Srđan Antić

Srđan "Riki" Antić (Serbian Cyrillic: Срђан "Рики" Антић; born 10 December 1960) is a Serbian professional basketball coach.

Srđan Antić
Personal information
Born (1960-12-10) 10 December 1960
Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalitySerbian
Coaching career1981–present
Career history
As coach:
1981–1982Voždovac (youth)
1982–1988Partizan (women's team)
1988–1991Voždovac
1994–1997Stadium Casablanca (women's)
1997Cajalon Zaragoza (women's)
1997–1998FC Porto (women's team)
1998–2000Crvena zvezda (women's team)
2000Vojvodina NIS
2005–2006Al-Ittihad Tripoli
2007–2008Libya
2008Al-Nasr Benghazi
2008–2009Al Naser Dubai
2009–2010Al-Ahli Jeddah
2010–2011Al Madena Tripoli
2010–2011Libya
2011–2012Al Wasl Dubai
2013–2014Jászberényi
2016Iraq
Career highlights and awards
  • Saudi Cup winner: 2010

Early life

Antić played basketball in Partizan Belgrade, but unfortunately his career as a basketball player ended, due to an injury, before he was able to join the senior team.

Coaching career

Antić’s coaching career started in 1981 as the junior team assistant coach in club Voždovac in Belgrade. The following season he moved to the Partizan women's team, with whom he won three Yugoslav League championships (in 1984, 1985 and 1986), two Yugoslav Women's Basketball Cups (in 1985 and 1986), also as the head coach of the Partizan U-16 team, he won first Yugoslav Cadet Championship in the club’s history.

In 2000, he had a stint in the newly formed Vojvodina NIS of the YUBA League.

Antić worked in Libya, United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia for several years. In Libya he served as the head coach of three teams of the Libyan Division I League (Al Ittihad Tripoli, Al Nasr Benghazi and Al Madena Tripoli) as well as of the Libyan national team.[1] In Dubai, he coached the Al Naser and the Al Wasl of the UAE League for one season each. He was awarded the title "The Best Coach" at the Dubai International Tournament (2008). During 2009–10 season, he coached the Al-Ahli Jeddah of the Saudi Premier League and won the Saudi Arabia Prince Faisal bin Fahad Cup.[2]

In 2013, Antić become the head coach for the Jászberényi of the Hungarian League. In 2016, he was the head coach of the Iraq national team[3] and placed 4th at the 2016 FIBA Asia Challenge in Iran.

References

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