Nenad Stefanović ( sr-cyr, Ненад Стефановић; born 31 August 1985) is a Serbian professional

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coach and former player. He is the current

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for Igokea m:tel of the Bosnian League and the

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Playing career

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, Stefanović spent his playing career in

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, and

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. During his playing days, he played for OKK Beograd, Sloga, Partizan, FMP Železnik, Polpak Swiecie, KK Mogren Budva, Borac Čačak, Metalac, Radnički Kragujevac, Tamiš, Smederevo 1953, Stockholm Eagles, 08 Stockholm, and

Žarkovo Žarkovo ( sr-Cyrl, Жарково, ) is an List of Belgrade neighborhoods, urban neighborhood of Belgrade, Serbia. It is located in Belgrade's municipality of Čukarica. Location and divisions Žarkovo (Greater Žarkovo) is one of the most po ...

. He retired as a player with Žarkovo in 2014.

Coaching career

After retirement in 2014, Stefanović joined a

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as the U19 head coach. He was also the head coach of

Zemun Zemun ( sr-cyrl, Земун, ; ) is a Subdivisions of Belgrade, municipality in the city of Belgrade, Serbia. Zemun was a separate town that was absorbed into Belgrade in 1934. It lies on the right bank of the Danube river, upstream from downtown ...

from 2016–2020. He was an assistant coach for OKK Beograd in the 2020–21 Serbian League season. On 2 June 2021, FMP hired Stefanović as their new head coach. On 15 December 2023, he was fired by the club after 6 straight losses in ABA League.

References

External links

Stefanović ABA League Profile

Player Profile
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