Zvezdan Mitrović

Zvezdan Mitrović (Serbian Cyrillic: Звездан Митровић; born 19 February 1970) is a Montenegrin professional basketball coach.

Zvezdan Mitrović
AS Monaco Basket
PositionHead coach
LeagueLNB Pro A
Personal information
Born (1970-02-19) 19 February 1970
Titograd, SR Montenegro, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalityMontenegrin
Coaching career1992–present
Career history
As coach:
1992–1995Pikadili
1995–2000Budućnost (assistant)
2000–2001Mogren
2001–2002Budućnost
2002–2007Khimik
2007–2011Krivbas
2011–2012Budivelnyk
2012–2013Khimik
2013Montenegro (assistant)
2014Azovmash
2015–2018Monaco
2017–2019Montenegro
2018–2020ASVEL
2020–presentMonaco
Career highlights and awards
As Head coach:

As Assistant coach:

Coaching career

Ukrainian League (2002–2014)

During twelve years in the Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague, Mitrović coached Khimik,[1] Krivbasbasket, Budivelnyk Kyiv[2] and Azovmash Mariupol.[3]

Monaco (2015–2018)

As a new head coach, Mitrović joined AS Monaco in March 2015.[4] He won the LNB Pro B league championship (French 2nd-tier league) in the 2014–15 season.[5] AS Monaco was promoted to the LNB Pro A (French 1st-tier league) for the 2015–16 season.[6] At the end of the season, he finished 2nd in the Best Coach of the Year voting.

In the 2015–16 season, his team finished first place in the regular season, and lost against ASVEL in the league's playoff semifinals. Mitrović was selected as the head coach of the International Team of the 2016 French All-Star Game.[7] In the 2017–18 season, Mitrović led Monaco to the championship game of the Basketball Champions League, where the club lost to AEK Athens. On 16 May 2018, he was named the French Pro A League's Best Coach, for the second consecutive season.[8]

ASVEL (2018–2020)

On June 26, 2018, Mitrović signed a three-year contract with ASVEL Basket.[9] In the 2018-19 season, he guided the team to the French national championship title and to winning the French Cup. He was sacked by ASVEL in May 2020[10] and contested the decision of the club.[11]

Monaco (2020–)

On July 2nd, 2020, he returned to AS Monaco.[12]

National team coaching career

Mitrović was an assistant coach for the senior Montenegro men's national team at the EuroBasket 2013, under head coach Luka Pavićević.[13]

On October 6, 2017, Mitrović was named the head coach of Montenegro senior men's national team.[14][4]

Career achievements and awards
As a head coach
As an assistant coach
Individual

References
  1. "Zvezdan Mitrović ponovo trener Himika". vijesti.me. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  2. "Zvezdan Mitrović preuzeo Budiveljnik". vijesti.me. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  3. "Zvezdan Mitrović preuzeo Azovmaš". vijesti.me. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  4. "Zvanično: Zvezdan Mitrović selektor Crne Gore". rs.n1info.com. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  5. "Profil du joueur - Zvezdan Mitrović". asmbasket.org. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  6. "Mitrović vratio Monako u elitu nakon 24 godine". vijesti.me. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  7. "Mitrović vodi tim stranaca na "ol-staru"". vijesti.me. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  10. "Jeep Élite : Zvezdan Mitrovic licencié par l'Asvel - Basket - Jeep Élite - Asvel". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 2020-07-02.
  11. "Jeep Élite : Zvezdan Mitrovic de retour à Monaco". L'Équipe. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
  12. "Zvezdan Mitrovic, le grand retour !". asmonaco.basketball (in French). Retrieved 2020-07-02.
  13. "Montenegro Roster - EuroBasket 2013". fibaeurope.com. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  14. "Zvezdan Mitrović novi selektor crnogorskih košarkaša: Kako će se igrati, to je prava enigma". sport.blic.rs. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  15. "Les lauréats sont connus !". lnb.fr. Retrieved 25 November 2017. (in French)
  16. "Zvezdan Mitrović najbolji trener Francuske". vijesti.me. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
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