Saša Obradović

Saša Obradović
Obradović with Donetsk in 2012.
Personal information
Born (1969-01-29) 29 January 1969
Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalitySerbian
Listed height6 ft 5.75 in (1.97 m)
Listed weight94 kg (207 lb)
Career information
NBA draft1991: undrafted
Playing career1987–2005
PositionPoint guard / shooting guard
Number6, 4, 5
Coaching career2005–present
Career history
As a player:
1987–1993Crvena zvezda
1987–1988→ Grocka
1993–1994Limoges
1994Crvena zvezda
1994–1997Alba Berlin
1997–1999Virtus Roma
1999–2000Crvena zvezda
2000–2001Budućnost
2001–2005RheinEnergie Köln
As a coach:
2005–2008RheinEnergie Köln
2008–2009Kyiv
2009Turów Zgorzelec
2010–2012Donetsk
2012–2016Alba Berlin
2016–2018Lokomotiv Kuban
2019–2020AS Monaco
2020Crvena zvezda
2021–2024AS Monaco
Career highlights
As player

As head coach

Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Yugoslavia
Olympic Games
1996 AtlantaTeam
FIBA World Cup
1998 GreeceTeam
FIBA EuroBasket
2001 TurkeyTeam
1999 FranceTeam
1997 SpainTeam
1995 GreeceTeam

Saša Obradović (Anglicized: Sasha Obradovic; Serbian Cyrillic: Саша Обрадовић, pronounced [sâʃa obrǎːdoʋit͜ɕ]; born 29 January 1969) is a Serbian professional basketball coach and former player.

Standing at 1.97 m (6 ft 5+12 in), he played in the guard position for Crvena zvezda, Limoges, Alba Berlin, Virtus Roma, Budućnost, and RheinEnergie Köln. During his playing career, he won FIBA Korać Cup in 1995, three YUBA League championships and a Yugoslav Cup, as well as German League title and three German Cup tournaments.

A Yugoslav international, Obradović won three FIBA EuroBasket gold medals (1995, 1997, 2001), and a bronze medal in 1999. He also won the gold medal at the 1998 FIBA World Championship and the Olympic silver medal at the 1996 Olympics.

Obradović finished his playing career in 2005 with RheinEnergie Köln. The following season, he became their head coach and won the German League in his rookie season. In the 2011–12 season, he coached Donetsk to their first-ever Ukrainian Super League title. Thereafter, he coached Alba Berlin for four seasons, winning three German Cup tournaments. In 2018 Obradović won the Russian Cup with Lokomotiv Kuban, earning the EuroCup Coach of the Year award.