Milivoje Lazić

Milivoje Lazić (Serbian Cyrillic: Миливоје Лазић; born 13 May 1978) is a Slovenian-born Serbian professional basketball coach who is currently the head coach of the Partizan U19 team.

Milivoje Lazić
Partizan NIS
PositionU19 Head coach
LeagueJunior ABA League
Personal information
Born (1978-05-13) 13 May 1978
Ljubljana, SR Slovenia, Yugoslavia
NationalitySerbian
Coaching career1998–present
Career history
As coach:
1998–2005FMP / Reflex (youth)
2005–2010FMP (assistant)
2010–2011Partizan (assistant)
2011–2012Crvena zvezda (assistant)
2012Crvena zvezda
2013–2014Śląsk Wrocław
2020–presentPartizan U19
2020Partizan (interim)
Career highlights and awards
As assistant coach

Early life

Lazić was born in Ljubljana. He played basketball for Smelt Olimpija and the Slovenian under-14 national team. In 1991 he moved to Belgrade because of the breakup of Yugoslavia.[1]

In Serbia, he played for OKK Beograd and Kolubara from Lazarevac. Due to the serious injury, Lazić had to retire from professional basketball.[1]

Lazić earned his master's degree from the University of Belgrade Faculty of Sport and Physical Education.

Coaching career

Lazić began his coaching career with FMP in Belgrade. In 1998 he became the coach for youth teams. In 2005 he moved to the senior squad. While working at FMP, Lazić got his first taste of the NBA through Summer League coaching stints in 2007 with the Minnesota Timberwolves, Utah Jazz, Detroit Pistons and Chicago Bulls.[1]

In 2010 he joined the Partizan staff of head coach Vlada Jovanović.[2] A year later, he joined the Crvena zvezda staff of head coach Svetislav Pešić.[1]

After the end of 2011–12 season and resign of coach Pešić, Lazić become the head coach of Crvena zvezda.[3] Later, Lazić got fired on 4 October 2012 after two consecutive losses in the first two games at the start of the 2012–13 Adriatic League season.[4]

In June 2013, he was named the head coach of Śląsk Wrocław of the Polish Basketball League.[5]

In February 2020, Lazić became the head coach of the Partizan under-19 selection.[6] On 30 October 2020, he was named the interim head coach of Partizan, following departure of Vlado Šćepanović.[7][8] In his Partizan debut on 31 October, Lazić led the team to a 90–84 overtime loss to Igokea in the Adriatic League.[9] He finished his stint as the interim head coach with a 0–1 record on 5 November.

See also

References
  1. "Milivoje Lazić, košarkaški trener - biografija". ekapija.com. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  2. Crvena Zvezda names Lazic head coach, inks Savovic
  3. Pešić napustio Zvezdu, Milivoje Lazić novi trener, Gurović pomoćnik
  4. Zvezda otpustila Lazića, Vukoičić prvi kandidat za upražnjeno mesto
  5. Lazić novi trener Slaska
  6. "Strateg iz Ljubljane se vratio u Humsku". mondo.rs. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  7. "Partizan smenio Šćepanovića!". mozzartsport.com. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  8. "Partizan odradio trening sa Lazićem pred Igokeu". mozzartsport.com. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  9. "Milivoje Lazić: Nema vremena za očaj". b92.net. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
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