Serbian basketball coach
Miodrag Perišić (Serbian Cyrillic: Миодраг Перишић; born 28 August 1972) is a Serbian[1] professional basketball coach, who currently serves as the head coach of Shabab Al Ahli Club (basketball) in the UAE National Basketball League and West Asia Super League, and head coach of Lebanon national team.
Coaching career
Born in Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia (now Serbia), Perišić started coaching Crvena zvezda youth system.[2] In 1999, he became the first head coach of newly established club Avala Ada.[3] In 2004, Perišić became the head coach of U Cluj-Napoca in Romania.[4]
Between 2004 and 2018, Perišić coached number of clubs from Romania, Egypt, Lebanon, and Bahrain.
On January 2019, Perišić signed with Beirut Club of the Lebanese Basketball League. He led the team to the finals of the Arab Club Basketball Championship.
In 2020, Perišić signed to become the head coach of US Monastir of the Tunisian Championnat National A and the Basketball Africa League (BAL). On 28 May 2022, he won the 2022 BAL Finals with Monastir.[5][6]
Perišić signed with Al Ittihad Alexandria in Egypt in June 2022.[7] After Al Ittihad was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the 2022 Arab Basketball Championship, he rejoined US Monastir.[8]
In 2023, Perišić moved to the United Arab Emirates and started coaching Al Wasl SC. In December 2024, Perišić is appointed as head coach of Shabab Al Ahli Club (basketball).
National team coaching career
The first national team coaching experience for Perišić was in 2011, when he coached Egypt national team at AfroBasket 2011. In 2020, Perišić coached the Qatar national team,[9][10] a position he held until 2022. In May 2024, he became the head coach of Lebanon national team, starting his tenure with the 2024 FIBA Olympic qualifications.[11] Under Perišić's leadership, Lebanon was among the first national teams qualifying for 2025 FIBA Asia Cup.
Honours
- US Monastir
- Beirut Club
- Manama
Head coaching record
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References
- ^ "VELIKI USPEH: Srpski košarkaški trener Miodrag Perišić šampion Afrike". novosti.rs. 31 May 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ "PERIŠIĆ PIŠE KOŠARKAŠKU ISTORIJU: Stručnjak uzeo tripletu koja će se pamtiti!". mondo.me. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ "Otišao "da pogine", pa osvojio Afriku! Perišić za MONDO: Beton liga, državni udari, pa tripleta za istoriju!". mondo.ba. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ "Ziua de Cluj | "U"-BT Cluj, în topul lui "Mișa" Perisic. "E printre cele mai tari echipe"". zcj.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 14 March 2022.
- ^ "US Monastir are the 2022 Basketball Africa League Champions". The BAL. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
- ^ "Otišao "da pogine", pa osvojio Afriku! Perišić za MONDO: Beton liga, državni udari, pa tripleta za istoriju!". mondo.ba. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ "Al Etehad lands coach Miodrag Perisic". Afrobasket.com. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- ^ "Miodrag Perisic returns to US Monastir, sets playoff target". OJB SPORT. 14 March 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
- ^ "Serbian Perisic appointed Qatar basketball coach". Qatar Tribune. 29 July 2020.
- ^ "SRBIN PREUZEO KATAR! "Specijalista" za azijsku košarku za Informer o novom poslu, "DIVLJIM NAVIJAČIMA" u Tunisu, bajci u LIBANU..." informer.rs (in Serbian). 11 August 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ "Lithuania Rains Threes to Dominate Lebanon". FIBA. 12 June 2024.
