Dušan Jelić ( sr-cyr, Душан Јелић; born 13 August 1974) is a Serbian-Greek professional

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coach and former player. At a height of 2.11 m (6'11") tall, he played at the

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position.

Coaching career

In February 2021, Jelić was hired as the new head coach of Napredak Aleksinac of the

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Personal life

Like many players from the

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during the 1990s, Jelić obtained

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, while playing in the country, and thus competed as a domestic player under the name Ntousan Koutsopoulos (

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: Ντοὐσαν Κουτσόπουλος). In Greece, he is also known by the name Dušan Jelic Koutsopoulos.

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