Branko Jorović (Serbian Cyrillic: Бранко Јоровић; born November 27, 1981) is a Serbian professional basketball coach and former player who serves as the U-19 head coach for Crvena zvezda mts. He played both the small forward and power forward positions.
 Jorović playing for Igokea in January 2013. | |||||||||||||||
| Crvena zvezda Meridianbet | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | U-19 head coach | ||||||||||||||
| League | Junior ABA League | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | November 27, 1981 Čačak, SFR Yugoslavia | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Serbian | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 97 kg (214 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2003: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2000–2016 | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Small forward / power forward | ||||||||||||||
| Number | 8 | ||||||||||||||
| Coaching career | 2017–present | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| As player: | |||||||||||||||
| 2000–2003 | Borac Čačak | ||||||||||||||
| 2003–2006 | FMP | ||||||||||||||
| 2008 | Olympias Patras | ||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Swisslion Takovo | ||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Borac Čačak | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Kavala | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Braunschweig | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2015 | Igokea | ||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Borac Čačak | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | U BT Cluj-Napoca | ||||||||||||||
| As coach: | |||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Bosna Royal (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Politehnica Iași | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Železničar Čačak | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Klik Arilje | ||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Crvena zvezda (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–present | Crvena zvezda U19 | ||||||||||||||
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Playing career edit
A forward, Jorović played for Borac Čačak, FMP Železnik, Olympias Patras, Swisslion Takovo, Kavala, Braunschweig, Igokea, and U BT Cluj-Napoca. He retired as a player with Cluj-Napoca in 2016.
National team career edit
Jorović was a member of the Serbia and Montenegro national team at the 2006 FIBA World Championship in Japan. Previously, he won a gold medal at the 2003 Summer Universiade in Daegu.
Coaching career edit
In October 207, Jorović was named an assistant coach for Bosna Royal.[1] He left Bosnia in December 2017.[2] In December 2019, he signed for Železničar Čačak.[3]
In July 2022, Jorović became the head coach for Kolubara LA 2003 of the Basketball League of Serbia.[4][5] However, Crvena zvezda mts added him to their coaching staff as an assistant coach, on 9 July 2022.[6][7] On 19 November 2022, the club parted ways with his following the head coach change.[8] Five days later, on 24 November, Crvena zvezda mts hired him as the U-19 team head coach.[9]
Career achievements edit
As player:
- Adriatic League champion: 2 (with FMP Železnik: 2003–04, 2005–06)
- Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina champion: 3 (with Igokea: 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15)
- Serbian Cup winner: 1 (with FMP Železnik: 2004–05)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina Cup winner: 2 (with Igokea: 2012–13, 2014–15)
References edit
- ^ Nekadašnji igrač Igokee pojačao stručni štab Bosne Royal
- ^ "Bosnu Royal napustio i Branko Jorović, Draško Knežević zasad ne ide iz kluba". scsport.ba. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
- ^ "Branko Jorović novi trener Železničara". moravainfo.rs. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
- ^ "Jorović pronašao angažman: Preuzeo prvoligaški tim u razvoju". sportal.blic.rs. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
- ^ "Branko Jorović na klupi Kolubare". regionalne.rs. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
- ^ "Jorović novi član stručnog štaba Zvezde". b92.net. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
- ^ "Branko Jorović u stručnom štabu Zvezde". mozzartsport.com. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
- ^ "Zvezda raspustila stručni štab". b92.net. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ "Klipa napustio Zvezdu i otišao u Kinu, menja ga Jorović". mozzartsport.com. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
External links edit
- Branko Jorović at aba-liga.com
- Branko Jorović at balkanleague.net
- Branko Jorović at archive.fiba.com
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