Vlado Šćepanović (born 13 November 1975) is a Montenegrin professional

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coach and former player. At , he played the

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position.

Professional career

Šćepanović began his professional career with Budućnost during the 1993–94 season. In 2000 he moved to Turkey and signed with Efes Pilsen. In the 2001–02 season, Šćepanović played with

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. Šćepanović moved to Skipper Bologna in 2002, before returning to Partizan in 2004. He then spent three years in Greece, with

Panathinaikos Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos ( el, Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος, literally in English: "Panathenaic Athletic Club" or Panathinaikos A.C.), also known simply as Panathinaikós , is a major Greek multi-sport club ba ...

and PAOK, and three years in Spain, with

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and

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. In February 2011, Šćepanović signed with

Panellinios Panellinios G.S. (Greek (language), Greek: Πανελλήνιος Γ.Σ.), full name, Panellinios Gymnastikos Syllogos (Greek (language), Greek: Πανελλήνιος Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος), is a Greece, Greek sports club, mult ...

until the end of the 2010–11 season.

National team career

Playing with Serbia and Montenegro/FR Yugoslavia, Šćepanović won the gold medal at the

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, the bronze medal at the

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and gold again at the

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. He also took part in the

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and

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

, as well as at the

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. After Montenegro gained independence, he represented their senior

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at the

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Coaching career

On 24 June 2016, Šćepanović was named the head coach of Budućnost. On 13 November 2016, he resigned from the position of Budućnost head coach. On 9 July 2020, Šćepanović was named the head coach for

of the

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and the

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after serving two years as an assistant coach in their staff. He parted ways with the team on 30 October.

References

External links

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at acb.com
Vlado Šćepanović
at legabasket.it
Vlado Šćepanović
at euroleague.net {{DEFAULTSORT:Scepanovic, Vlado 1975 births Living people 1998 FIBA World Championship players Anadolu Efes S.K. players Basketball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Basketball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics CB Granada players CB Murcia players Competitors at the 1997 Mediterranean Games FIBA EuroBasket-winning players FIBA World Championship-winning players Fortitudo Pallacanestro Bologna players KK Budućnost coaches KK Budućnost players KK Partizan players Liga ACB players Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Yugoslavia Mediterranean Games medalists in basketball Montenegrin basketball coaches Montenegrin expatriate basketball people in Greece Montenegrin expatriate basketball people in Italy Montenegrin expatriate basketball people in Serbia Montenegrin expatriate basketball people in Spain Montenegrin men's basketball players Olympic basketball players of Serbia and Montenegro Olympic basketball players of Yugoslavia Panathinaikos B.C. players Panellinios B.C. players P.A.O.K. BC players People from Kolašin Shooting guards

Professional career

National team career

Coaching career

See also

References

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