Miroslav Popov (basketball)

Miroslav Popov (Serbian Cyrillic: Миодраг Попов; born November 26, 1957) is a Serbian professional basketball coach for Tianjin Ronggang of the Women's Chinese Basketball Association (WCBA).

This article is about the basketball coach. For the motorcycle racer, see Miroslav Popov.
Miroslav Popov
Tianjin Ronggang
PositionHead coach
LeagueWCBA
Personal information
Born (1957-11-26) 26 November 1957
Vršac, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalitySerbian
Coaching career1982–present
Career history
As coach:
1993–1999Hemofarm (assistant)
1999–2003Hemofarm
2003–2004Lions Vršac
2004–2005Hemofarm
2005–2007Mercede Basket Alghero
2007–2008Leotar Trebinje
2008–2009Swisslion Vršac (assistant)
2010–2013Hemofarm
2013–2017CSU Alba Iulia
2019–presentTianjin Ronggang

Coaching career

Men's basketball

Popov coached Lions Vršac in the 2003–04 season[1] and Bosnian team Leotar Trebinje during 2007–08 season.

Women's club basketball

Popov spent a big part of his coaching career with Hemofarm from Vršac. He was an assistant coach from 1993 to 1999, and a head coach three times: 1999–2003, 2004–2005 and 2010–2013.[2][3]

Also, Popov coached teams in Italy and Romania.[4] He was a coach of Italian team Mercede Basket Alghero for two seasons.[5][6] In Romania, he was a head coach for CSU Alba Iulia for five seasons.[7][8]

During the 2019–20 season Popov coached Tianjin Ronggang of the Women's Chinese Basketball Association.[9][10]

Women national teams
FR Yugoslavia

Popov was a head coach for the FR Yugoslavia women's national team at the EuroBasket Women 2001 and 2002 FIBA World Championship for Women.

Romania

Popov was a head coach for the Romania women's national team.[11][12]

Career achievements and awards
Head Coach
Assistant Coach

References
  1. "MIROSLAV POPOV TRENER SWISS LIONSA". beobasket.net. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  2. "Košarkašice Hemofarma dobile trenera". sportskacentrala.com. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  3. "Miroslav Popov novi trener košarkašica Hemofarma". sport.blic.rs. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  4. "Miroslav Popov Profile". koyersport.com. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  5. "Miroslav Popov na Siciliji". b92.net. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  6. "Basket femminile A1, Miroslav Popov il nuovo allenatore della Mercede". alguer.it. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  7. "CSU Alba Iulia s-a despărțit de Bilek. L-a numit pe Miroslav Popov!". totalbaschet.ro. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  8. "Sârbul Miroslav Popov a adus performanţa în Cetatea Marii Uniri. Citește un interviu neconvenţional cu "Magic Miro"!". ziarulunirea.ro. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  9. "Cambage powers Shanxi to third straight win in WCBA". xinhuanet.com. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  10. "Imposing Cambage sparking the Flame". chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  11. "Miroslav Popov, noul selecționer al naționalei feminine de baschet". radiotimisoara.ro.
  12. "Sârbul Miroslav Popov este noul selecționer al naționalei feminine de baschet". digisport.ro. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
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