Jovica Antonić ( sr-cyr, Јовица Антонић, born 13 July 1966) is a Serbian professional

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and former player who is the youth system coordinator for the Crvena zvezda youth system.

Playing career

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, Antonić played in Yugoslavia from 1982 to 1990. During his playing days, he played for Partizan (3 games during the 1982–83 season),

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, KK Poliester Priboj and Mladost Zemun. He retired as a player with Mladost in 1990 due to serious injury.

Coaching career

Men's basketball

In 1991, Antonić began his coaching career in Mladost Zemun. After that, he moved to Radnički Belgrade. In November 1998, Antonić was named the coach of

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 ...

for the rest of the 1998–99 season. Crvena zvezda parted ways with him on 10 October 1999. The club sat well in the domestic league, but fared poorly in the EuroLeague 1999–2000 season. Antonić had a stint as a head coach of Igokea during the 2000–01 season when he won the Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Also, he coached Spartak Subotica,

OKK Beograd Omladinski košarkaški klub Beograd ( sr-cyr, Омладински кошаркашки клуб Београд), commonly referred to as OKK Beograd, is a men's professional basketball club based in Belgrade, Serbia. They are currently competin ...

, Lavovi 063, Ergonom, and

. Antonić served as a head coach for

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during the 2011–12 season. After the season he resign due to health issues.

Women's basketball

Antonić was a head coach of Hemofarm from

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where he won the Serbian Basketball League and the

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in the 2006–07 season. Also, he coached

in 2004.

National teams coaching career

Women's basketball

Antonić was a head coach of the Serbia national team and led the ladies at the 2007 EuroBasket Women in

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and the 2009 EuroBasket Women in

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.Jovica Antonić
FIBA Europe Also, Antonić has coached the Serbia Under-20 national team that won the silver medal at the 2007 European Championship for Women in

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and the bronze medal at the 2008 European Championship for Women in Italy.

Serbia men's national team

From 2013 to 2019, Antonić was an assistant coach of

Aleksandar Đorđević Aleksandar "Saša" Đorđević ( sr-Cyrl, Александар Саша Ђорђевић, ; born 26 August 1967) is a Serbian professional basketball coach and former player. He currently serves as a head coach for the senior China. During his ...

in the Serbia national team, with whom he won three silver medals; the

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, the

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, and the

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. In January 2020, coach

Igor Kokoškov Igor Stefan Kokoškov ( sr-Cyrl, Игор Стефан Кокошков; born 17 December 1971) is a Serbian professional basketball coach. He had spent 19 years in the NBA as an assistant coach, with a brief stint as head coach for the Phoenix ...

announced that Antonić is an assistant coach in Serbia's new coaching staff. In September 2021, Antonić left the National team as the assistant coach after eight years.

Executive career

Antonić served as a

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for

between 1 January 2020 and August 2022. On 17 August 2022,

hired Antonić as their new

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coordinator for the under-19 and under-16 teams.

Career achievements

* Bosnian League champion: 1 (with Igokea: 2000–01) * R Srpska First League champion: 1 (with Igokea: 2000–01) * R Srpska Cup winner: 1 (with Igokea: 2000–01) * Women's League of Serbia and Montenegro champion: 1 (with Hemofarm: 2005–06) * Serbian Women's League champion: 1 (with Hemofarm: 2006–07) * Serbia and Montenegro Women's Cup winner: 1 (with Hemofarm: 2005–06) *

winner: 1 (with Hemofarm: 2006–07)

References

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Playing career

Coaching career

Men's basketball

Women's basketball

National teams coaching career

Women's basketball

Serbia men's national team

Executive career

Career achievements

See also

References