Filip Socek

Filip Socek
Personal information
Born (1982-12-31) December 31, 1982 (age 42)
Novi Sad, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalitySerbian
Listed height1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Career information
NBA draft2004: undrafted
Playing career2001–2009
PositionGuard
Coaching career2009–present
Career history
As coach:
2009–2011Mladost Bački Jarak (assistant)
2011–2012Meridiana (assistant)
2012–2014Meridiana
2014–2015Spartak
2015–2019,
2019–2020		Vojvodina
2020–2021Pirot
2021–2022Spartak
2022Radnički Kragujevac
2022-presentBC Kazma, Kuwait
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Assistant coach for  Serbia
FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship
Silver medal – second place 2013 Ukraine U16 Team

Filip Socek (Serbian Cyrillic: Филип Соцек; born December 31, 1982) is a Serbian basketball coach and former player.

Playing career

Socek was professional basketball player who played for his hometown team Vojvodina and for Montenegrin teams Mogren and Ulcinj.[1] He finished his playing career with Mladost Bački Jarak in 2009.

Coaching career

Socek was a coach head coach of Mladost Bački Jarak and Meridiana.[2] He won the Serbian B League in 2012–13 season with Meridiana.

He was an assistant coach for Serbia men's national under-16 basketball team which won a silver medal at the 2013 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship.[3]

Prior to the 2014–15 season, Socek became a head coach for the Spartak Subotica. In January 2015, Socek was named as a head coach for the Vojvodina.[1] He left Vojvodina after the 2018–19 season. In November 2019, he signed for Vojvodina.[4] He left the club after in June 2020.

On 16 November 2020, Socek was hired as the new head coach of Pirot.[5] Prior to the 2021–22 2MLS season, Spartak Subotica hired him as their new head coach. Spartak fired him in November 2021.[6] On 21 February 2022, Radnički Kragujevac hired Socek as their new head coach.[7][8]

Career achievements and awards

References

  1. ^ a b "Socek: Vošini klinci i klub rastu svaki dan". rtv.rs. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Socek Filip Trener". sportskiklubmeridiana.net. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Serbia U16 Roster 2013". fibaeurope.com. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Vojvodina gostuje u Pančevu". kls.rs. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  5. ^ "SAOPŠTENJE KK PIROT". kls.rs. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  6. ^ "Košarka: Smena trenera Spartaka posle drugog poraza u nizu, preuzima Srećko Sekulović". subotica.com. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Vukotić podneo ostavku, Filip Socek novi trener Radničkog". kgsport.info. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  8. ^ "Filip Socek novi trener košarkaša kragujevačkog "Radničkog"". danas.rs. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  9. ^ "NAGRADA KSV 2017" (PDF). ksv.org.rs. Retrieved 15 January 2018.