Nenad Stefanović ( sr-cyr, Ненад Стефановић; born 31 August 1985) is a Serbian professional

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and former player who is the head coach for FMP of the

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and

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Playing career

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, Stefanović spent his playing career in

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, and

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. During his playing days, he played for

OKK Beograd Omladinski košarkaški klub Beograd ( sr-cyr, Омладински кошаркашки клуб Београд), commonly referred to as OKK Beograd, is a men's professional basketball club based in Belgrade, Serbia. They are currently competin ...

, Sloga,

Partizan Partizan may refer to: Sport * JSD Partizan, a sports society from Belgrade, Serbia, which includes the following clubs: **AK Partizan, athletics ** Biciklistički Klub Partizan, cycling ** Džudo Klub Partizan, judo **FK Partizan, association fo ...

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, Polpak Swiecie, KK Mogren Budva,

Borac Čačak Borac may refer to: * FK Borac Banja Luka, a football club from Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina ** RK Borac Banja Luka, an affiliated team handball club ** OK Borac, an affiliated volleyball club * FK Borac Čačak, a football club from Čačak ...

, Metalac, Radnički Kragujevac, Tamiš, Smederevo 1953, Stockholm Eagles,

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, and

Žarkovo Žarkovo ( sr-cyr, Жарково, ) is an urban neighborhood of Belgrade, Serbia. It is located in Belgrade's municipality of Čukarica. Location and divisions Žarkovo (Greater Žarkovo) is one of the most populous single neighborhoods of B ...

. He retired as a player with Žarkovo in 2014.

Coaching career

After retirement in 2014, Stefanović joined a

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as the U19 head coach. He was also the head coach of

Zemun Zemun ( sr-cyrl, Земун, ; hu, Zimony) is a municipality in the city of Belgrade. Zemun was a separate town that was absorbed into Belgrade in 1934. It lies on the right bank of the Danube river, upstream from downtown Belgrade. The developme ...

from 2016–2020. He was an assistant coach for

in the 2020–21 Serbian League season. On 2 June 2021, FMP hired Stefanović as their new head coach.

Career achievements

;As player * Serbia and Montenegro League champion: 1 (with

: 2005–06) ;As head coach * First Regional League (Central Division) of Serbia champion: 1 (with

: 2017–18)

References

External links

Stefanović ABA League Profile

Player Profile
at

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Stefanovic, Nenad 1985 births Living people ABA League players Basketball League of Serbia players KK Zemun coaches KK Borac Čačak players KK FMP (1991–2011) players KK Metalac Valjevo players KK Partizan players KK Radnički Kragujevac (2009–2014) players KK Sloga players KK Smederevo players KK Tamiš players KK Žarkovo players OKK Beograd players Point guards Serbian expatriate basketball people in Montenegro Serbian expatriate basketball people in Poland Serbian expatriate basketball people in Sweden Serbian men's basketball coaches Serbian men's basketball players Shooting guards Sportspeople from Užice