Petar Aleksić Explained

Petar Aleksić
Position:Head coach
Height M:1.98
League:Greek A2 Elite League
Team:Iraklis Thessaloniki
Birth Date:2 November 1968
Birth Place:Trebinje, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality:Bosnian / Swiss
Career Start:1996
Career End:2004
Career Position:Forward
Coach Start:2004
Years1:1996–1998
Team1:FMP Železnik
Years2:1998
Team2:ZTE
Years3:1999–2001
Team3:Union Neuchâtel
Years4:2001–2002
Team4:BBC Nyon
Years5:2003–2004
Team5:Leotar Trebinje
Cteam1:BBC Feldkirch Baskets (assistant)
Cyears1:2004–2006
Cyears2:2006–2007
Cteam2:Union Neuchâtel
Cyears3:2007–2009
Cteam3:Alba Berlin (assistant)
Cyears4:2010–2011
Cteam4:Union Neuchâtel
Cyears5:2011–2013
Cteam5:Monthey
Cyears6:2012
Cteam6:Switzerland under-20
Cyears7:2013–2023
Cteam7:Fribourg Olympic
Cyears8:2013–2016
Cteam8:Switzerland
Cyears9:2024–present
Cteam9:Iraklis Thessaloniki
Highlights:As head coach:
  • 6 × Swiss League champion (2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023)
  • 5 × Swiss Cup champion (2016, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023)
  • 3 x Swiss League Cup champion (2018, 2020, 2022)
  • 4 x Swiss SuperCup champion (2016, 2020, 2021, 2022)

As assistant coach:

Petar Aleksić (born 2 November 1968) is a Bosnian-Swiss professional basketball coach and former player. He is the current head coach of Iraklis Thessaloniki of the Greek A2 Elite League.

Playing career

As a professional player, he played in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Hungary, Switzerland and Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Coaching career

After his retirement as a player he won the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) as assistant coach of Alba Berlin. He also coached BBC Feldkirch Baskets in Austria and several Swiss teams as head coach.[1]

On June 25, 2024, he joined Iraklis Thessaloniki of the Greek A2 Elite League.[2]

Switzerland's national team

From 2013 until 2016, he coached Switzerland's national basketball team, which he led to a surprise victory over Russia at the 2015 EuroBasket qualification.

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.freiburger-nachrichten.ch/sport-basketball/der-neue-nati-trainer-petar-aleksic-soll-das-unmoegliche-moeglich-machen Der neue Nati-Trainer Petar Aleksic soll das Unmögliche möglich machen
  2. Web site: 28 June 2024 . Petar Aleksić Takes the Helm at Iraklis BC . 10 July 2024 . a1basket.gr.