Petar Rodić ( sr-cyr, Петар Родић; born June 23, 1959) is a Serbian

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Early life

Rodić started to play basketball for

OKK Dunav Omladinski košarkaški klub Dunav ( sr-Cyrl, Омладински кошаркашки клуб Дунав), commonly referred to as OKK Dunav, is a men's professional basketball club based in Stari Banovci, near Stara Pazova, Serbia. They are ...

, the club where he was one of the founding members. In 1979, he retired due to injury. Rodić earned his degree in physical culture from the

University of Novi Sad The University of Novi Sad ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, Универзитет у Новом Саду, Univerzitet u Novom Sadu; ) is a public university in Novi Sad, Serbia. Alongside nationally prestigious University of Belgrade, University of Novi Sad is ...

Coaching career

In 1979, Rodić became head coach for Dunav. In 1985, he sign for KK Lifam, based in

Stara Pazova Stara Pazova (, ; ; ) is a small town located in the Srem District of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. The town has a population of 18,522, while Stara Pazova municipality has 62,318 inhabitants (2022 census). The entrance into town f ...

. In 1986, Rodić joined the Partizan coaching staff as an assistant coach. He won Yugoslav League championship in the 1986–87 season. In the late-1980s and during 1990s, Rodić had coaching stints in Mladost Zemun, Lifam,

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, Raj banka Berane, Klik Arilje and Radnički Zastava. Rodić coached the Yugoslavia cadet team that won the gold medal at the 1999 European Championship for Cadets. Two years later, he was an assistant coach for the Yugoslavia university team that won the gold medal at the

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, China. In 2007, he became the head coach for Bosnian team

Leotar Trebinje FK Leotar ( sr-cyrl, ФК Леотар), commonly known as Leotar Trebinje or simply Leotar, is a professional football club based in the city of Trebinje that is situated in southern Bosnia and Herzegovina. Founded in 1925 and named after the mou ...

. In 2011, Rodić joined the Khimik coaching staff as an assistant coach.

References

External links

Coach Profile
at eurobasket.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Rodic, Petar 1959 births Living people Basketball players from Belgrade KK Lifam coaches KK Leotar coaches KK Mladost Zemun coaches KK Klik Arilje coaches KK Radnički Kragujevac (1950–2004) coaches KK Sloboda Užice coaches OKK Dunav players OKK Dunav coaches Serbian men's basketball coaches Serbian expatriate basketball people in Bosnia and Herzegovina Serbian expatriate basketball people in China Serbian expatriate basketball people in Montenegro Serbian expatriate basketball people in Ukraine University of Novi Sad alumni Yugoslav men's basketball players Yugoslav basketball coaches