Mihailo Pavićević ( sr-cyr, Михаило Павићевић, born March 15, 1958) is a Montenegrin professional

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coach and former player. He currently works as the head coach for Mornar of the

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and the

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Playing career

Pavićević has spent most of his playing career in his native

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playing for the local team Mornar. On two occasions he played for Budućnost in

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, and he ended his playing career in

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Coaching career

Pavićević started coaching in 1989 in Mornar, before moving to the

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in 1996. With the Zvezda he won the

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championship in the 1997–98 season. Between 2000 and 2009, Pavićević led

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and won five Finnish championships and two Finnish Cups. He managed to promote several important Finnish players, such as

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, and others. In 2013, Pavićević became the coach of the

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, with whom he had managed to qualify for the playoff finals in the 2014–15 season where they lost from the

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. Prior to the 2017–18 season, Pavićević became the head coach for Mornar.

National team coaching career

Between 2011 and 2014, Pavićević was the head coach of the Montenegro national under-20 team.

Personal life

His brother is Đorđije Pavićević, a basketball coach and former head coach of Mornar. His daughter Tamara Pavićević is a

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Career achievements

;As head coach * Montenegrin League champion: 1 (with Mornar Bar: 2017–18) *

champion: 1 (with

: 1997–98) * Finnish League champion: 5 (with

: 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2006–07, 2007–08) *

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winner: 2 (with

: 2000–01, 2008–09) ;Individual * Finnish League Coach of the Year – 2003

References