Veselin Matić | |
Height M: | 1.84 |
Birth Date: | 21 July 1960 |
Birth Place: | Belgrade, PR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia |
Nationality: | Serbian |
Coach Start: | 1988 |
Years1: | 1980–1988 |
Team1: | OKK Beograd |
Cyears1: | 1988–1990 |
Cteam1: | OKK Beograd |
Cyears2: | 1989–1990 |
Cteam2: | SFR Yugoslavia (assistant) |
Cyears3: | 1990–1993 |
Cteam3: | BG Karlsruhe |
Cyears4: | 1993–1994 |
Cteam4: | Crvena zvezda (assistant) |
Cyears5: | 1994 |
Cteam5: | KK Crvena zvezda |
Cyears6: | 1994–1996 |
Cteam6: | Partizan (assistant) |
Cyears7: | 1997–1998 |
Cteam7: | USC Freiburg |
Cyears8: | 1998 |
Cteam8: | FR Yugoslavia (scout) |
Cyears9: | 1998–2000 |
Cteam9: | Polonia Warszawa |
Cyears10: | 2000–2001 |
Cteam10: | Köln 99ers |
Cyears11: | 2000–2002 |
Cteam11: | FR Yugoslavia (assistant) |
Cyears12: | 2004–2006 |
Cteam12: | Poland |
Cyears13: | 2006–2008 |
Cteam13: | Kalev/Cramo |
Cyears14: | 2008–2009 |
Cteam14: | Sagesse |
Cyears15: | 2009–2011 |
Cteam15: | Iran |
Cyears16: | 2012–2014 |
Cteam16: | Al Ahly |
Cyears17: | 2013 |
Cteam17: | Libya |
Cyears18: | 2015–2016 |
Cteam18: | Lebanon |
Cyears19: | 2017–2019 |
Cteam19: | Syria |
Cyears20: | 2019–2024 |
Cteam20: | India |
Highlights: | As a head coach:
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Veselin Matić (Serbian: Веселин Матић; born July 21, 1960) also known by his nickname Toza, is a Serbian professional basketball coach, who last served as the head coach of India men's national basketball team.
His son, Andrija Matić, is also a basketball player, who played for American University from 2015–2017[1] and for Keiser University from 2017–2019.[2]
Matić has had worked with multiple NBA players in his career.
Matić held coaching clinics in a number of countries in the world.Matić worked in multiple basketball camps around the world. When he was younger he worked in the Adidas Eurocamp (1996–99), but has been part of FIBA's YUBAC, where he has been the Camp head coach since 2004. At YUBAC he has helped out in multiple Areas including Pro Camp, Shooting Camp and Basic Camp.[3]
Matić attended the U17 FIBA World Championship in Kaunas (2012), Lithuania, the U19 FIBA World Championship in Prague (2013), Czech Republic, the U17 FIBA World Championship in Dubai (2014), UAE, the U19 FIBA World Championship in Heraklion (2015), Greece, the U17 FIBA World Championship in Saragossa (2016), Spain and the FIBA Senior World Championship in Saragossa (2016).