Filip Čović ( sr-cyr, Филип Човић; born 5 June 1989) is a Serbian professional

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executive and former player who is a director for FMP of the

Basketball League of Serbia The Basketball League of Serbia ( sr, Кошаркашка лига Србије, Košarkaška liga Srbije; abbr. КЛС or KLS), is a top-tier men's professional basketball league in Serbia. Founded in 2006, it is run by the Basketball Federatio ...

and the

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Professional career

A product of the FMP's

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, Čović spent the first five years of his career playing for their senior side, and a further year and a half playing for

Crvena zvezda Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club, ), commonly known as Red Star Belgrade in English-language media, is a Serbian professional Association football, foot ...

. In January 2013, Čović signed for Vojvodina Srbijagas for the remainder of the season. In August 2013, Čović signed for KAOD Dramas of the

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, but left the club in December citing personal reasons. Shortly afterwards, he returned to his former club FMP, signing a multi-year contract with them. In April 2018, Čović signed with Crvena zvezda. On June 25, 2019, Čović signed a two-year extension with Crvena zvezda. In February 2020, he was loaned to FMP for the rest of the 2019–20 season. In his final 2020–21 season, over 23 ABA League games, Čović averaged 11.6 points, 6.7 assists and 2.1 rebounds, while shooting 33.7% from the field. On 20 May 2021, Čović announced his intentions to retire after the 2021 Serbia League Playoffs. After FMP failed to advance to semifinals Čović retired from professional basketball at age 31.

National team career

Čović was a member of the Serbia and Montenegro national under-16 team at the

2005 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship The 2005 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship was the 19th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. The city of León, in Spain, hosted the tournament. Turkey won the trophy for the second time. Poland and Belgium were relegated to Division ...

in León, Spain. Over four tournament games, he averaged 3.5 points and 1.2 assists per game. Čović was a member of the Serbia U18 national team that won the gold medal at the 2007 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship in

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, Spain. Over eight tournament games, he averaged 6.4 points, 2.5 rebounds, and 3.5 assists per game. He was a member of the U20 Serbia team at the

2009 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship The 2009 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship was the 12th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. The cities of Rhodes and Ialysos, in Greece, hosted the tournament. Greece won their second title. Israel and Belgium were relegated to Div ...

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and

Ialysos Ialysos ( el, Ιαλυσός, before 1976: Τριάντα ''Trianta'') is a town and a former municipality on the island of Rhodes, in the Dodecanese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Rhodes, of which ...

, Greece. Over five tournament games, he averaged 9.4 points, four rebounds, and 3.2 assists per game. Čović was a member of the Serbia national team that won the silver medal at the

2013 Mediterranean Games The 2013 Mediterranean Games ( tr, 2013 Akdeniz Oyunları), officially known as the XVII Mediterranean Games ( tr, XVII Akdeniz Oyunları) and commonly known as Mersin 2013, was an international multi-sport event held from 20 to 30 June 2013 i ...

in Mersin, Turkey.

Career achievements

Adriatic League The ABA League, renamed to the ABA League First Division in 2017, is the 1st-tier regional men's professional basketball league that originally featured clubs from the former Yugoslavia (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, North Mac ...

champion: 1 (with

: 2018–19) *

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champion: 2 (with

: 2017–18, 2018–19) * Adriatic Supercup winner: 1 (with

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) *

Serbian Cup The Serbian Cup (Serbian: Куп Србије, Kup Srbije) is the national football cup of Serbia. The winner of the competition gets a spot in the UEFA Europa League qualifying round. From 2006 to 2010, the competition was known as the Lav Cup f ...

winner: 1 (with FMP Železnik: 2007)

Post-playing career

After retirement in 2021, Čović joined a managing staff of FMP as a director.

Personal life

His father

Nebojša Čović Nebojša Čović ( sr-Cyrl, Небојша Човић; 2 July 1958) is a Serbian businessman, basketball executive, and politician. Since 2011, he has been serving as the president of Crvena zvezda mts Belgrade. Early years and education Čovi ...

is the current president of the Crvena zvezda men's basketball club. His father is a former politician who served as a

Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia The Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia ( sr, Потпредседник Владе Србије / Potpredsednik Vlade Srbije, literally translated as Vice President of the Government of Serbia), is the official Deputy of the Prime Minister of Ser ...

(2001–2004) and a

Mayor of Belgrade The Mayor of Belgrade ( sr, Градоначелник Београда / ''Gradonačelnik Beograda'') is the head of the City of Belgrade (the capital and largest city of Serbia). The Mayor acts on behalf of the city, and performs an executive f ...

(1994–1997).

References

External links

Filip Čović
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at euroleague.net {{DEFAULTSORT:Covic, Filip 1989 births Living people ABA League players Basketball players from Belgrade Basketball League of Serbia players Competitors at the 2013 Mediterranean Games KK Crvena zvezda players KK FMP players KK FMP (1991–2011) players KK Vojvodina Srbijagas players K.A.O.D. B.C. players Mediterranean Games medalists in basketball Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Serbia Point guards Serbian basketball executives and administrators Serbian expatriate basketball people in Greece Serbian men's basketball players