Srđan "Riki" Antić ( sr-cyr, Срђан "Рики" Антић; born 10 December 1960) is a Serbian professional

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coach.

Early life

Antić played basketball in Partizan Belgrade, but unfortunately his career as a basketball player ended, due to an injury, before he was able to join the senior team.

Coaching career

Antić’s coaching career started in 1981 as the junior team assistant coach in club Voždovac in

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. The following season he moved to the Partizan women's team, with whom he won three Yugoslav League championships (in 1984, 1985 and 1986), two

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s (in 1985 and 1986), also as the head coach of the Partizan U-16 team, he won first Yugoslav Cadet Championship in the club’s history. In 2000, he had a stint in the newly formed Vojvodina NIS of the

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. Antić worked in

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and

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for several years. In Libya he served as the head coach of three teams of the Libyan Division I League (Al Ittihad Tripoli, Al Nasr Benghazi and Al Madena Tripoli) as well as of the Libyan national team. In

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, he coached the Al Naser and the Al Wasl of the

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for one season each. He was awarded the title "The Best Coach" at the Dubai International Tournament (2008). During 2009–10 season, he coached the Al-Ahli Jeddah of the Saudi Premier League and won the Saudi Arabia Prince Faisal bin Fahad Cup. In 2013, Antić become the head coach for the Jászberényi of the

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. In 2016, he was the head coach of the Iraq national teamIraq coach Antic cautions against complacency
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References

External links

Official Website
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