Damjan Novaković (born 30 September 1966) is a Slovenian

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and former player. He currently serves as a head coach for the Rogaška of the

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and the Adriatic Second League.

Playing career

Novaković started to play basketball for his hometown team Lokomotiva. Later, he also played for Borac Banja Luka and

Široki Brijeg Široki Brijeg () is a city and the regional capital of West Herzegovina Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. the town itself had a population of 6,149 and the municipality of 28,929. Name ...

. In 1991, Novaković moved to

Rogaška Slatina Rogaška Slatina (; ''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 4: ''Štajersko''. 1904. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 248.) is a town in eastern Slovenia. It is the largest settlement in, and the s ...

, Slovenia. There he played 1st-tyer Slovenian League for the Rogaška Donat MG,

Šentjur Šentjur ( or ; ) is a town in eastern Slovenia. It is the seat, and largest settlement, of the Municipality of Šentjur. The town lies on the Voglajna River east southeast of Celje. The settlement, and the entire municipality, are included in th ...

and Zagorje from

Zagorje ob Savi Zagorje ob Savi (; ,''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 96. ''Seger an der Sau'') is a town in the Central Sava Valley in central Sloveni ...

Coaching career

After retiring from basketball as a player in 2005, Novaković became head coach for

, coaching them for the 2005–06 and 2006–07 season. During 2007–08 season, he coached Pivovarna Laško. For the 2008–09 season, he moved back to Šentjur and coached them until the end of 2012–13 season. On 13 July 2013 Novaković was hired to be the head coach of the Rogaška.

National team

Novaković coached

Slovenia men's national under-20 basketball team The Slovenia men's national under-20 basketball team () is the representative for Slovenia in international under-20 basketball competitions, and it is organized and run by the Basketball Federation of Slovenia (''Košarkarska zveza Slovenije''). ...

from 2013 to 2015. He coached them for the

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and

2015 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship The 2015 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship was the 18th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. The competition took place in Lignano Sabbiadoro and Latisana, Italy, from 7 to 19 July 2015. Participating teams * (Runners-up, 2014 FIB ...

References

External links

Novakovic Pepi Sport Profile

ABA League Profile

Coach Profile
at eurobasket.com 1966 births Living people Basketball players from Mostar Bosnia and Herzegovina emigrants to Slovenia HKK Široki players KK Borac Banja Luka players KK Lokomotiva Mostar players Slovenian men's basketball players Slovenian basketball coaches Slovenian people of Bosnia and Herzegovina descent Yugoslav men's basketball players {{Slovenia-basketball-bio-stub