Marko Dimitrijević ( sr-cyr, Марко Димитријевић; born 8 February 1978) is a Serbian professional

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and former player who is the head coach for Sloga of the

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Playing career

During his playing days a

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, Dimitrijević played for his hometown teams Sloga and Mašinac, as well as

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, Partizan, Igokea (

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), Feni Industries (

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), Tamiš, and Smederevo 1953. Dimitrijevic retired as a player with Smederevo in 2013.

Coaching career

After retirement in 2013, Dimitrijević became the head coach for Polet, a club based in

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near his hometown, of the First Regional League of Serbia. Afterward, Dimitrijević had coached Mladost SP before he signed with

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on 27 June 2017. In December 2017, he parted ways with Novi Pazar. Dimitrijević was an assistant coach for the

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at the

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. The Serbia squad lost to

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in the bronze medal game. In September 2018, Dimitrijević was hired as the new head coach for Zdravlje. In August 2020, Dimitrijević became the head coach for Kolubara LA 2003 of the

References

External links

Coach Profile
at

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Player Profile
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Player Profile
at eurobasket.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Dimitrijevic, Marko 1978 births Living people Guards (basketball) KK Igokea players KK Mašinac players KK Partizan players KK Sloga coaches KK Sloga players KK Smederevo players KK Srem players KK Tamiš players OKK Konstantin players KK Zdravlje coaches KK Mladost SP coaches KK Kolubara coaches OKK Novi Pazar coaches Serbian expatriate basketball people in Bosnia and Herzegovina Serbian expatriate basketball people in Lebanon Serbian expatriate basketball people in North Macedonia Serbian expatriate basketball people in the Czech Republic Serbian expatriate basketball people in Romania Serbian men's basketball coaches Serbian men's basketball players Basketball players from Kraljevo