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
ABA League
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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
Basketball League of Serbia
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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
Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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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
1996 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship
The 1996 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship was an international basketball competition held in France in 1996.
Final ranking
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Awards
External linksFIBA Archive
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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,
2003 in Sweden
Events from the year 2003 in Sweden
Incumbents
* Monarch – Carl XVI Gustaf
* Prime Minister – Göran Persson
Events
* 10 September – Foreign Minister Anna Lindh stabbed whilst shopping at a Stockholm department store.
* 11 September ...
,
2005 in Serbia and Montenegro
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).
Post–playing career
In May 2016, Kovačević was named a director for men's selections 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 ...
.
Also, he was a sports director of KK Student Banja Luka.
Career achievements
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Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina champion: 1
(with Igokea: 2000–01)
*
Basketball Cup of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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winner: 1
(with Bosna: 2004–05)
References
External links
Player Profileat realgm.com
Player Profileat eurobasket.com
at fibaeurope.com
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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