Milivoje Lazić ( sr-Cyrl, Миливоје Лазић; born 13 May 1978) is a Slovenian-born Serbian professional

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coach.

Early life

Lazić was born in

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(now

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). He played basketball for

Smelt Olimpija Košarkarski klub Olimpija () was a men's professional basketball club based in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Olimpija has won 23 National League championships, including eight consecutive titles between 1992 and 1999. They have played in two differen ...

and the Slovenian under-14 national team. In 1991, he moved to

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, following of the

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. In Serbia, Lazić played for

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 ...

and

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from Lazarevac. Due to the serious injury, he had to retire from professional basketball. Lazić earned his master's degree from the University of Belgrade Faculty of Sport and Physical Education.

Coaching career

Lazić began his coaching career with FMP in Belgrade. In 1998, he became the coach for youth teams. In 2005, he got promoted to the senior squad. While working at FMP, Lazić got his first taste of the

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through Summer League coaching stints in 2007 with the

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and

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. In 2010, Lazić joined the Partizan staff of head coach

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. A year later, he joined the

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 ...

staff of head coach

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. After the end of 2011–12 season and resign of coach Pešić, Lazić become the head coach of Crvena zvezda. Later, Lazić got fired on 4 October 2012 after two consecutive losses in the first two games at the start of the 2012–13 Adriatic League season. In June 2013, he was named the head coach of

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of the

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. In February 2020, Lazić became the head coach of the Partizan under-19 selection. On 30 October 2020, he was named the interim head coach of Partizan, following departure of

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. In his Partizan debut on 31 October, Lazić led the team to a 90–84 overtime loss to Igokea in the

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. He finished his stint as the interim head coach with a 0–1 record on 5 November. In September 2021, Dunav added Lazić as their new head coach following a cooperation agreement with Partizan.

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Early life

Coaching career

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