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Zoran Kovačić (Serbian Cyrillic: Зоран Ковачић, born October 13, 1948), also known by his nickname Čivija (Serbian Cyrillic: Чивија), is a Serbian former professional basketball coach. He is considering for one of the best coaches for women's basketball in Serbia.
Coaching career
Kovačić began his coaching career in men's basketball in 1967 in Karaburma. After five years he moved to the women's team of Crvena zvezda. In 1990, he became head coach of their first team. Later he became coach of the Kovin, Levski Sofia and the Budućnost Podgorica. In 2002, he took care of the young teams of the Serbia and Montenegro national team, as well as, young teams of the Serbia.
Kovačić won twelve Yugoslav Women's Championship for Juniors and seven Yugoslav Women's Championship for Cadets with Crvena zvezda youth selections. He won the Yugoslav Women's Coach of the Year award eight times.
Kovačić also coached the Serbia and Montenegro women's national team at 2005 European Women's Basketball Championship in Turkey. He was a coach of Serbia and Montenegro youth national teams from 2002 to 2006, and later of Serbia until 2013.
Career achievements
- Yugoslav League champion: 1 (with Crvena zvezda: 1991–92)
- Yugoslav Women's Basketball Cup champion: 1 (with Crvena zvezda: 1991–92)
- Serbia and Montenegro League champion: 2 (with Crvena zvezda: 1992–93; with Budućnost Podgorica: 2002–03)
- Serbia and Montenegro Cup winner : 4 (with Crvena zvezda: 1993–94, 1994–95; with Kovin: 1999–00; with Budućnost Podgorica: 2002–03)