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Serbian basketball player and coach

Vladimir Đokić

Vršac
Position Head coach
League Basketball League of Serbia
Personal information
Born (1971-04-25) April 25, 1971 (age 53)Valjevo, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality Serbian
Listed height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Career information
NBA draft 1992: undrafted
Playing career 1990–2008
Position Point guard
Number 4, 10
Coaching career 2012–present
Career history
As player:
1990–1993 Metalac
1993–1997 Spartak
1997–2000 Partizan
2000–2001 Crvena zvezda
2001–2002 Spartak
2002–2003 Balkan Steel
2003–2004 Ergonom
2004–2005 EKF Eger
2005 Nitra
2006–2008 Metalac
As coach:
2009–2010 Mašinac
2012–2013 Sloboda
2013–2014 Sloga
2014–2016 Metalac
2016–2018 Vršac
2018–2019 Dynamic
2019–2021 Metalac
2021–2022,2022–present Vršac
Medals Men's basketball Head Coach for Serbia U20 European Championship Gold medal – first place 2015 Italy U20 Team U18 European Championship Bronze medal – third place 2022 Turkey Team

Vladimir Đokić (Serbian Cyrillic: Владимир Ђокић; born April 25, 1971) is a Serbian professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach for Vršac of the Basketball League of Serbia.

A point guard, Đokić played 18 seasons in Yugoslavia, Slovakia, Hungary, Macedonia, and Serbia, between from 1990 and 2008. During his playing days, he played for Metalac, Spartak, Partizan, Crvena zvezda, Balkan Steel, Ergonom, EKF Eger, and Nitra.[1] He retired as a player with Metalac in 2008.

Đokić coached Serbian teams Mašinac, Sloboda, Sloga, Metalac and Vršac.[2][3] On July 4, 2018, he was named as a head coach for Dynamic.[4][5] On April 10, 2019, Dynamic parted ways with him.[6] He is also known for coaching the winning team of the 2015 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.

On 27 September 2019, Đokić was named a head coach for Metalac. It is his second stint.[7] He left Metalac in June 2021.[8]

On 12 August 2021, Vršac hired Đokić as their new head coach.[9][10] He parted ways with Vršac in March 2022.[11]

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  2. ^ "Metalac smenio Đokića". mondo.rs. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  3. ^ "ЂОКИЋ У ВРШЦУ ДО 2018". kkvrsac.rs. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  4. ^ "BLICSPORT SAZNAJE Muta Nikolić sportski menadžer Dinamika, Đokić novi trener Dorćolaca". sport.blic.rs. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  5. ^ "Đokić novi trener Dinamika, Nikolić sportski menadžer". novosti.rs. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  6. ^ "Dinamik predstavio novog trenera". novosti.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  7. ^ "Vladimir Đokić ponovo u Metalcu". basketballsphere.com. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  8. ^ "Trenerska rokada u Metalcu: Đokić otišao, Ratkovica došao". mozzartsport.com. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  9. ^ "Ilić dobio novog trenera u Vršcu". bhbasket.ba. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  10. ^ "ĐOKIĆ PONOVO U VRŠCU". kkvrsac.rs. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  11. ^ "Siniša Matić novi trener košarkaša Vršca". evrsac.rs. Retrieved 24 March 2022.