Nenad Jakovljević Explained

Nenad Jakovljević
League:LBA
EuroLeague
Team:Virtus Bologna
Position:Assistant coach
Birth Date:30 October 1988
Birth Place:Sremska Mitrovica, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia
Nationality:Serbian
Coach Start:2011
Cyears1:2011–2015
Cteam1:Virtus Alto Garda (youth)
Cyears2:2015
Cteam2:Bayern Munich (assistant)
Cyears3:2015–2020
Cteam3:Dolomiti Energia Trento (youth)
Cyears4:2022–2023
Cteam4:Crvena zvezda (assistant)
Cyears5:2023–present
Cteam5:Virtus Bologna (assistant)
Highlights:As assistant coach:

Nenad Jakovljević (Serbian: Ненад Јаковљевић; born 30 October 1988) is a Serbian professional basketball coach and scout currently serves as an assistant coach for Virtus Bologna of the EuroLeague and the Lega Basket Serie A and a scout for the Serbia men's national basketball team.

Coaching career

Jakovljević the most of his early coaching career in Italy working for youth systems of Virtus Alto Garda (based in Riva del Garda) and Dolomiti Energia Trento.[1] [2] In 2015, he had a stint with Bayern Munich working as an assistant coach of head coaches Svetislav Pešić and Oliver Kostić.

In August 2022, Crvena zvezda added Jakovljević to their coaching staff as an assistant coach for the 2022–23 season.

In August 2022, Serbia national team head coach Svetislav Pešić added Jakovljević as a scout and video coordinator to his coaching staff. He was a staff member at EuroBasket 2022.[3]

In December 2023, Jakovljević joined Virtus Bologna, becoming the assistant coach of Luca Banchi.

Personal life

Jakovljević moved to Trento, Italy at age 17. He earned his bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Trento in 2013 and earned his master's degree in sports marketing and management from the Ca' Foscari University of Venice in 2015.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: One Team workshop in Vitoria starts road to Final Four . eurohoops.net . 3 September 2022.
  2. Web site: Nenad Jakovljevic, la promessa dell’Alto Garda . sportrentino.it . 3 September 2022.
  3. Web site: Holandija – tim na kojem smo oštrili zube . politika.rs . 3 September 2022.