Aleksandar Kesar

Aleksandar Kesar
Free agent
PositionHead coach
Personal information
Born (1972-02-04) 4 February 1972 (age 52)
Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalitySerbian
Coaching career1999–present
Career history
As coach:
1999–2002Mladost Zemun
2002–2007Partizan (assistant)
2007–2008Mega Aqua Monta
2008–2009Ural Great Perm
2010–2012Olympiacos (assistant)
2012Azovmash Mariupol
2013–2014Shandong Gold Lions (consultant)
2014–2015Fujian Sturgeons
2015–2018Shandong Golden Stars
2019–2020Fujian Sturgeons
2021–2022Tianjin Pioneers
2024-Fujian Sturgeons
Medals
Men's basketball
Head coach for  Serbia
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2009 Belgrade Team
Silver medal – second place 2007 Bangkok Team
Assistant coach for  Serbia
FIBA EuroBasket
Silver medal – second place 2009 Poland Team

Aleksandar Kesar (Serbian Cyrillic: Александар Кесар; born 4 February 1972) is a Serbian professional basketball coach. He is the head coach for the Fujian Sturgeons of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA).

Coaching career

Kesar was an assistant coach of Partizan and Olympiacos. He was a head coach for Mega Aqua Monta,[1] Azovmash Mariupol,[2] Shandong Gold Lions, Fujian Sturgeons, and Tianjin Pioneers.[3][4][5][6][7]

National team coaching career

Kesar was an assistant coach of Dušan Ivković in the national team of Serbia at two FIBA EuroBaskets, 2009 in Poland and 2011 in Lithuania, and at the 2010 FIBA World Championship in Turkey. He won silver medal at EuroBasket 2009.

He led the university team of Serbia at two Summer Universiades, 2007 in Bangkok and 2009 in Belgrade. He won a gold medal at 2009 Universiade and a silver medal at 2007 Universiade.

Career achievements and awards

As assistant coach

Personal life

Aleksandar is married. He and his wife, Ana, have two daughters, Klara and Atina.

References

  1. ^ "ALEKSANDAR KESAR IS THE NEW HEAD COACH OF MEGA AQUA MONTA". beoexcell.net. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Aleksandar Kesar fired as BC Azovmash head coach". latestbasketballnews.com. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  3. ^ NAŠ TRENER PRAVI ČUDA U KINI Aleksandar Kesar za Blicsport: Hiljade navijača nas čeka ispred hale
  4. ^ "Cenjen u Kini – Kesar preuzeo Tjanđin". rs.n1info.com. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  5. ^ "NAŠ TRENER PRAVI ČUDA U KINI Aleksandar Kesar za Blicsport: Hiljade navijača nas čeka ispred hale". sportal.blic.rs. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  6. ^ "China likes Serbian coaches". sportifico.com. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  7. ^ "Aleksandar Kesar, košarkaški trener - Traganje za "zlatnim presekom" u košarci". ekapija.com. Retrieved 16 August 2022.