Sašo Filipovski
 Filipovski in October 2007. | |
| Banvit | |
|---|---|
| Position | Head coach |
| League | TBL |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
September 6, 1974 Ljubljana, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Nationality | Slovenian |
| Coaching career | 1996–present |
| Career history | |
| As coach: | |
| 1996–2003 | Union Olimpija (assistant) |
| 2003–2005 | Union Olimpija |
| 2005–2006 | Union Olimpija (assistant) |
| 2006–2009 | Turów Zgorzelec |
| 2009 | Lokomotiv Rostov |
| 2010 | CSKA Moscow (assistant) |
| 2011 | Lottomatica Roma |
| 2011–2013 | Union Olimpija |
| 2014–2016 | Stelmet Zielona Góra |
| 2016–present | Banvit B.K. |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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As a coach:
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Sašo Filipovski (born 6 September 1974) is a Slovenian professional basketball coach. He currently serves as a head coach of Banvit B.K..
Coaching career
His coaching career started back in 1996 when he was an assistant coach of Union Olimpija for seven seasons until 2003. He then became a head coach of the team for two seasons. Over 2005–06 season, he once again served as an assistant coach of the team. In 2006, he signed a contract with the Polish team Turów Zgorzelec, with whom he was a runner-up in the Polish League championship in 2006–07 and 2007–08 season. He stayed there for three seasons, until 2009.
Over the period from 2009 until 2011, he had short stints working with the Russian teams Lokomotiv Rostov and as an assistant coach in CSKA Moscow, before being a head coach in Lottomatica Roma back in 2011. In 2011, he returned to Union Olimpija, coaching them for two seasons.
On 11 November 2014, Filipovski was named a new head coach of the Polish team Zielona Góra.[1] In his first 2014–15 season with the team, he won the Polish League championship after 4–2 win in the final series over his former team Turów Zgorzelec.[2] On June 19, 2015, he signed a two-year extension with the club.[3]
Awards
Individual awards
- PLK Coach of the Year (2): 2006–07, 2007–08
References
- ↑ Konsek, Jacek (11 November 2014). "Saso Filipovski trenerem Stelmetu Zielona Góra!". sportowefakty.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ↑ "STELMET ZIELONA GÓRA MISTRZEM POLSKI!". plk.pl (in Polish). 9 June 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ↑ "Sašo Filipovski dwa lata dłużej w Stelmecie!". basketzg.pl (in Polish). 21 June 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sašo Filipovski. |
- Sašo Filipovski at euroleague.net
- Sašo Filipovski at legabasket.it