Sašo Filipovski (born 6 September 1974) is a Macedonian-Slovenian professional basketball coach.
 Filipovski in October 2007 | |
| Würzburg Baskets | |
|---|---|
| Position | Head coach |
| League | Bundesliga |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 6 September 1974 Ljubljana, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Nationality | Slovenian |
| Coaching career | 1996–present |
| Career history | |
| As coach: | |
| 1996–2003 | Union Olimpija (assistant) |
| 2003–2005 | Union Olimpija |
| 2005–2006 | Union Olimpija (assistant) |
| 2006–2009 | Turów Zgorzelec |
| 2009 | Lokomotiv Rostov |
| 2010 | CSKA Moscow (assistant) |
| 2011 | Lottomatica Roma |
| 2011–2013 | Union Olimpija |
| 2014–2016 | Stelmet Zielona Góra |
| 2016–2018 | Banvit |
| 2018–2019 | Monaco |
| 2020–2021 | Partizan |
| 2021–present | s.Oliver Würzburg |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
Coaching career
editHis coaching career started back in 1996 when he was an assistant coach of Union Olimpija for seven seasons until 2003. He then became a head coach of the team for two seasons. Over the 2005–06 season, he once again served as an assistant coach of the team. In 2006, Filipovski signed a contract with the Polish team Turów Zgorzelec, with whom he was a runner-up in the Polish League championship in the 2006–07 and 2007–08 season. In December 2008, after an altercation between Filipovski and a fan after a game between Turów and AZS Koszalin, Filipovski received a three-month suspension and a 60 000 złoty fine.[1] Therefore, he parted ways with Turów in January 2009.[2]
Over the period from 2009 until 2011, Filipovski had short stints working with the Russian teams Lokomotiv Rostov and as an assistant coach at CSKA Moscow, before being the head coach in Lottomatica Roma back in 2011. In 2011, he returned to Union Olimpija, coaching them for two seasons.
On 11 November 2014, Filipovski was named the new head coach of the Polish team Zielona Góra.[3] In his first 2014–15 season with the team, he won the Polish League championship after 4–2 win in the final series over his former team Turów Zgorzelec.[4] On 19 June 2015, he signed a two-year extension with the club.[5]
On 28 June 2018, Filipovski signed a two-year contract with Monaco of the French LNB Pro A.[6]
On 5 November 2020, Filipovski was named the head coach of the Serbian team Partizan.[7][8] On 8 March 2021, Partizan parted ways with him.[9]
In the 2023-24 campaign, he led the Würzburg Baskets to the German Bundesliga semifinals,[10] despite having one of the lower budgets in the Bundesliga.[11]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Saso zawieszony na 3 miesiące, Turów zapłaci 60 000 zł kary". Gazeta Wrocławska (in Polish). 18 December 2008. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
- ^ "Trener Saso Filipovski żegna się jednak z Turowem Zgorzelec". Gazeta Wrocławska (in Polish). 9 January 2009. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
- ^ Konsek, Jacek (11 November 2014). "Saso Filipovski trenerem Stelmetu Zielona Góra!". sportowefakty.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ^ "STELMET ZIELONA GÓRA MISTRZEM POLSKI!". plk.pl (in Polish). 9 June 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ^ "Sašo Filipovski dwa lata dłużej w Stelmecie!". basketzg.pl (in Polish). 21 June 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
- ^ "Saso Filipovski named AS Monaco head coach". sportando.basketball. Archived from the original on 2 July 2018.
- ^ "Sašo Filipovski je novi trener KK Partizan NIS". KK Partizan NIS (in Serbian). 5 November 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ^ "Partizan NIS appoint Sašo Filipovski as new head coach". ABA League. 5 November 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ^ "Zvanično: Filipovski bivši, Mijatović uz Matovića do kraja sezone". mozzartsport.com. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
- ^ "Die Saison der Würzburg Baskets endet am Sonntag gegen München mit einer Niederlage, aber auch einem guten Gefühl". Mainpost (in German). 2 June 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- ^ "Trotz Halbfinal-Aus: Würzburg Baskets mit bester Saison". Bayerischer Rundfunk (in German). 3 June 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
External links
edit- Sašo Filipovski at euroleague.net
- Sašo Filipovski at legabasket.it