Vladimir Androić ( sr-cyr, Владимир Андроић; born 30 July 1957) is a Serbian professional

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and former professional player who is currently an assistant coach for Partizan Mozzart Bet of the

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(KLS), the

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and the

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Playing career

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, Androić played in Yugoslavia from 1975 to 1990 for Železničar Čačak,

Borac Čačak Borac may refer to: * FK Borac Banja Luka, a football club from Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina ** RK Borac Banja Luka, an affiliated team handball club ** OK Borac, an affiliated volleyball club * FK Borac Čačak, a football club from Čač ...

, Šibenka, and Partizan. He retired as a player with Partizan in 1990.

Coaching career

After retirement in 1990, Androić joined a coaching staff of

under Ratko Joksić as an assistant coach. After two years as the assistant coach, Androić got promoted as the new head coach of Borac. Later, he coached Mašinac and Mladost Čačak. Also, he coached teams in Cyprus and Russia (

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). On 14 October 2011,

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hired Androić as their new head coach. On 29 March 2012, Zagreb parted ways with him. In August 2013, Fenerbahçe head coach

Željko Obradović Željko Obradović ( sr-cyrl, Желимир "Жељко" Обрадовић, ; born 9 March 1960) is a Serbian professional basketball Coach (basketball), coach and former professional player who is the head coach for KK Partizan, Partizan of the ...

added Androić to his coaching staff as an assistant. Androić left Fenerbahçe following the departure of Obradović after the end of the 2019–20 season. In August 2021, Androić was named an assistant coach for Partizan under Željko Obradović.

Career achievements

;As assistant coach *

champion: 1 (with Fenerbahçe: 2016–17) *

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champion: 4 (with Fenerbahçe: 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18) *

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winner: 3 (with Fenerbahçe:

2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

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) *

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winner: 3 (with Fenerbahçe: 2013,

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) *

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champion: 2 (with Partizan:

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, 2024–25) *

champion: 1 (with Partizan: 2024–25)

Personal life

His father Borislav Androić was born in Petrova Gora, a village near

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, in present-day

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. As a military analyst of the

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, Borislav moved to

Čačak Čačak ( sr-Cyrl, Чачак, ) is a List of cities in Serbia, city and the administrative center of the Moravica District in central Serbia. It is located in the West Morava Valley. According to the 2022 census, the city itself has a population ...

prior Vladimir was born and there he met Vladimir's mother. Androić is a

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of basketball coach

References

External links

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