Igor Jovović ( sr-Cyrl, Игор Јововић, ; born 16 October 1982) is a Montenegrin professional

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coach who is head coach for

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of the German

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(BBL).

Coaching career

Jovović got his first job in coaching career as an assistant coach to

Dejan Radonjić Dejan Radonjić ( sr-cyr, Дејан Радоњић; born February 2, 1970) is a Montenegrin professional basketball coach and former player who last served as the head coach for Panathinaikos of the Greek Basket League and the EuroLeague. Sta ...

at Budućnost Podgorica, in 2007. In 2013 he was appointed as head coach of Budućnost. With Budućnost, he won two Montenegrin League titles and managed to play two

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semifinals in both the 2013–14 and 2014–15 seasons. He resigned from Budućnost on 26 November 2015. In the summer of 2015, Jovović was appointed as new head coach of

Nikšić Nikšić ( cnr, Никшић, italic=no, sr-cyrl, Никшић, italic=no; ), is the second largest city in Montenegro, with a total population of 56,970 located in the west of the country, in the centre of the spacious Nikšić field at the foot ...

-based team Sutjeska. On 15 July 2020, he signed with

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of the

(BBL) as head coach. On June 7, 2021, he has signed with

of the German

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jovovic, Igor 1982 births Living people KK Budućnost coaches KK Sutjeska coaches Montenegrin basketball coaches Sportspeople from Podgorica Telekom Baskets Bonn coaches