Nebojša Vidić (Serbian Cyrillic: Небојша Видић; born 29 January 1973) is a Serbian professional basketball coach and former player.

Nebojša Vidić
Personal information
Born (1973-01-29) 29 January 1973 (age 51)[1]
Pančevo, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia
NationalitySerbian
Career information
NBA draft1995: undrafted
Playing career1991–2013
PositionGuard
Coaching career1995–present
Career history
As coach:
2003–2005Tamiš
00Sveti Đorđe
2011–2012Þór Akureyri
2013–2014Lokomotiv-Kuban 2
00Krasny Oktyabr (assistant)
2016–2019Balkan Botevgrad
2019–2020Nizhny Novgorod (assistant)
2021Tamiš
2021Pelister
2021–2022Balkan Botevgrad
2022Avtodor
2023Fc Arges Pitesti

Playing career

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As a guard, Vidić played for his hometown clubs Tamiš and Rolling-Hunter.[2]

Coaching career

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Vidić started his coaching career at 22, while he was still an active player. He was a head coach for Tamiš and Sveti Đorđe during the 2000s.[2]

In the 2011–12 season, Vidić was the head coach for Þór Akureyri of the Icelandic Premier League.[3][4] In the 2013–14 season, Vidić was the head coach for Lokomotiv-Kuban 2 of the VTB United Youth League.[5]

In February 2016, Bulgarian club Balkan Botevgrad hired Vidić as their new head coach.[6] In June 2016, he signed with Balkan for the 2016–17 season.[7] In May 2017, he signed with Balkan for one more season.[8] Following a 3–1 win over Levski Lukoil in the 2019 Finals, Vidić won a Bulgarian National League for the 2018–19 season with Balkan. It was their first national title in 30 years.[9] In May 2019, he left Balkan Botevgrad.[10]

Prior to the 2019–20 season, Vidić became an assistant coach for Nizhny Novgorod under Zoran Lukić.[11] On 10 March 2021, Tamiš hired him as their new head coach.[12]

Career achievements

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References

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  1. ^ "Nebojsa Vidic at sport.de". sport.de. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Hoću da pomognem selu". starcevo.org.rs. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Thor AK 2011-12 Roster". basketball.eurobasket.com. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  4. ^ "KFÍ-Þór Akureyri á föstudagskvöld". vestri.is. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Lokomotiv-Kuban-2 2013-14". vtbyouth-league.com. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Новият треньор на Балкан бе представен на отбора". botevgrad.com. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Небойша Видич остава треньор на Балкан". botevgrad.com. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Небойша Видич ще продължи да води Балкан". botevgrad.com. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  9. ^ "30 години по-късно: "Балкан" Ботевград е шампион на България". btvnovinite.bg. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  10. ^ "Небойша Видич: Това бе моят последен мач в Балкан". topsport.bg. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  11. ^ "Najava Lige šampiona 2019-20". mvp.rs. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  12. ^ "Promena na klupi Tamiša". kls.rs. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
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