Oliver Kostić (Serbian Cyrillic: Оливер Костић; born 20 February 1973) is a Serbian professional basketball coach who is currently an assistant coach for the Serbia national team.

Oliver Kostić
Personal information
Born (1973-02-20) 20 February 1973 (age 51)
Pirot, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalitySerbian
Listed height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Listed weight93 kg (205 lb)
Career information
NBA draft1995: undrafted
Playing career1991–1996
PositionGuard
Coaching career1997–present
Career history
As coach:
1997–2001Alfa Niš
2001–2002Pirot
2003–2004Mitteldeutscher (assistant)
2004–2005Braunschweig (assistant)
2005–2006Lottomatica Roma (assistant)
2007–2008Dynamo Moscow (assistant)
2008–2010Crvena zvezda (assistant)
2010–2013Žalgiris (assistant)
2011Baltai Kaunas
2013–2014Academic Sofia
2014–2018Bayern Munich II
2018–2020Bayern Munich (assistant)
2020Bayern Munich
2022–2023Spartak Subotica
2023–2024Juventus Utena
Career highlights and awards
As head coach

As assistant coach:

Coaching career

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Between 2005 and 2010, Kostić was an assistant coach for Lottomatica Roma (Italy), Dynamo Moscow (Russia), and Crvena zvezda (Serbia); all under head coach Svetislav Pešić.

In April 2018, when Montenegrin coach Dejan Radonjić took over the Bayern Munich first team, Kostić advanced into his coaching team. On 7 January 2020, Bayern Munich parted ways with Dejan Radonjić and appointed Kostić as the new head coach for the rest of the 2019–20 season.[1]

On 7 June 2023, Kostić was announced as the head coach for Juventus Utena of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL).[2] On 4 June 2024, Kostić was named LKL Coach of the Year after leading Juventus to a fourth place finish in the regular season.[3]

National team coaching career

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In November 2021, Kostić was named an assistant coach for the Serbia national team under Svetislav Pešić.[4] He was a staff member at EuroBasket 2022[5] and the 2023 FIBA World Cup.

References

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  1. ^ "Oliver Kostic takes over as Bayern head coach". eurohoops.net. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  2. ^ ""Uniclub Casino – Juventus" komandą treniruos Oliveris Kostičius". utenosjuventus.lt (in Lithuanian). 7 June 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Metų treneris – per plauką nuo ketvertuko su uteniškiais likęs O. Kostičius". lkl.lt (in Lithuanian). 4 June 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  4. ^ "SVETISLAV PEŠIĆ ZA ARENU: Uloga selektora me motiviše i predstavlja poseban izazov". tvarenasport.com. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Holandija – tim na kojem smo oštrili zube". politika.rs. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
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