Aleksandar Trifunović (basketball)
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Trifunović coaching Red Star Belgrade in February 2010. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
30 May 1967 Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Nationality | Serbian |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 1989 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 1985–2001 |
| Coaching career | 2002–present |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1985–1988 | Red Star Belgrade |
| 1988–1991 | KK Zadar |
| 1991–1997 | Red Star Belgrade |
| 1997–1998 | Fribourg |
| 1998–2000 | Pogoń Ruda Śląska |
| 2000–2001 | KK Beopetrol |
| As coach: | |
| 2002–2003 | Red Star Belgrade |
| 2003–2004 | Red Star Belgrade (assistant) |
| 2004–2005 | Red Star Belgrade |
| 2006–2008 | Lietuvos rytas |
| 2008–2009 | Panionios |
| 2009 | Spartak Saint Petersburg |
| 2009–2010 | Red Star Belgrade |
| 2010–2011 | Lietuvos rytas |
| 2011–2012 | Žalgiris |
| 2013–2015 | BC Astana |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Aleksandar Trifunović (born 30 May 1967) is a Serbian professional basketball coach.
Playing career
Trifunović began his pro career with Red Star Belgrade before moving to KK Zadar where he played for 3 seasons under head coaches Dragan Šakota, Slavko Trninić, and Krešimir Ćosić.
He returned to Red Star Belgrade in summer 1992, contributing greatly to the club's two back-to-back league titles.
Coaching career
Trifunović was the manager of the Serbian League club Red Star Belgrade during the 2001-02 season.
Trifunović was the head coach of the Serbian club Red Star Belgrade during the 2002-03 season and during the month of December during the 2004-05 season. He firmly established his head coaching career in Lithuania with the Lithuanian League club Lietuvos Rytas in the years 2006-2008. Rytas club reached the ULEB Cup finals in the 2006-07 season and the Euroleague Top 16 stage in the 2007-2008 season. He also won the Baltic League championship in 2007 with Rytas.
In the 2008 off-season he became the head coach of the Greek League club Panionios.[1]
In 2009, he became the head coach of the Russian Super League club Spartak Saint Petersburg.[2] He resigned from the club on November 10, 2009.[3]
On December 27, 2009, Trifa signed a new one and a half year contract with Red Star Belgrade.[4] In October 2010, Trifunovic returned to Lietuvos Rytas.[5] Despite a slow start, he led the team to the Euroleague Top16. However, a loss in the LKF cup and finishing only 3rd in the Baltic League led to Trifunovic parting ways with Rytas in April 2011.[6]
After starting the 2011-12 season without a team, Trifunovic shocked everyone when he became the head coach of BC Žalgiris, the archrival of Lietuvos Rytas.[7] Trifunovic led BC Žalgiris to the LKF cup, and also helped win the Baltic League and the Lithuanian League championships, beating Lietuvos Rytas in the finals.[8]
In December, 2013, he became the head coach of BC Astana.[9] In February 2015, he was released by the club.[10]
References
- ↑ Panionios hires Trifunovic as coach
- ↑ Spartak St. Petersburg lands coach Trifunovic
- ↑ Trifunovic leaves the bench of Spartak
- ↑ Trifunovic, new Crvena Zvezda boss
- ↑ L. Rytas brings back Trifunovic
- ↑ Rastali se Trifunović i Lijetuvos ritas
- ↑ Zalgiris tabs Trifunovic for bench
- ↑ Zalgiris Sweep Lietuvos Rytas
- ↑ BC Astana name Aleksandar Trifunovic head coach
- ↑ BC Astana fires coach Aleksandar Trifunovic