Veselin Petrović (basketball)

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Veselin Petrović
OKK Beograd
PositionAssistant coach
LeagueBasketball League of Serbia
Personal information
Born (1977-07-01) 1 July 1977 (age 47)
Sarajevo, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalitySerbian
Listed height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Listed weight109 kg (240 lb)
Career information
NBA draft1999: undrafted
Playing career1993–2014
PositionSmall forward / shooting guard
Number4, 5, 7, 10
Coaching career2015–present
Career history
As player:
1993–1995Vojvodina
1995–1999FMP Železnik
1999–2002Partizan
2002–2003FMP Železnik
2003–2004Budućnost Podgorica
2004–2005Verviers-Pepinster
2005–2014Oostende
As coach:
2015–2019Mega Basket (assistant)
2019–2021Mega Basket U16
2021–presentOKK Beograd (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Yugoslavia
FIBA EuroBasket
Gold medal – first place 2001 Turkey Team
'22 & under' European Championship
Gold medal – first place 1998 Italy Team
'22 & under' World Championship
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Australia Team

Veselin Petrović (Serbian Cyrillic: Веселин Петровић; born 1 July 1977) is a Serbian professional basketball coach and former player. He currently works as an assistant coach for OKK Beograd of the Basketball League of Serbia.

Playing career

Petrović grew up with the Bosna Sarajevo youth teams. In 1993, he moved to KK Vojvodina, where he played for two seasons. He then moved to FMP Železnik, where he played for 4 years. In 1999, he signed with Partizan Belgrade, where he won three trophies. Later, he played another season with FMP Železnik, and one season with Budućnost. In 2004, he went to Belgium and played one season with Verviers-Pepinster. He then moved to the Belgian club Oostende, where he played until 2014.

Trophies won

Petrović was a member of the senior men's FR Yugoslavia national basketball team at the EuroBasket 2001, where he won a gold medal. With Partizan Belgrade, he won the 2001–02 season Yugoslav National League championship. In 2000 and 2002, he won the Serbian Cup. With FMP Železnik, he also won the Serbian Cup in 1997. With Oostende, where he began playing in 2005, he won the Belgian League championship in 2006, 2007, 2012, and 2013. He also won the Belgian Cup in 2008, 2010, and 2013.

Coaching career

Petrović worked as an assistant coach of the Serbian team Mega Bemax from 2015 to 2019.[1] On July 5, 2019, he was named the U16 team coach for Mega Bemax.[2]

On 26 May 2021, OKK Beograd named Petrović as their new assistant coach.[3]

References

  1. ^ Vesa Petrović novi pomoćni trener Mega Leksa
  2. ^ "RATKOVICA U ODELU Dejan Milojević dobio DVA pomoćna trenera". sport.blic.rs. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Trenerska rokada u Metalcu: Đokić otišao, Ratkovica došao". mozzartsport.com. Retrieved 7 June 2021.