Lazar Spasić ( sr-cyr, Лазар Спасић; born 4 June 1992) is a Serbian professional basketball

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and former player.

Playing career

As a

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, Spasić played for Tamiš, Mladost Čačak, Mladost Zaječar, and

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. He retired as a player with Mladost Čačak in 2013.

Coaching career

In 2013, Spasić started his coaching career as an assistant coach for Mladost Zemun in 2013, under Dragan Nikolić. In May 2016, he was promoted to the head coach for the 2016–17 KLS season at age 24. In summer of 2017, Spasić joined a training camp of the Slovenian national team upon invitation of their head coach

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. In late 2017, he joined

as the head coach. On 30 June 2019, Zdravlje hired Spasić as their new head coach. In July 2022, he signed a contract extension with Zdravlje.

References

External links

Coach Profile
at

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Player Profile
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