Petar Rodić ( sr-cyr, Петар Родић; born June 23, 1959) is a Serbian

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Early life

Rodić started to play basketball for OKK Dunav, the club where he was one of the founding members. In 1979, he retired due to injury. Rodić earned his degree in physical culture from the

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Coaching career

In 1979, Rodić became head coach for

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. In 1985, he sign for KK Lifam, based in

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. In 1986, Rodić joined the

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coaching staff as an assistant coach. He won

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championship in the 1986–87 season. In the late-1980s and during 1990s, Rodić had coaching stints in Mladost Zemun, Lifam,

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, Raj banka Berane, Klik Arilje and Radnički Zastava. Rodić coached the Yugoslavia cadet team that won the gold medal at the 1999 European Championship for Cadets. Two years later, he was an assistant coach for the Yugoslavia university team that won the gold medal at the

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, China. In 2007, he became the head coach for Bosnian team Leotar Trebinje. In 2011, Rodić joined the Khimik coaching staff as an assistant coach.

References

External links

Coach Profile
at eurobasket.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Rodic, Petar 1959 births Living people Basketball players from Belgrade KK Lifam coaches KK Leotar coaches KK Mladost Zemun coaches KK Klik Arilje coaches KK Radnički Kragujevac (1950–2004) coaches KK Sloboda Užice coaches OKK Dunav players OKK Dunav coaches Serbian men's basketball coaches Serbian expatriate basketball people in Bosnia and Herzegovina Serbian expatriate basketball people in China Serbian expatriate basketball people in Montenegro Serbian expatriate basketball people in Ukraine University of Novi Sad alumni Yugoslav men's basketball players Yugoslav basketball coaches