Svetislav "Kari" Pešić ( sr-cyrl, Светислав "Кари" Пешић; born August 28, 1949) is a Serbian professional

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and former player who is the head coach of the Serbia men's national team.

Playing career

During his

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playing career, Pešić played with Pirot (1964–1967),

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(1967–1971), and Bosna (1971–1979). As a member of Bosna, he won a

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and a

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championship, in 1978. Also, he won the FIBA European Champions Cup (EuroLeague) championship in

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with Bosna.

Coaching career

Club coaching career

On the

level, Pešić won the

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in 2003, while he was the head coach of

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. On 16 November 2010, he was named the head coach of Power Electronics Valencia, for the rest of the 2010–11 season. In November 2012, Pešić was named the head coach of the German team Bayern Munich. On 28 February 2015, he extended his contract with the club until 2017. On 24 July 2016, he left Bayern at his own request, for health reasons. On 9 February 2018, he returned to

as the team's head coach, until the end of the season.

National team coaching career

Pešić led the Yugoslavian junior national team, that featured future international stars

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, Saša Đorđević,

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, and

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, to a gold medal at the 1987 FIBA World Junior Championship (which was later split into separate under-19 and under-21 events), by defeating the

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twice during the tournament. As the head coach of the senior

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, he won the gold medal at the

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(organized by Germany). With the FR Yugoslavian senior side, Pešić won gold medals at the

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, which was held in Indianapolis, and the

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(organized by Turkey). He stepped down from the position on 1 December 2002. On 28 September 2021, the

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hired him as the new head coach for the Serbia men's national team.

Coaching record

EuroLeague

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Personal life

Along with Serbian, Pešić also possesses

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. His son, Marko (born 1976), is a former professional basketball player, and was an occasional member of the senior German national team. Former German basketball player

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, is his son-in-law, due to his marriage with Pešić's daughter, Ivana.

References

External links

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at euroleague.net
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at acb.com
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