Oliver Kostić ( sr-cyr, Оливер Костић; born 20 February 1973) is a Serbian professional
basketball
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coach who is currently the head coach of
Juventus Utena of the
Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL), as well as an assistant coach for the
Serbia national team.
Coaching career
Between 2005 and 2010, Kostić was an assistant coach for
Lottomatica Roma
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(Italy),
Dynamo Moscow
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(Russia), and
Crvena zvezda (Serbia); all under head coach
Svetislav Pešić.
In April 2018, when Montenegrin coach
Dejan Radonjić took over the Bayern Munich first team, Kostić advanced into his coaching team. On 7 January 2020, Bayern Munich parted ways with Dejan Radonjić and appointed Kostić as the new head coach for the rest of the
2019–20 season.
On 7 June 2023, Kostić signed as the head coach of
Juventus Utena of the
Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL).
National team coaching career
In November 2021, Kostić was named an assistant coach for the
Serbia national team under
Svetislav Pešić. He was a staff member at
EuroBasket 2022
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.
References
External links
Oliver Kosticat fcb-basketball.de
Coach Profileat eurobasket.com
Coach Profileat realgm.com
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1973 births
Living people
Guards (basketball)
BC Žalgiris coaches
FC Bayern Munich basketball coaches
KK Crvena zvezda assistant coaches
KK Pirot coaches
KK Pirot players
KK Spartak Subotica players
People from Pirot
Serbian expatriate basketball people in Bulgaria
Serbian expatriate basketball people in Germany
Serbian expatriate basketball people in Italy
Serbian expatriate basketball people in Lithuania
Serbian expatriate basketball people in Russia
Serbian men's basketball coaches
Serbian men's basketball players