Branko Maksimović (Serbian Cyrillic: Бранко Максимовић; born 28 April 28, 1974) is a Serbian basketball coach and former player who is the head coach for Lokomotiv Kuban of the VTB United League.
| Lokomotiv Kuban | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Head coach | ||||||||||||||||||||
| League | VTB United League | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | April 28, 1974 Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Serbian | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coaching career | 1997–present | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||||||||
| As coach: | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997–2001 | Radnički Belgrade (youth) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2002 | Crvena zvezda (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | NIS Vojvodina (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | Radnički Belgrade (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Kasta Belgrade (youth) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2009 | Hemofarm (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2014 | Radnički Kragujevac (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Baník Handlová | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Inter Bratislava | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Crvena zvezda (youth) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | FMP | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Mladost Admiral | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Vršac | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Handlová | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Lokomotiv Kuban (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Lokomotiv Kuban | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Coaching career edit
Maksimović was an assistant coach for Crvena zvezda, NIS Vojvodina, Radnički Belgrade, Hemofarm and Radnički Kragujevac.[1] He was long-term assistant coach of Miroslav Nikolić (Crvena zvezda, NIS Vojvodina, Hemofarm, Serbia youth teams, Radnički Kragujevac).[2] He also was a coach in youth system for Radnički Belgrade, Hemofarm and Crvena zvezda.[1]
In 2014, Maksimović went to Slovakia and become a head coach for Baník Handlová of the Slovak Extraliga.[3] In June 2015, he moved to Inter Bratislava where he stayed until November 2015.[4]
After the start of the 2016–17 season in the Adriatic League, Maksimović took over FMP after Slobodan Klipa resign.[5] He left after on the end of the season.[2][6] On June 11, 2017, Maksimović was named a head coach of the Zemun's team Mladost Admiral. He left the club in July 2018.[citation needed]
On August 24, 2018, Maksimović became a head coach for Vršac.[7] Vršac parted ways with him on January 4, 2019.[8]
In February 2021, Maksimović became an assistant coach of Lokomotiv Kuban under Evgeniy Pashutin.[9] In December 2021, he got promoted as the head coach for Lokomotiv.[10]
National teams coaching career edit
In July 2006, Maksimović was an assistant coach for the Serbia and Montenegro under-20 team that won a gold medal at the FIBA Europe Championship in İzmir, Turkey. In July 2007, he was an assistant coach for the Serbia under-19 team that won a gold medal at the FIBA U19 World Championship in Novi Sad, Serbia. In July/August 2008, he was an assistant coach for Serbia under-18 team at the FIBA Europe Championship in Greece.
References edit
- ^ a b "Maksimović Profile". kkradnicki.rs. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- ^ a b "SK i Branko Maksimović: Ko se iz FMP-a nametnuo za CZ?". sportklub.rs. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- ^ "Maksimović, kao prvi trener, juri slovački tron". novosti.rs. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- ^ "Branko Maksimovic at EuroLeague". euroleaguebasketball.net. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- ^ "Otišao Klipa, Maksimović na klupi FMP". b92.net. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- ^ FMP and Branko Maksimovic part ways
- ^ "Branko Maksimović is the new head coach of Vršac". druga.aba-liga.com. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
- ^ "Darko Kostić is the new head coach of Vršac". druga.aba-liga.com. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
- ^ "Ruska Lokomotiva na srpski pogon". mozzartsport.com. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ "Bivši trener FMP preuzeo Lokomotivu Kubanj od Pašutina". mozzartsport.com. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
External links edit
- Profile at GSA Sports
- Profile at euroleaguebasketball.net
- Profile at eurobasket.com