Miroslav Popov (basketball)

This article is about the basketball coach. For the motorcycle racer, see Miroslav Popov.

Miroslav Popov

Tianjin Ronggang
Position	Head coach
League	WCBA
Personal information
Born	(1957-11-26) 26 November 1957 (age 67) Vršac, PR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia
Nationality	Serbian
Coaching career	1982–present
Career history
As coach:
1993–1994	Hemofarm Men
1993–1999	Hemofarm Women (assistant)
1999–2003	Hemofarm Women
2003–2004	Lions Vršac
2004–2005	Hemofarm Women
2005–2007	Mercede Basket Alghero
2007–2008	Leotar
2008–2009	Swisslion Vršac (assistant)
2010–2013	Hemofarm Women
2013–2017	CSU Alba Iulia
2019–present	Tianjin Ronggang

Miroslav Popov (Serbian Cyrillic: Миодраг Попов; born November 26, 1957) is a Serbian professional basketball coach for Tianjin Ronggang of the Women's Chinese Basketball Association (WCBA).

Coaching career

Men's basketball

Popov coached Lions Vršac in the 2003–04 season[1] and Bosnian team Leotar Trebinje during 2007–08 season.

Women's club basketball

Popov spent a big part of his coaching career with Hemofarm from Vršac. He was an assistant coach from 1993 to 1999, and a head coach three times: 1999–2003, 2004–2005 and 2010–2013.[2][3]

Also, Popov coached teams in Italy and Romania.[4] He was a coach of Italian team Mercede Basket Alghero for two seasons.[5][6] In Romania, he was a head coach for CSU Alba Iulia for five seasons.[7][8]

During the 2019–20 season Popov coached Tianjin Ronggang of the Women's Chinese Basketball Association.[9][10]

Women national teams

FR Yugoslavia

Popov was a head coach for the FR Yugoslavia women's national team at the EuroBasket Women 2001 and 2002 FIBA World Championship for Women.

Romania

Popov was a head coach for the Romania women's national team.[11][12]

Career achievements and awards

Head Coach

• Central Europe Women's League champion: 2 (with CSU Alba Iulia: 2013–14, 2015–16)
• FR Yugoslavia/Serbia and Montenegro Women's League champion: 3 (with Hemofarm: 1999–00, 2000–01, 2004–05)
• Milan Ciga Vasojević Cup winner: 2 (with Hemofarm: 2009–10, 2011–12)
• FR Yugoslavia/Serbia and Montenegro Women's Cup winner: 2 (with Hemofarm: 2001–02, 2004–05)

Assistant Coach

• FR Yugoslavia Women's League champion: 2 (with Hemofarm: 1997–98, 1998–99)
• FR Yugoslavia Women's Cup: 3 (with Hemofarm: 1995–96, 1997–98, 1998–99)

References

1. "MIROSLAV POPOV TRENER SWISS LIONSA". beobasket.net. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
2. "Košarkašice Hemofarma dobile trenera". sportskacentrala.com. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
3. "Miroslav Popov novi trener košarkašica Hemofarma". sport.blic.rs. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
4. "Miroslav Popov Profile". koyersport.com. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
5. "Miroslav Popov na Siciliji". b92.net. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
6. "Basket femminile A1, Miroslav Popov il nuovo allenatore della Mercede". alguer.it. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
7. "CSU Alba Iulia s-a despărțit de Bilek. L-a numit pe Miroslav Popov!". totalbaschet.ro. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
8. "Sârbul Miroslav Popov a adus performanţa în Cetatea Marii Uniri. Citește un interviu neconvenţional cu "Magic Miro"!". ziarulunirea.ro. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
9. "Cambage powers Shanxi to third straight win in WCBA". xinhuanet.com. Archived from the original on June 6, 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
10. "Imposing Cambage sparking the Flame". chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
11. "Miroslav Popov, noul selecționer al naționalei feminine de baschet". radiotimisoara.ro.
12. "Sârbul Miroslav Popov este noul selecționer al naționalei feminine de baschet". digisport.ro. Retrieved 9 March 2018.

External links

• Coach Profile at eurobasket.com
• Biography at kosarkaskitrenerivojvodine.rs
• Miroslav Popov on LinkedIn