Marko Ičelić ( sr-cyr, Марко Ичелић; born 20 January 1979) is a Serbian professional

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coach for Leotar of the Bosnia and Herzegovina Championship.

Coaching career

Ičelić started his coaching career at

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 ...

as a coach for youth selections. In 2004, he was promoted to an assistant coach. In the first two seasons he was assistant to Dejan Mijatović, while in the 2006–07 season, he assisted

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. Prior to the 2007–08 season, Ičelić became a head coach for OKK Beograd of the

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. In the next season, his team finished second and got promoted to the

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. In the mid-season of the 2011–12 BLS season, he parted ways with OKK Beograd. Prior to the 2012–13 BLS season, Ičelić was named a head coach for Radnički Belgrade. In February 2013, Radnički parted ways with him. In the 2013–14 season, Ičelić coached Leotar of the Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina. In summer 2014, he became a head coached for Kožuv of the

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. In January 2015, Ičelić parted ways with Kožuv. In the 2015–16 season, Ičelić was a head coach for Al Jazira SC of the UAE National League. In the 2016–17 season, Ičelić was a head coach for Klik Arilje that won the 3rd-tier First Regional League of Serbia – West Division. In the 2017–18 season, Ičelić was a head coach for Al Sharjah of the UAE National League. In summer 2018, Ičelić became a head coach for Al Jazira SC for the second time. In August 2021, Leotar named him as their new head coach. In season 2023/2024 he won the Cup of the Republic of Srpska with KK Leotar.

National team coaching career

Ičelić was an assistant coach of the Serbia U20 national team at the

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and at the

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. Ičelić was the head coach of the Serbia U18 national team that won the silver medal at the

2011 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship The 2011 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship was the 28th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship. 16 teams featured the competition, held in Poland from July 21–31. Lithuania were the defending champion. Spain won their third title. Te ...

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. His team lost to

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in the final game, 71–65. Ičelić was the head coach for the Serbia U16 national team that won the bronze medal at the

2012 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship The 2012 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship was the 26th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. 16 teams featured in the competition, which was held in Latvia and Lithuania, from 19 to 29 July 2012. Turkey won the title for the third t ...

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and

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References

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