Siniša Kovačević ( sr-cyr, Синиша Ковачевић; born May 11, 1978) is a

Bosnian Serb The Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sr-Cyrl, Срби Босне и Херцеговине, Srbi Bosne i Hercegovine), often referred to as Bosnian Serbs ( sr-cyrl, босански Срби, bosanski Srbi) or Herzegovinian Serbs ( sr-cyrl, � ...

former professional basketball player. He currently serves as a team manager for Igokea m:tel of the Bosnian League and the

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Playing career

Kovačević played for

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 ...

and Budućnost of the FR Yugoslavia League, for Vojvodina Srbijagas of the

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and for Igokea, Bosna Royal and

Borac Banja Luka Fudbalski klub Borac Banja Luka (Serbian Cyrillic: Фудбалски клуб Бopaц Бања Лука, ) is a Bosnian Serb professional football club, based in the city of Banja Luka, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and is the main ...

of the

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International career

Kovačević was a member of the FR Yugoslavia U-18 national basketball team that won the bronze medal at the

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. Over seven tournament games, he averaged 8.4 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game. Kovačević was a member of the

Bosnia and Herzegovina national basketball team The Bosnia and Herzegovina men's national basketball team (Bosnian language, Bosnian: ''Košarkaška reprezentacija Bosne i Hercegovine'' / Кошаркашка репрезентација Босне и Херцеговине) represents Bosnia ...

and competed at three EuroBasket tournaments ( 2001 in Turkey,

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2005 in Serbia and Montenegro 5 (five) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number, and cardinal number, following 4 and preceding 6, and is a prime number. Humans, and many other animals, have 5 digits on their limbs. Mathematics 5 is a Fermat pri ...

Post–playing career

In May 2016, Kovačević was named a director for men's selections of the

. Also, he was a sports director of KK Student Banja Luka.

Career achievements

* Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina champion: 1 (with Igokea: 2000–01) *

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winner: 1 (with Bosna: 2004–05)

References

External links

Player Profile
at realgm.com
Player Profile
at eurobasket.com

at fibaeurope.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Kovacevic, Sinisa 1978 births Living people ABA League players Basketball League of Serbia players Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate basketball people in Serbia Bosnia and Herzegovina men's basketball players KK Budućnost players KK Crvena zvezda players KK Igokea players KK Vojvodina Srbijagas players OKK Borac players Serbian men's basketball players Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina Basketball players from Banja Luka Small forwards