Miroslav Popov (basketball)

Miroslav Popov (; born November 26, 1957) is a Serbian professional basketball coach.

Coaching career

Men's basketball 
Popov coached Lions Vršac in 2003–04 season and Bosnian team Leotar Trebinje during 2007–08 season.

Women's club basketball 
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.

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

Women national teams 
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.

Career achievements and awards
Head Coach
 Central Europe Women's League champion: 2 (with CSU Alba Iulia: 2013–14, 2015–16)
 FR Yugoslavia/Serbia and Montenegro Women's League champion: 3 (with Hemofarm: 1999–00, 2000–01, 2004–05)
 Milan Ciga Vasojević Cup winner: 2 (with Hemofarm: 2009–10, 2011–12)
 FR Yugoslavia/Serbia and Montenegro Women's Cup winner: 2 (with Hemofarm: 2001–02, 2004–05)
Assistant Coach
 FR Yugoslavia Women's League champion: 2 (with Hemofarm: 1997–98, 1998–99)
 FR Yugoslavia Women's Cup: 3 (with Hemofarm: 1995–96, 1997–98, 1998–99)

References

External links 
 Coach Profile at eurobasket.com
 Biography at kosarkaskitrenerivojvodine.rs
 

Category:1957 births
Category:Living people
Category:KK Lions/Swisslion Vršac coaches
Category:Serbia and Montenegro national basketball team coaches
Category:Serbian men's basketball coaches
Category:Serbian expatriate basketball people in Italy
Category:Serbian expatriate basketball people in Romania
Category:University of Novi Sad alumni