Biljana Stanković (Serbian Cyrillic: Биљана Станковић; born 11 September 1974 in Vršac, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Serbian basketball coach and former Serbian and Yugoslavian basketball player.[1] She played at the point guard position and is a former member of national team of Serbia.

Biljana Stanković
Personal information
Born (1974-09-11) 11 September 1974 (age 50)
Vršac, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalitySerbian
Listed height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Listed weight65 kg (143 lb)
Career information
Playing career1990—2009, 2009–2017
PositionPoint guard
Coaching career2016–present
Career history
As player:
1990–2009Hemofarm
2009–2012Hemofarm
2012–2013Partizan
2013–2014Vršac
2014Radivoj Korać
2014–2015Spartak Noginsk
2015–2016Danzio Timișoara
2016–2017Vršac
As coach:
2016–presentSerbia U18 (assistant)
2017Serbia U16 (assistant)
2018–2019Skallagrímur

Professional career

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Stanković is the most victorious female player in Serbian basketball history, winning 24 titles in 28 seasons from 1990 to 2017.[2][3]

National team career

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Stanković played over 100 games for the Serbian national team and was the team's captain for 7 years.[4] She participated in three EuroBasket tournaments and one FIBA World Cup.[2]

Coaching career

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In December 2018, Stanković was hired as the head coach of Úrvalsdeild kvenna club Skallagrímur, replacing recently fired Ari Gunnarsson.[2][5][6]

Honours

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Hemofarm

Partizan

Radivoj Korać

References

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  1. ^ "(VIDEO) KRAJ POSLE 24 TITULE: Biljana Stanković, najtrofejnija srpska košarkašica, završila karijeru". kurir.rs. 26 March 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  2. ^ a b c Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (4 December 2018). "Sigursælasta körfuboltakona Serbíu þjálfar lið Skallagríms". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  3. ^ "(VIDEO) KRAJ POSLE 24 TITULE: Biljana Stanković, najtrofejnija srpska košarkašica, završila karijeru". kurir.rs (in Serbian). 26 March 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  4. ^ Ólafur Þór Jónsson (4 December 2018). "Fyrrum fyrirliði Serbíu tekur við Skallagrím". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 2021-10-22. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  5. ^ "Nýr þjálfari kominn til Skallagríms". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 4 December 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  6. ^ "Biljana Stanković trenersku karijeru nastavlja na Islandu". kosarka24.rs. 6 December 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-12-09. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
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