Aleksandar Knjazev ( mk, Александар Књазев) is a Macedonian professional

basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appr ...

coach and former player. He spent most of his playing career in

KK Rabotnički KK Rabotnički ( mk, КК Работнички) is a basketball club based in Skopje, North Macedonia. They currently play in the Macedonian First League and ABA League Second Division. The club has won the Macedonian championship 15 times and the ...

Skopje, and as a team leader he helped its promotion to the First Yugoslav Basketball League in 1964. He was the first coach of the

Macedonia national basketball team The North Macedonia men's national basketball team ( mk, Кошаркарска репрезентација на Северна Македонија, Košarkarska reprezentacija na Severna Makedonija) represents North Macedonia in internationa ...

after the country's independence in 1992. His son

Gjorgji Knjazev Georgi Knjazev ( mk, Георги Књазев, born May 22, 1971) is a Macedonian former professional basketball player who played for many clubs in Macedonia like MZT Skopje, Rabotnički, Kumanovo and many more. He was also member of Macedonia ...

was also a basketball player.

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1939 births Living people Macedonian basketball coaches Place of birth missing (living people) {{RMacedonia-basketball-bio-stub