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Dušan Jelić
Personal information
Born (1974-08-13) 13 August 1974 (age 50)
Banatska Palanka, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalitySerbian / Greek
Listed height6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight275 lb (125 kg)
Career information
NBA draft1997: undrafted
Playing career1991–2011
PositionCenter
Number9
Coaching career2013–present
Career history
As player:
1991–1992Crvena zvezda
1993–2000Panionios
2000–2001Crvena zvezda
2001Lucentum Alicante
2001–2002Olympiacos
2002–2003Air Avellino
2003–2004Tau Cerámica
2004Prokom Trefl Sopot
2004–2005Makedonikos
2005Anwil Włocławek
2005–2006Upea Capo d'Orlando
2006Castelletto Ticino
2006Huelva
2006–2007Ventspils
2007–2008APOEL
2008Kalev/Cramo
2008–2009Swisslion Takovo
2009Euroins Cherno More
2009–2010Apollon Patras
2010–2011FMP
As coach:
2013–2014Crvena zvezda U16 (assistant)
2014–2016Club Africain (assistant)
2016–2018Petrochimi 2
2018–2019Nizhny Novgorod (assistant)
2019–2021Mladost Zemun (assistant)
2021Napredak Aleksinac
Career highlights and awards
As a player

Dušan Jelić (Serbian Cyrillic: Душан Јелић; born 13 August 1974) is a Serbian-Greek professional basketball coach and former player. At a height of 2.11 m (6'11") tall, he played at the center position.

Coaching career

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In February 2021, Jelić was hired as the new head coach of Napredak Aleksinac of the Basketball League of Serbia.[1][2]

Personal life

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Like many players from the former Yugoslavia during the 1990s, Jelić obtained Greek citizenship, while playing in the country, and thus competed as a domestic player under the name Ntousan Koutsopoulos (Greek: Ντοὐσαν Κουτσόπουλος). In Greece, he is also known by the name Dušan Jelic Koutsopoulos.

References

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  1. ^ "KK Napredak smenio trenera, Jelić stiže u Aleksinac". juznevesti.com. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  2. ^ "KLS: Klonferi bolji od abaligaša, simultanka Samojlovića u Aleksincu, Dreksel MVP". mvp.rs. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
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