Vojislav Vezović ( sr-cyr, Војислав Везовић; born 19 November 1948) is a Serbian former professional

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coach and player.

Early life and playing career

Vezović was born in

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, Yugoslavia. In Belgrade, he graduated from Ivan Goran Kovačić Elementary School and

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. In 1962, he started to play basketball and grew up with Crvena Zvezda youth teams. Vezović played senior basketball in Crvena zvezda's affiliations: KK Kalemegdan and KK Voždovac. He ended his playing career in 1974.

Coaching career

Vezović was a head coach for the Nigeria women's national team that won the bronze medal at the

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. He also coached teams in Greece (

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, and Ilysiakos), Cyprus ( ENAD Nicosia and Olimpiada Nicosia), Qatar (

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), and Poland ( MKS Pruszków).

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