Veselin Petrović (basketball)

Veselin Petrović
Mega Bemax
Position	U16 coach
Personal information
Born	July 1, 1977 (age 46); Sarajevo, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality	Serbian
Listed height	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Listed weight	109 kg (240 lb)
Career information
NBA draft	1999: undrafted
Playing career	1993–2014
Position	Small forward / Shooting guard
Number	4, 5, 7, 10
Coaching career	2015–present
Career history
As player:
1993–1995	Vojvodina
1995–1999	FMP Železnik
1999–2002	Partizan
2002–2003	FMP Železnik
2003–2004	Budućnost Podgorica
2004–2005	Verviers-Pepinster
2005–2014	Oostende
As coach:
2015–2019	Mega Bemax (assistant)
2019–present	Mega Bemax U16
Career highlights and awards
	YUBA League champion (2002); 4× Yugoslav Cup winner (1997, 2000, 2002, 2003); 4× Belgian League champion (2006, 2007, 2012, 2013); 3× Belgian Cup winner (2008, 2010, 2013); No. 10 retired by Oostende;
Men's basketball
Representing Yugoslavia
FIBA EuroBasket
'22 & under' European Championship
'22 & under' World Championship

Veselin Petrović (Serbian Cyrillic: Веселин Петровић; born July 1, 1977) is a Serbian professional basketball coach and former player. He currently works as a head coach of the Serbian team Mega Bemax U16.

Playing career

Petrović grew up with the Bosna Sarajevo youth teams. In 1993, he moved to KK Vojvodina, where he played for two seasons. He then moved to FMP Železnik, where he played for 4 years. In 1999, he signed with Partizan Belgrade, where he won three trophies. Later, he played another season with FMP Železnik, and one season with Budućnost. In 2004, he went to Belgium and played one season with Verviers-Pepinster. He then moved to the Belgian club Oostende, where he played until 2014.

Trophies won

Petrović was a member of the senior men's FR Yugoslavia national basketball team at the EuroBasket 2001, where he won a gold medal. With Partizan Belgrade, he won the 2001–02 season Yugoslav National League championship. In 2000 and 2002, he won the Serbian Cup. With FMP Železnik, he also won the Serbian Cup in 1997. With Oostende, where he began playing in 2005, he won the Belgian League championship in 2006, 2007, 2012, and 2013. He also won the Belgian Cup in 2008, 2010, and 2013.

Coaching career

Petrović worked as an assistant coach of the Serbian team Mega Bemax from 2015 to 2019.^[1] On July 5, 2019, he was named the U16 team coach for Mega Bemax.^[2]

References

^ Vesa Petrović novi pomoćni trener Mega Leksa
^ "RATKOVICA U ODELU Dejan Milojević dobio DVA pomoćna trenera". sport.blic.rs. Retrieved 5 July 2019.

External links

Veselin Petrović at euroleague.com
Veselin Petrović at eurobasket.com

[1] Vesa Petrović novi pomoćni trener Mega Leksa

[2] "RATKOVICA U ODELU Dejan Milojević dobio DVA pomoćna trenera". sport.blic.rs. Retrieved 5 July 2019.

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