Mihailo Pavićević ( sr-cyr, Михаило Павићевић; born March 15, 1958) is a Montenegrin professional

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coach and former player. He currently works as the head coach for Mornar of the

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and the

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Playing career

Pavićević has spent most of his playing career in his native Bar playing for the local team Mornar. On two occasions he played for Budućnost in

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, and he ended his playing career in Omonia Nicosia.Čovek koji je Zvezdi doneo poslednju titulu
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Coaching career

Pavićević started coaching in 1989 in Mornar, before moving to the

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in 1996. With the Zvezda he won the

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championship in the 1997–98 season. Between 2000 and 2009, Pavićević led

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and won five Finnish championships and two Finnish Cups. He managed to promote several important Finnish players, such as Petteri Koponen, Sasu Salin, Kimmo Muurinen, and others. In 2013, Pavićević became the coach of the Chinese club Liaoning Flying Leopards, with whom he had managed to qualify for the playoff finals in the 2014–15 season where they lost from the Beijing Ducks. Prior to the 2017–18 season, Pavićević became the head coach for Mornar.

National team coaching career

Between 2011 and 2014, Pavićević was the head coach of the Montenegro national under-20 team.

Personal life

His brother is Đorđije Pavićević, a basketball coach and former head coach of Mornar. His daughter Tamara Pavićević is a fashion blogger.

Career achievements

;As head coach * Montenegrin League champion: 1 (with Mornar Bar: 2017–18) *

champion: 1 (with

: 1997–98) * Finnish League champion: 5 (with

: 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2006–07, 2007–08) *

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winner: 2 (with

: 2000–01, 2008–09) ;Individual * Finnish League Coach of the Year – 2003

References