Miroslav Popov (Serbian Cyrillic: Миодраг Попов; born November 26, 1957) is a Serbian professional basketball coach for Tianjin Ronggang of the Women's Chinese Basketball Association (WCBA).
| Tianjin Ronggang | |
|---|---|
| Position | Head coach |
| League | WCBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 26 November 1957 Vršac, PR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia |
| Nationality | Serbian |
| Coaching career | 1982–present |
| Career history | |
| As coach: | |
| 1993–1994 | Hemofarm Men |
| 1993–1999 | Hemofarm Women (assistant) |
| 1999–2003 | Hemofarm Women |
| 2003–2004 | Lions Vršac |
| 2004–2005 | Hemofarm Women |
| 2005–2007 | Mercede Basket Alghero |
| 2007–2008 | Leotar |
| 2008–2009 | Swisslion Vršac (assistant) |
| 2010–2013 | Hemofarm Women |
| 2013–2017 | CSU Alba Iulia |
| 2019–present | Tianjin Ronggang |
Coaching career edit
Men's basketball edit
Popov coached Lions Vršac in the 2003–04 season[1] and Bosnian team Leotar Trebinje during 2007–08 season.
Women's club basketball edit
Popov spent a big part of his coaching career with Hemofarm from Vršac. He was an assistant coach from 1993 to 1999, and a head coach three times: 1999–2003, 2004–2005 and 2010–2013.[2][3]
Also, Popov coached teams in Italy and Romania.[4] He was a coach of Italian team Mercede Basket Alghero for two seasons.[5][6] In Romania, he was a head coach for CSU Alba Iulia for five seasons.[7][8]
During the 2019–20 season Popov coached Tianjin Ronggang of the Women's Chinese Basketball Association.[9][10]
Women national teams edit
- FR Yugoslavia
Popov was a head coach for the FR Yugoslavia women's national team at the EuroBasket Women 2001 and 2002 FIBA World Championship for Women.
- Romania
Popov was a head coach for the Romania women's national team.[11][12]
Career achievements and awards edit
- Head Coach
- Central Europe Women's League champion: 2 (with CSU Alba Iulia: 2013–14, 2015–16)
- FR Yugoslavia/Serbia and Montenegro Women's League champion: 3 (with Hemofarm: 1999–00, 2000–01, 2004–05)
- Milan Ciga Vasojević Cup winner: 2 (with Hemofarm: 2009–10, 2011–12)
- FR Yugoslavia/Serbia and Montenegro Women's Cup winner: 2 (with Hemofarm: 2001–02, 2004–05)
- Assistant Coach
- FR Yugoslavia Women's League champion: 2 (with Hemofarm: 1997–98, 1998–99)
- FR Yugoslavia Women's Cup: 3 (with Hemofarm: 1995–96, 1997–98, 1998–99)
References edit
- ^ "MIROSLAV POPOV TRENER SWISS LIONSA". beobasket.net. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
- ^ "Košarkašice Hemofarma dobile trenera". sportskacentrala.com. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
- ^ "Miroslav Popov novi trener košarkašica Hemofarma". sport.blic.rs. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
- ^ "Miroslav Popov Profile". koyersport.com. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
- ^ "Miroslav Popov na Siciliji". b92.net. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
- ^ "Basket femminile A1, Miroslav Popov il nuovo allenatore della Mercede". alguer.it. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
- ^ "CSU Alba Iulia s-a despărțit de Bilek. L-a numit pe Miroslav Popov!". totalbaschet.ro. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
- ^ "Sârbul Miroslav Popov a adus performanţa în Cetatea Marii Uniri. Citește un interviu neconvenţional cu "Magic Miro"!". ziarulunirea.ro. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
- ^ "Cambage powers Shanxi to third straight win in WCBA". xinhuanet.com. Archived from the original on June 6, 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ "Imposing Cambage sparking the Flame". chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ "Miroslav Popov, noul selecționer al naționalei feminine de baschet". radiotimisoara.ro.
- ^ "Sârbul Miroslav Popov este noul selecționer al naționalei feminine de baschet". digisport.ro. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
External links edit
- Coach Profile at eurobasket.com
- Biography at kosarkaskitrenerivojvodine.rs
- Miroslav Popov on LinkedIn