Aleksandar Knjazev Explained

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FIBA.com Coaching Library - Fiba Coaches - Search. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160513043109/http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/cl/FIBACoaches/p/fed/2604/iocc//peid/24773/q//z//coach_search.html. 2016-05-13.
  2. Web site: Темпераментен кошаркар со прецизна рака . Зоран Михајлов . 7 May 2018 . .
  3. Web site: Немаа подготовки, бојадисуваа патики, но беа среќни зашто први играа за Македонија! . 30 May 2018 . Sport.mk.