Mihailo Poček | |
Position: | Head coach |
Height M: | 1.80 |
Birth Date: | 18 May 1960 |
Birth Place: | Valjevo, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia |
Nationality: | Serbian |
Draft Year: | 1982 |
Career Start: | 1976 |
Career End: | 1987, 1990–1993 |
Career Position: | Point guard |
Career Number: | 5 |
Coach Start: | 1989 |
Years1: | 1976–1987 |
Team1: | Metalac |
Years2: | 1990–1991 |
Team2: | Omladinac Valjevo |
Years3: | 1992–1993 |
Team3: | Big Enex Metalac |
Cyears1: | 1989–1990 |
Cteam1: | Metalac (assistant) |
Cyears2: | 1990–1992 |
Cteam2: | Metalac |
Cyears3: | 2000–2001 |
Cteam3: | Hopsi Polzela |
Cyears4: | 2002–2003 |
Cteam4: | Kumanovo |
Cyears5: | 2005–2008 |
Cteam5: | Luka Koper |
Cteam6: | Rudar |
Cyears7: | 2011–2014 |
Cteam7: | Koper |
Cyears8: | 2015–2016 |
Cteam8: | BLK Slavia Praha (women's) |
Cyears9: | 2016–2019 |
Cteam9: | Metalac |
Mihailo Poček (Serbian: Михаило Почек; born May 18, 1960), sometimes also Mihajlo, is a Serbian basketball coach and former player.
Poček played for his hometown team Metalac. He made his Yugoslav First League debut during the 1976–77 season. In 1987, he retired.[1]
In 1990, three years after retirement, Poček signed for his hometown-based team Omladinac.
Poček was a member of the Yugoslavia junior national team that won the bronze medal at the 1978 European Championship for Juniors. Over three tournament games, he averaged 3.7 points per game.[2] Also, he was a member of the cadet national team that won silver medal at the 1977 European Championship for Cadets. Over seven tournament games, he averaged 6.0 points per game.[3]
In May 2000, Poček became a head coach for the Slovenian team Hopsi Polzela.[4] In August 2002, Poček became a head coach for the Kumanovo of the Macedonian League.[5] He had two stints with Koper[6] [7] (Slovenia) and Ugljevik-based Rudar (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
In September 2015, Poček became a head coach for the BLK Slavia Praha of the Czech Women's Basketball League.[8] [9]
On September 27, 2016, Poček was named the head coach for the Metalac of the Basketball League of Serbia.[10] [11] He left Metalac on September 27, 2019.
His son is Velibor (born 1986).[12]