Darko Kostić (basketball)

This article is about the basketball coach. For the fashion designer, see Darko Kostić.
Darko Kostić
Personal information
Born (1978-09-30) 30 September 1978 (age 46)
Smederevo, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalitySerbian / Greek
Listed height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Career information
NBA draft2000: undrafted
Playing career1997–2015
PositionPoint guard
Number5, 10, 6
Coaching career2015–present
Career history
As player:
1997–1998Filippos
1998–1999Okapi Aalstar
1999–2000Ratiopharm Ulm
2000–2001Okapi Aalstar
2001–2002Smederevo 1953
2002–2003Radnički Belgrade
2003–2004Chemosvit
2004–2005BKM Lučenec
0000Salesianos
2006–2009Ermis Lagkada
2009–2012Doxa Lefkadas
2012–2015Livadeia
As coach:
2015–2016OKK Beograd (assistant)
2016–2018OKK Beograd
2018Academic Bultex 99
2019–2020Vršac
2020–2022Novi Pazar
2022Kolubara LA 2003

Darko Kostić (Serbian Cyrillic: Дарко Костић, Greek: Ντάρκο Ράλλη (Ntarko Rallis); born 30 September 1978) is a Serbian–Greek professional basketball coach and former player.

Playing career

Rallis had two stints with the Belgian team Okapi Aalstar where played during 1998–99 and 2000–01 season.[1] In between he played for the German team Ratiopharm Ulm.[1][2] In 2003, he moved to Slovakia where he played for two seasons for Chemosvit Svit and MBK Lučenec.[3] Also, he played for the Ecuadorian team Salesianos Club Guayaquil.[4]

On 2 November 2011 Rallis signed for Doxa Lefkadas of the Greek A2 League.[5] He also played for the Greek A2 League teams Ermis Lagkada, and Livadeia.

Coaching career

Prior to the 2016–17 season Kostić was named as a head coach of OKK Beograd after one year he spent there as an assistant coach of the head coach Vlade Đurović.[6] He left the club in June 2018.

On 30 July 2018 Kostić became a head coach for Bulgarian team Academic Bultex 99.[7] On 27 December 2018 Academic parted ways with him following the loss against Beroe.[8]

On 4 January 2019, Kostić was named as a head coach of Vršac of the Basketball League of Serbia.[9] In February 2020, he left Vršac.

On 16 June 2020, Kostić became a head coach for Novi Pazar.[10][11]

References

  1. ^ a b "FIBA Europe - Ntarko Rallis". fibaeurope.com. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Darko Rallis Statistik". beko-bbl.de. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  3. ^ "E.S.O. Lučenec (SVK) [Evropský pohár 2004-2005]". basketnj.cz. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Salesianos Club Guayaquil Ex Players". latinbasket.com/team. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Παίρνει Ράλλη η Δόξα Λευκάδας". onsports.gr. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  6. ^ "PMLS: OKK Beograd na popravnom". mvp.rs. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  7. ^ "Darko Kostic is the new head coach of Akademik Bultex 99". balkanleague.net. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  8. ^ "Darko Kostic is no longer head coach of Academic Bultex 99". balkanleague.net. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  9. ^ "Darko Kostić is the new head coach of Vršac". druga.aba-liga. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  10. ^ "Darko Kostić novi trener košarkaša Novog Pazara". indeksonline.rs. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  11. ^ "Darko Kostić novi trener košarkaša Novog Pazara". rtvnp.rs. Retrieved 27 August 2020.