Aleksandar Smiljanić ( sr-Cyrl, Александар Смиљанић; born 8 March 1976) is a Serbian

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executive and former professional player.

Playing career

During his professional career, Smiljanić played for numerous clubs in Serbia and abroad in Europe.

National team career

Smiljanić was a member of the FR Yugoslavian university team that won the gold medal at the

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, China. Smiljanić was on the preliminary squad as the thirteenth player for the

2002 FIBA World Championship The 2002 FIBA World Championship was the 14th edition of the FIBA Basketball World Cup, FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship for men's national teams. The tournament was held by the FIBA, International Basketb ...

. Despite not making the final cut, Smiljanić received a gold medal instead of

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who was ostracized from the team due to indiscipline during the tournament.

Post-playing career

Smiljanić worked as a

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of the Fast Break basketball agency from 2010 to 2012. Later, he was named as a technical secretary of Dynamic Belgrade. Smiljanić was the team manager of the Serbia men's U19 team at the

2021 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup The 2021 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup (Latvian: 2021. gada FIBA Pasaules kauss basketbolā līdz 19 gadu vecumam) was the 15th edition of the FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup, the biennial international men's youth basketball championshi ...

in Latvia.

Career achievements

* Serbia-Montenegro League champion: 1 (with Partizan Pivara MB: 2005–06) *

Russian Super League The Russian Superleague (, ''Russian Championship Superleague''), commonly abbreviated as RSL, was the highest division of the main professional ice hockey league in Russia. It was considered the second-best league in the world, after the Nation ...

(2nd-tier) champion: 1 (with

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: 2008–09) *

Yugoslav Cup The Yugoslav Cup (; ; , ), officially known between 1923 and 1940 as the King Alexander Cup (; , and between 1947 and 1991 as the Marshal Tito Cup (; ; ; ), was one of two major association football, football competitions in Socialist Federal Re ...

winner: 1 (with FMP Železnik: 1997)

References

External links

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