Miodrag Perišić ( sr-cyr, Миодраг Перишић; born 28 August 1972) is a Serbian professional

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coach, who currently serves as the head coach of

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of the

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(EBSL).

Coaching career

Born in Belgrade,

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, SFR Yugoslavia (now

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), Perišić started coaching Crvena zvezda youth system. In 1999, he became the first head coach of newly established club Avala Ada. In 2004, Perišić became the head coach of U Cluj-Napoca in Romania. The 2018–19 season with

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of the Romanian Liga Națională. On 6 December 2018, he departed from Timișoara. On 28 July 2020, he signed to become the head coach of the Qatar national team. On January 1, 2019, Perišić signed with Beirut Club of the

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. He led the team to two finals of the

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in 2018 and 2019. In 2020, Perišić signed to become the head coach of US Monastir of the Tunisian

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and the

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(BAL). On 28 May 2022, he won the

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with Monastir. Perišić signed with

in Egypt in June 2022. He was sacked after four months after Al Ittihad was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the

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. He rejoined US Monastir shortly after.

National team coaching career

In 2020, Perišić coached the Qatar men's national basketball team.

Honours

;US Monastir *

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: (

) * Tunisian Basketball Cup: (2022) ;Beirut Club *

runners-up: (2018, 2019) ;Manama * Bahraini Supercup: (2016)

Head coaching record

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References

1972 births Living people Basketball Africa League coaches KK Avala Ada coaches KK Crvena zvezda youth coaches Serbian expatriate basketball people in Bahrain Serbian expatriate basketball people in Egypt Serbian expatriate basketball people in Lebanon Serbian expatriate basketball people in Romania Serbian expatriate basketball people in Tunisia Serbian expatriate basketball people in Qatar Serbian men's basketball coaches Sportspeople from Belgrade Zamalek SC basketball coaches US Monastir basketball coaches {{Serbia-basketball-bio-stub Al Ittihad Alexandria Club basketball coaches