Igor Jovović

Igor Jovović

Mitteldeutscher BC
Position	Head coach
League	Basketball Bundesliga
Personal information
Born	(1982-10-16) October 16, 1982 (age 42) Titograd, SR Montenegro, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality	Montenegrin
Coaching career	2007–present
Career history
As coach:
2007–2013	Budućnost (assistant)
2013–2015	Budućnost
2015–2016	Sutjeska
2016–2018	Mitteldeutscher
2018–2019	Stelmet Zielona Góra
2019–2020	Bayern Munich (assistant)
2020–2021	Telekom Baskets Bonn
2021–present	Mitteldeutscher BC
Career highlights and awards
As Coach: German ProA champion (2017)

Igor Jovović (Serbian Cyrillic: Игор Јововић, pronounced [îɡor jôːʋoʋitɕ]; born 16 October 1982) is a Montenegrin professional basketball coach who is head coach for Mitteldeutscher BC of the German Basketball Bundesliga (BBL).

Coaching career

Jovović got his first job in coaching career as an assistant coach to Dejan Radonjić at Budućnost Podgorica, in 2007. In 2013 he was appointed as head coach of Budućnost.[1] With Budućnost, he won two Montenegrin League titles and managed to play two Adriatic League semifinals in both the 2013–14 and 2014–15 seasons. He resigned from Budućnost on 26 November 2015.[2]

In the summer of 2015, Jovović was appointed as new head coach of Nikšić-based team Sutjeska. On 15 July 2020, he signed with Telekom Baskets Bonn of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) as head coach.[3]

On June 7, 2021, he has signed with Mitteldeutscher BC of the German Basketball Bundesliga.[4]

References

1. "Jovović: Biti trener Budućnosti velika čast" (in Montenegrin). Mondo. 16 April 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
2. "IGOR JOVOVIĆ LEFT BUDUĆNOST VOLI!". aba-liga.com. 26 November 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
3. "Igor Jovovic named Bonn head coach". Sportando. July 15, 2020. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
4. "Igor Jovovic named MBC head coach". Sportando. June 7, 2021. Retrieved June 8, 2021.