Srđan Jovanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Срђан Јовановић; born 1 March 1976) is a Serbian-Greek professional basketball coach and former player, who is the current head coach for Avijeh Sanat Parsa Mashhad of the Iranian Basketball Super League. He holds Greek citizenship, under the name of Srtzan Karageorgiou (Greek: Σέρτζιαν Καραγεωργίου).

Srđan Jovanović
Parsa Mashhad
PositionHead coach
LeagueIranian Basketball Super League
Personal information
Born (1976-03-01) 1 March 1976 (age 48)
Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalitySerbian / Greek
Listed height1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Listed weight88 kg (194 lb)
Career information
NBA draft1998: undrafted
Playing career1992–2010
PositionPoint guard / shooting guard
Number14, 7, 13, 4
Coaching career2012–present
Career history
As player:
1992–1993Crvena zvezda
1993–1997Aris BSA Thessaloniki
1997–1999Stefanel Milano
1999–2000Telit Trieste
2000–2001Poliform Cantù
2001–2002Crvena zvezda
2002–2003Esse.Ti Imola
2004–2005Atlas
2005–2006Kecskeméti KTE
2006Makedonikos
2006–2007Kotwica Kołobrzeg
2007Świecie
2008PVSK Panthers
2008–2009Shahrekord
2010Xanthi
As coach:
2012–2013Timișoara (assistant)
2019–presentParsa Mashhad

Playing career

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Jovanović had two stints with the Crvena zvezda of the Yugoslav League. In the 1992–93 season, he won the Yugoslav League with Crvena zvezda and played together with Dragoljub Vidačić, Nebojša Ilić, Saša Obradović, Mileta Lisica, Predrag Stojaković, Rastko Cvetković, Aleksandar Trifunović and Dejan Tomašević.[1] Later, he also played the 2001–02 season for the Zvezda. During the 2004–05 season, he played for his hometown team Atlas of the First League of Serbia & Montenegro.

In Italy, Jovanović played for the Stefanel Milano,[2] the Telit Trieste and the Poliform Cantù of the Lega Serie A[3] and for the Esse.Ti Imola of the Serie A2.[4]

In Greece, Jovanović played for the Aris BSA Thessaloniki,[2] the Makedonikos[5] of the Greek League and for the Xanthi of the Greek A2 League.

In later stage of his career Jovanović played in Hungary (Kecskeméti KTE and PVSK Panthers), Poland (Kotwica Kołobrzeg and Świecie)[6] and Iran (Shahrekord). He retired as a player with Xanthi in 2010.

Coaching career

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In 2019, Jovanović was hired as the head coach for Avijeh Sanat Parsa Mashhad of the Iranian Basketball Super League.

Career achievements and awards

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References

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  1. ^ "Ono što se mora znati o KK Crvena zvezda". mojacrvenazvezda.net. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Srtzan Karageorgiou - FIBA Europe". fibaeurope.com. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Srdjan Jovanovic K. Player Profile". legabasket.it. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Srdjan Jovanovic K. Lega Due". legaduebasket.it. Archived from the original on 17 January 2006. Retrieved 10 November 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ^ Α1: Συμφώνησε με Γιοβάνοβιτς ο Μακεδονικός. sport-fm.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  6. ^ "Srdjan Jovanović Player Profile". plk.pl. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
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