Vladimir Đokić ( sr-cyr, Владимир Ђокић; born April 25, 1971) is a Serbian professional

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coach and former player who is the head coach for

Vršac Vršac ( sr-Cyrl, Вршац, ) is a city in the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. As of 2022, the city urban area had a population of 31,946, while the city administrative area had 45,462 inhabitants. It is located in the geographical ...

of the

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Playing career

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, Đokić played 18 seasons in Yugoslavia, Slovakia, Hungary, Macedonia, and Serbia, between from 1990 and 2008. During his playing days, he played for Metalac, Spartak, Partizan,

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 ...

, Balkan Steel, Ergonom, EKF Eger, and

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. He retired as a player with Metalac in 2008.

Coaching career

Đokić coached Serbian teams Mašinac,

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, Sloga, Metalac and

. On July 4, 2018, he was named as a head coach for

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. On April 10, 2019, Dynamic parted ways with him. He is also known for coaching the winning team of the

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. On 27 September 2019, Đokić was named a head coach for Metalac. It is his second stint. He left Metalac in June 2021. On 12 August 2021,

hired Đokić as their new head coach. He parted ways with Vršac in March 2022.

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* * 1971 births Living people KK Crvena zvezda players KK Dynamic coaches KK Ergonom players KK Metalac coaches KK Metalac Valjevo players KK Partizan players KK Sloboda Užice coaches KK Spartak Subotica players KK Mašinac coaches KK Sloga coaches KK Vršac coaches Serbian expatriate basketball people in North Macedonia Serbian expatriate basketball people in Slovakia Serbian expatriate basketball people in Hungary Sportspeople from Valjevo Serbian men's basketball coaches Serbian men's basketball players Point guards {{Serbia-basketball-bio-stub