Vladimir "Vlade" Jovanović ( sr-cyr, Владимир "Владе" Јовановић; born 4 July 1973) is a Serbian professional

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coach. He currently serves as the head coach for Spartak Subotica of the Serbian League (KLS) and the

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Early career

Jovanović finished primary and high school in Čačak. He graduated from the junior college for coaches in

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in 1999. He is a final year student at the Sports Academy in a basketball study group. During his playing career he was a first-team member of Borac Čačak and Železničar Čačak.

Coaching career

Jovanović started his coaching career in 1997. He was a coach of youth teams of Borac Čačak, Zemun and Partizan Belgrade. In 2005, he was added to the Partizan coaching staff as the first assistant coach to head coach

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. During his tenure as the Partizan assistant coach, he won five Serbian Championships (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010), four Adriatic League titles (2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010), and three National Cup titles (2008, 2009, and 2010). On 28 June 2010, the Partizan managing board promoted him to the club's head coach. In his first season as head coach Jovanović won Serbian Championship title, Radivoj Korać Cup and NLB League trophy. In his second season as head coach Jovanović won the Serbian Championship title and Radivoj Korać Cup. After winning Serbian Championship, he didn't renew his contract with Partizan Belgrade and signed with Donetsk as the new head coach. In August 2018, Jovanović joined a coaching staff of the Russian team Lokomotiv Kuban. He got fired in March 2019. On 1 June 2020, Jovanović became a head coach for Mega Bemax of the

and the Basketball League of Serbia. He left the club in June 2022. On 13 July 2022, Budućnost hired Jovanović as their new head coach.

National teams coaching career

Jovanović was also a head coach of Serbia under-18 team and has won the gold medal at the 2009 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship in

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. In summer 2010, he coached the same team at the European Championship in

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where they finished fourth. In July 2011, Jovanović was originally supposed to head the Serbian u-19 team at the 2011 FIBA Under-19 World Championship in

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, however, the job went to Dejan Mijatović who led the team to the final where they lost to Lithuania. In 2014, Jovanović was an assistant coach for the Montenegro national team.

Career achievements

;As head coach *

champion: 1 (with Partizan: 2010–11) * Serbian League champion: 2 (with Partizan: 2010–11, 2011–12) * Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina champion: 1 (with Igokea: 2013–14) *

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winner: 2 (with Partizan: 2010–11, 2011–12) ;As assistant coach *

champion: 4 (with Partizan: 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10) * Serbian League champion: 4 (with Partizan: 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10) * Serbia-Montenegro First League champion: 1 (with Partizan: 2005–06) * Russian Cup winner: 1 (with Lokomotiv Kuban: 2017–18) *

winner: 3 (with Partizan: 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10)

Coaching record

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Personal life

His son Mateja (born 2000) and daughter Marta (born 2002) are basketball players.

References

External links

Vlada Jovanović
at euroleague.net {{DEFAULTSORT:Jovanovic, Vlada 1973 births Living people ABA League–winning coaches Basketball players from Čačak KK Borac Čačak players KK Železničar Čačak players KK Partizan coaches KK Igokea coaches PBC Lokomotiv-Kuban coaches Serbian men's basketball coaches Serbian men's basketball players Serbian expatriate basketball people in Bosnia and Herzegovina Serbian expatriate basketball people in China Serbian expatriate basketball people in Montenegro Serbian expatriate basketball people in Russia Serbian expatriate basketball people in Ukraine KK Budućnost coaches KK Mega Basket coaches