Veselin Petrović ( sr-cyr, Веселин Петровић; born 1 July 1977) is a Serbian professional

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coach and former player. He currently works as an assistant coach 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 ...

of the

Basketball League of Serbia The Basketball League of Serbia ( sr, Кошаркашка лига Србије, Košarkaška liga Srbije; abbr. КЛС or KLS), is a top-tier men's professional basketball league in Serbia. Founded in 2006, it is run by the Basketball Federatio ...

Playing career

Petrović grew up with the Bosna Sarajevo youth teams. In 1993, he moved to

KK Vojvodina Košarkaški klub Vojvodina ( sr-cyrl, Кошаркашки клуб Војводина, en, Vojvodina Basketball Club), commonly referred to as KK Vojvodina or simply Vojvodina, is a professional basketball Sports club, club based in Novi Sad, ...

, where he played for two seasons. He then moved to

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, where he played for 4 years. In 1999, he signed with

Partizan Belgrade Jugoslovensko sportsko društvo Partizan ( sr-Cyrl, Југословенско спортско друштво Партизан, lit=Yugoslav Sports Society Partizan), commonly abbreviated as JSD Partizan ( sr-Cyrl, ЈСД Партизан, link ...

, where he won three trophies. Later, he played another season with FMP Železnik, and one season with Budućnost. In 2004, he went to Belgium and played one season with Verviers-Pepinster. He then moved to the Belgian club Oostende, where he played until 2014.

Trophies won

Petrović was a member of the senior men's

FR Yugoslavia national basketball team The Serbia and Montenegro men's national basketball team ( sr, Кошаркашка репрезентација Србије и Црне Горе, Košarkaška reprezentacija Srbije i Crne Gore ) also widely known as the FR Yugoslavia men's nati ...

at the

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, where he won a gold medal. With

, he won the 2001–02 season Yugoslav National League championship. In 2000 and 2002, he won the

Serbian Cup The Serbian Cup ( Serbian: Куп Србије, Kup Srbije) is the national football cup of Serbia. The winner of the competition gets a spot in the UEFA Europa League qualifying round. From 2006 to 2010, the competition was known as the Lav Cup ...

. With

, he also won the

in 1997. With Oostende, where he began playing in 2005, he won the

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championship in 2006, 2007, 2012, and 2013. He also won the

Belgian Cup The Belgian Cup (french: link=no, Coupe de Belgique; nl, Beker van België []; german: link=no, Belgischer Fußballpokal) is the main Single-elimination tournament, knockout association football, football competition in Belgium, run by the Belgia ...

in 2008, 2010, and 2013.

Coaching career

Petrović worked as an assistant coach of the Serbian team Mega Bemax from 2015 to 2019. On July 5, 2019, he was named the U16 team coach for Mega Bemax. On 26 May 2021,

named Petrović as their new assistant coach.

References

External links

Veselin Petrović
at euroleague.com
Veselin Petrović
at eurobasket.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Petrovic, Veselin 1977 births Living people BC Oostende players Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate basketball people in Serbia KK Budućnost players KK FMP (1991–2011) players KK Partizan players KK Vojvodina players Serbian expatriate basketball people in Belgium Serbian expatriate basketball people in Montenegro Serbian men's basketball coaches Serbian men's basketball players Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina Small forwards Basketball players from Sarajevo