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Petar Aleksić
Personal information
Born (1968-11-02) 2 November 1968 (age 56)
Trebinje, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalityBosnian / Swiss
Listed height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Career information
Playing career1996–2004
PositionForward
Coaching career2004–present
Career history
As player:
1996–1998FMP Železnik
1998ZTE
1999–2001Union Neuchâtel
2001–2002BBC Nyon
2003–2004Leotar Trebinje
As coach:
2004–2006BBC Feldkirch Baskets (assistant)
2006–2007Union Neuchâtel
2007–2009Alba Berlin (assistant)
2010–2011Union Neuchâtel
2011–2013Monthey
2012Switzerland under-20
2013–2023Fribourg Olympic
2013–2016Switzerland
2024Iraklis
Career highlights and awards
As head coach:
  • 6 × Swiss League champion (2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023)
  • 5 × Swiss Cup champion (2016, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023)
  • 3 x Swiss League Cup champion (2018, 2020, 2022)
  • 4 x Swiss SuperCup champion (2016, 2020, 2021, 2022)

As assistant coach:

Petar Aleksić (born 2 November 1968) is a Bosnian–Swiss professional basketball coach and former basketball player.

Playing career

As a professional player, he played in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Hungary, Switzerland and Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Coaching career

After his retirement as a player he won the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) as assistant coach of Alba Berlin. He also coached BBC Feldkirch Baskets in Austria and several Swiss teams as head coach.

On June 25, 2024, he joined Iraklis of the Elite League Greece.

Switzerland's national team

From 2013 until 2016, he coached Switzerland's national basketball team, which he led to a surprise victory over Russia at the 2015 EuroBasket qualification.

References

  1. Der neue Nati-Trainer Petar Aleksic soll das Unmögliche möglich machen, Freiburger Nachrichten, Feb 2, 2013. Accessed 13 November 2015.(in German)
  2. "Petar Aleksić Takes the Helm at Iraklis BC". a1basket.gr. 28 June 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.

External links

Alba Berlin 2007–08 Basketball Bundesliga champions
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