Petar Božić ( sr-cyr, Петар Божић; born 6 December 1978) is a Serbian professional

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coach and former player who most recently served as the head coach for the London Lions of the

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(SBL). During his playing career, he used to play at the

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and

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positions. He was well known for his defense and three-point shooting. He is a Partizan player with the second-most played games (471) in the history of the club, a record that was broken in January 2020 when

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surpassed him. He is also a part of the Partizan Belgrade supporters All-decade Team.

Playing career

Before coming to Partizan, Božić was a little-known player. He started his professional career in KK Beobanka, playing there for three years. He then played for the club Radnički Jugopetrol. He stayed there for just one season (2000–01). The last club he played for before Partizan was Hemofarm Vršac. After three seasons in Hemofarm, the team recommended him to Partizan. Božić was signed by the

Partizan Belgrade Jugoslovensko sportsko društvo Partizan ( sr-Cyrl, Југословенско спортско друштво Партизан, lit=Yugoslav Sports Society Partizan), commonly abbreviated as JSD Partizan ( sr-Cyrl, ЈСД Партизан, lin ...

in 2004 at the beginning of the season. In the same season he won the Serbian Super League with the club. Years spent captaining the club, he became club legend with the most appearances (471 games played) for the club ever in history; record was broken in January 2020 after

surpassed him. He has won over 17 trophies with Partizan and is dubbed by the Partizan fans as a "professional trophy lifter".

Coaching career

Following his retirement from the professional basketball, he was named an assistant coach of

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in Partizan back in 2013. After Partizan decided not to extend a contract with Vujošević, Božić was named the new head coach of the team in September 2015. On 5 January 2016, he parted ways with the team after 6–12 record in the

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. In October 2017, Božić was hired by the

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to be an assistant coach. In 2021, he was promoted to the head coaching position. On 17 August 2023, Božić was named head coach for the London Lions of the

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(BBL) and the EuroCup.

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