Vladimir Jovanović ( sr-cyr, Владимир Јовановић; born 15 March 1984) is a Serbian professional

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. He was most recently the head coach for

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of the

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(PLK).

Coaching career

FMP (2012–2020)

Jovanović was an assistant coach for the FMP as a part of coaching staff of coaches Milan Gurović and

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from 2012 to 2016. During the 2016–17 season, he worked with the

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under-16 team and won the national championship. On 27 July 2017, Jovanović returns to FMP as the head coach. He made his

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debut as the head coach on 29 September in a 74–67 road loss to

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. Jovanović got his first taste of the

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through Summer League coaching stint in the 2018 season with the

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. In July 2020, he signed a two-year extension with FMP. On 14 December 2020, Jovanović and FMP have parted ways on mutual consent, following a 2–6 record on the start of the 2020–21 ABA season.

Cibona (2021–2022)

On 2 February 2021, Croatian team

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hired Jovanović as their new head coach. He is the first Cibona's head coach from Serbia after Dragan Šakota in

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. On 8 January 2022, Cibona and Jovanović parted ways on mutual consent, following a 83–73 loss to

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. He finished his stint in Zagreb with a 39–25 record.

Crvena zvezda (2022)

On 8 July 2022,

hired Jovanović as their new head coach. On 13 November 2022, he parted ways with the club. Under his guidance, Crvena zvezda recorded one win and six losses in the

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and had a 4–1 record in ABA play.

Zielona Góra (2024–2025)

On December 1, 2024, he signed with

of the

(PLK).

National team coaching career

Jovanović was an assistant coach for the Serbia U18 national team at the

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. On 5 December 2019, Jovanović was named an assistant coach for the Serbia national team under

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. In September 2021, he left the National team as the assistant coach. In December 2021, the

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named him the new head coach of the Serbia national under-20 team. His team won a gold medal at the 2022 FIBA U20 European Championship Division B in

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with an undefeated record at 7–0.

Coaching record

EuroLeague

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Personal life

Jovanović and his wife Jelena has two children, a son Vasilije and daughter Lenka (born 2020).

References

External links

Jovanovic ABA League Profile

Coach Profile
at eurobasket.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Jovanovic, Vladimir 1984 births Living people KK Cibona coaches KK Crvena zvezda head coaches KK Crvena zvezda (youth) coaches KK FMP coaches KK Igokea coaches People from Mladenovac Serbian expatriate basketball people in Bosnia and Herzegovina Serbian expatriate basketball people in Croatia Serbian men's basketball coaches