Vladimir "Vlada" Jovanović ( sr-cyr, Владимир "Влада" Јовановић; born 15 March 1984) is a Serbian professional

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. He currently serves as the head coach for Igokea of the ABA League.

Coaching career

FMP (2012–2020)

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and Slobodan Klipa from 2012 to 2016. During the 2016–17 season, he worked with the Crvena zvezda under-16 team and won the national championship. On 27 July 2017, Jovanović returns to FMP as the head coach. He made his

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debut as the head coach on 29 September in a 74–67 road loss to

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. Jovanović got his first taste of the

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through Summer League coaching stint in the 2018 season with the Los Angeles Clippers. In July 2020, he signed a two-year extension with FMP. On 14 December 2020, Jovanović and FMP have parted ways on mutual consent, following a 2–6 record on the start of the 2020–21 ABA season.

Cibona (2021–2022)

On 2 February 2021, Croatian team

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hired Jovanović as their new head coach. He is the first Cibona's head coach from Serbia after

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. On 8 January 2022, Cibona and Jovanović parted ways on mutual consent, following a 83–73 loss to

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. He finished his stint in Zagreb with a 39–25 record.

Crvena zvezda (2022)

On 8 July 2022, Crvena zvezda hired Jovanović as their new head coach. On 13 November 2022, he parted ways with the club. Under his guidance, Crvena zvezda recorded one win and six losses in the EuroLeague and had a 4–1 record in ABA play.

National team coaching career

Jovanović was an assistant coach for the Serbia U18 national team at the

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. On 5 December 2019, Jovanović was named an assistant coach for the Serbia national team under

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. In September 2021, he left the National team as the assistant coach. In December 2021, the Basketball Federation of Serbia named him the new head coach of the Serbia national under-20 team. His team won a gold medal at the

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, Georgia with an undefeated record at 7–0.

Coaching record

EuroLeague

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Personal life

Jovanović and his wife Jelena has two children, a son Vasilije and daughter Lenka (born 2020).

References

External links

Jovanovic ABA League Profile

Coach Profile
at eurobasket.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Jovanovic, Vladimir 1984 births Living people KK Cibona coaches KK Crvena zvezda head coaches KK Crvena zvezda youth coaches KK FMP coaches People from Mladenovac Serbian expatriate basketball people in Bosnia and Herzegovina Serbian expatriate basketball people in Croatia Serbian men's basketball coaches