. Bućan coached youth men's selections of the Serbia national team ( under-18, under-19, under-20). At the

2013 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship The 2013 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship was the 30th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship. 16 teams participated in the competition, held in Latvia, from 18 to 28 July 2013. Croatia were the defending champions. Turkey became the new ...

, Serbia finished 6th among 16 teams. At the

2014 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship The 2014 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship was the 31st edition of the FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship. 16 teams participated in the competition, held in Konya, Turkey, from 24 July to 3 August 2014. The tournament served as the qualifying tourn ...

Serbia won silver medal. At the

2015 FIBA Under-19 World Championship The 2015 FIBA Under-19 World Championship (Greek: Παγκόσμιο Πρωτάθλημα FIBA Under-19 2015) was the 12th edition of the FIBA U19 World Championship, the biennial international men's youth basketball championship contested by th ...

, Serbia finished 9th among 16 teams. At the

2016 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship The 2016 FIBA U20 European Championship was the 19th edition of the FIBA U20 European Championship. The competition took place in Helsinki, Finland, from 16 to 24 July 2016. Participating teams * * * (Winners, 2015 FIBA Europe Under-20 Champio ...

, Serbia finished 11th among 16 teams. In November 2022, the

hired Bućan as their new youth system coordinator. ;Senior On May 21, 2007, Bućan has been appointed head coach of the

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. At the

2007 FIBA Asia Championship The 2007 FIBA Asia Championship for Men was the qualifying tournament for FIBA Asia at the men's basketball tournament at the 2008 Summer Olympics at Beijing. The tournament was held in Tokushima, Japan from July 28 to August 5, 2007. Particip ...

, India finished 15th among 16 teams. At the 2009 FIBA Asia Championship, India finished 13th among 16 teams.

References

External links

Aleksandar Bucan
at fibaeurope.com
Coach Profile
at eurobasket.com * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bucan, Aleksandar 1973 births Living people KK Lions/Swisslion Vršac coaches KK Napredak Kruševac coaches KK Radnički KG 06 coaches KK Tamiš coaches KK Železničar Inđija coaches KK Vizura coaches Serbian men's basketball coaches Serbian expatriate basketball people in India Sportspeople from Belgrade