Aleksandar Knjazev | |
Nationality: | Macedonian |
Birth Date: | 29 September 1939 |
Career Start: | 1956 |
Career End: | 1970 |
Coach Start: | 1971 |
Coach End: | 1999 |
Years1: | 1956–1957 |
Team1: | Vardar |
Years2: | 1957–1970 |
Team2: | Rabotnički |
Years3: | 1969–1970 |
Team3: | → Partizan Kavadarci |
Cyears1: | 1971–1985 |
Cteam1: | Rabotnički |
Cyears2: | 1985–1986 |
Cteam2: | MZT Skopje |
Cyears3: | 1986–1994 |
Cteam3: | Rabotnički |
Cyears4: | 1994–1996 |
Cteam4: | Kočani Delikates |
Cyears5: | 1996–1997 |
Cteam5: | MZT Skopje |
Cyears6: | 1998–1999 |
Cteam6: | MZT Skopje |
Aleksandar Knjazev (Macedonian: Александар Књазев) is a Macedonian professional basketball coach and former player.[1] He spent most of his playing career in KK Rabotnički Skopje, and as a team leader he helped its promotion to the First Yugoslav Basketball League in 1964.[2] He was the first coach of the Macedonia national basketball team after the country's independence in 1992.[3]
His son Gjorgji Knjazev was also a basketball player.