Branko Maksimović ( sr-Cyrl, Бранко Максимовић; born 28 April 28, 1974) is a Serbian

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and former player who is the head coach for

Lokomotiv Kuban PBC Lokomotiv Kuban () is a Russian professional basketball team based in Krasnodar. It participates in the VTB United League. Their honour list includes a EuroCup Basketball, EuroCup championship in the 2012–13 season, and two Russian Basketb ...

of the

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Coaching career

Maksimović was an assistant coach for

Crvena zvezda Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club), commonly referred to as Crvena zvezda () and colloquially referred to as Red Star Belgrade in anglophone media, is a ...

, NIS Vojvodina, Radnički Belgrade, Hemofarm and Radnički Kragujevac. He was long-term assistant coach of

Miroslav Nikolić Miroslav "Muta" Nikolić (; born 8 January 1956) is a Serbian professional basketball coach and former player. Playing career Nikolić played professional basketball for KK Goša from Smederevska Palanka, OKK Beograd, Vršac, IMT, Maribor and ...

(Crvena zvezda, NIS Vojvodina, Hemofarm, Serbia youth teams, Radnički Kragujevac). He also was a coach in

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for Radnički Belgrade, Hemofarm and

. In 2014, Maksimović went to

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and become a head coach for Baník Handlová of the

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. In June 2015, he moved to

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where he stayed until November 2015. After the start of the 2016–17 season in the Adriatic League, Maksimović took over FMP after

Slobodan Klipa Slobodan Klipa ( sr-cyr, Слободан Клипа; born 1 August 1960) is a Serbian professional basketball coach and former player who serves as the U-19 head coach for Qingdao. Playing career A point guard, Klipa played 17 seasons in Yugo ...

resign. He left after on the end of the season. On June 11, 2017, Maksimović was named a head coach of the

Zemun Zemun ( sr-cyrl, Земун, ; ) is a Subdivisions of Belgrade, municipality in the city of Belgrade, Serbia. Zemun was a separate town that was absorbed into Belgrade in 1934. It lies on the right bank of the Danube river, upstream from downtown ...

's team Mladost Admiral. He left the club in July 2018. On August 24, 2018, Maksimović became a head coach for

Vršac Vršac ( sr-Cyrl, Вршац, ) is a city in the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. As of 2022, the city urban area had a population of 31,946, while the city administrative area had 45,462 inhabitants. It is located in the geographical ...

. Vršac parted ways with him on January 4, 2019. In February 2021, Maksimović became an assistant coach of

under

Evgeniy Pashutin Evgeniy Yuryevich Pashutin (; born February 6, 1969) is a Russian professional basketball coach and former player. He is the current head coach of Parma Basket of the VTB United League. Club career Pashutin played in six teams during his professi ...

. In December 2021, he got promoted as the head coach for Lokomotiv.

National teams coaching career

In July 2006, Maksimović was an assistant coach for the Serbia and Montenegro under-20 team that won a gold medal at the

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, Turkey. In July 2007, he was an assistant coach for the Serbia under-19 team that won a gold medal at the FIBA U19 World Championship in

Novi Sad Novi Sad ( sr-Cyrl, Нови Сад, ; #Name, see below for other names) is the List of cities in Serbia, second largest city in Serbia and the capital of the autonomous province of Vojvodina. It is located in the southern portion of the Pannoni ...

, Serbia. In July/August 2008, he was an assistant coach for Serbia under-18 team at the

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References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Maksimović, Branko 1974 births Living people Basketball players from Belgrade KK Crvena zvezda assistant coaches KK Crvena zvezda (youth) coaches KK FMP coaches KK Mladost Zemun coaches KK Vršac coaches PBC Lokomotiv-Kuban coaches Serbian expatriate basketball people in Russia Serbian expatriate basketball people in Slovakia Serbian men's basketball coaches