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Miroslav Popov (basketball)

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Miroslav Popov
Tianjin Ronggang
PositionHead coach
LeagueWCBA
Personal information
Born (1957-11-26) 26 November 1957 (age 67)
Vršac, PR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia
NationalitySerbian
Coaching career1982–present
Career history
As coach:
1993–1994Hemofarm Men
1993–1999Hemofarm Women (assistant)
1999–2003Hemofarm Women
2003–2004Lions Vršac
2004–2005Hemofarm Women
2005–2007Mercede Basket Alghero
2007–2008Leotar
2008–2009Swisslion Vršac (assistant)
2010–2013Hemofarm Women
2013–2017CSU Alba Iulia
2019–presentTianjin Ronggang

Miroslav Popov (Serbian Cyrillic: Миодраг Попов; born November 26, 1957) is a Serbian professional basketball coach for Tianjin Ronggang of the Women's Chinese Basketball Association (WCBA).

Coaching career

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Men's basketball

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Popov coached Lions Vršac in the 2003–04 season[1] and Bosnian team Leotar Trebinje during 2007–08 season.

Women's club basketball

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Popov spent a big part of his coaching career with Hemofarm from Vršac. He was an assistant coach from 1993 to 1999, and a head coach three times: 1999–2003, 2004–2005 and 2010–2013.[2][3]

Also, Popov coached teams in Italy and Romania.[4] He was a coach of Italian team Mercede Basket Alghero for two seasons.[5][6] In Romania, he was a head coach for CSU Alba Iulia for five seasons.[7][8]

During the 2019–20 season Popov coached Tianjin Ronggang of the Women's Chinese Basketball Association.[9][10]

Women national teams

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FR Yugoslavia

Popov was a head coach for the FR Yugoslavia women's national team at the EuroBasket Women 2001 and 2002 FIBA World Championship for Women.

Romania

Popov was a head coach for the Romania women's national team.[11][12]

Career achievements and awards

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Head Coach
Assistant Coach

References

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  1. ^ "MIROSLAV POPOV TRENER SWISS LIONSA". beobasket.net. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Košarkašice Hemofarma dobile trenera". sportskacentrala.com. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Miroslav Popov novi trener košarkašica Hemofarma". sport.blic.rs. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Miroslav Popov Profile". koyersport.com. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Miroslav Popov na Siciliji". b92.net. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  6. ^ "Basket femminile A1, Miroslav Popov il nuovo allenatore della Mercede". alguer.it. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  7. ^ "CSU Alba Iulia s-a despărțit de Bilek. L-a numit pe Miroslav Popov!". totalbaschet.ro. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  8. ^ "Sârbul Miroslav Popov a adus performanţa în Cetatea Marii Uniri. Citește un interviu neconvenţional cu "Magic Miro"!". ziarulunirea.ro. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  9. ^ "Cambage powers Shanxi to third straight win in WCBA". xinhuanet.com. Archived from the original on June 6, 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  10. ^ "Imposing Cambage sparking the Flame". chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  11. ^ "Miroslav Popov, noul selecționer al naționalei feminine de baschet". radiotimisoara.ro.
  12. ^ "Sârbul Miroslav Popov este noul selecționer al naționalei feminine de baschet". digisport.ro. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
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