Miodrag Vesković (Serbian Cyrillic: Миодраг Весковић, born July 23, 1950[1]) is a Serbian professional basketball coach.

Miodrag Vesković
Personal information
Born (1950-07-23) 23 July 1950 (age 74)
Sarajevo, PR BiH, FPR Yugoslavia
NationalitySerbian
Career history
As coach:
00Željezničar Women
1990–1991Elemes Šibenik
1991SFR Yugoslavia Women
00Hemofarm Women
1999FR Yugoslavia Women
2000–2001Saint Petersburg Lions
2001–2002Arkadia Traiskirchen
2003Serbia and Montenegro Women
2003–2005Lavezzini Parma
2007–2010Spartak Noginsk
2010–2011Serbia Women
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Women's Basketball
Head Coach for  Yugoslavia
EuroBasket Women
Silver medal – second place 1991 Israel Team

Coaching career

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Vesković coached the Željezničar Sarajevo[2] and Elemes Šibenik in the Yugoslav Women's League. With Elemes Šibenik he won the National Championship in 1990–91 season.[3] Later, he coached Hemofarm in the Basketball League of Serbia and Montenegro, Lavezzini Parma in the Italian Serie A1 and Spartak Noginsk in the Russian Premier League.[4]

Vesković coached men's teams such as Saint Petersburg Lions for the 2000–01 Euroleague season[5] and Arkadia Traiskirchen in the Austrian Bundesliga.

National team

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Vesković was appointed four times as the head coach for women's national team of Yugoslavia and Serbia. He coached the national team under all four state names: SFR Yugoslavia, FR Yugoslavia, Serbia and Montenegro and Serbia. He coached SFR Yugoslavia national team at the 1991 European Women Basketball Championship where he won silver medal. Vesković coached FR Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro national teams at 1999 EuroBasket Women and 2003 EuroBasket Women.

Career achievements

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Personal life

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Vesković married Gordana Grubin (born 1972), a Serbian retired basketball player.[6]

References

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  1. ^ FIBA Europe Profile
  2. ^ "Historija". Archived from the original on 2015-04-03. Retrieved 2017-06-16.
  3. ^ "Elemes poslednji šampion | SPORTSKA KUPUSARA".
  4. ^ Miodrag Veskovic appointed as new Head Coach of Team Serbia
  5. ^ "VESKOVIC, MIODRAG - Welcome to EUROLEAGUE BASKETBALL". 3 May 2024.
  6. ^ Životna pobeda Gordane Grubin