 Perasović withAnadolu Efes in 2017 | |
| UNICS Kazan | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| League | VTB United League EuroLeague |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1965-02-09)9 February 1965 (age 60) |
| Nationality | Croatian |
| Listed height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) |
| Listed weight | 94 kg (207 lb) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 1987:undrafted |
| Playing career | 1985–2003 |
| Position | Shooting guard |
| Coaching career | 2003–present |
| Career history | |
Playing | |
| 1985–1992 | Jugoplastika / Pop 84 |
| 1992–1993 | Breogán |
| 1993–1997 | Baskonia |
| 1997–2002 | Fuenlabrada |
| 2002–2003 | Alicante |
Coaching | |
| 2003–2004 | Split |
| 2004–2005 | Sevilla |
| 2005–2007 | Tau Cerámica |
| 2007–2008 | Estudiantes |
| 2008–2010 | Cibona |
| 2010–2011 | Efes Pilsen |
| 2012–2015 | Valencia |
| 2015 | Croatia |
| 2015–2016 | Baskonia |
| 2016–2017 | Anadolu Efes |
| 2018–2019 | Baskonia |
| 2021–present | UNICS Kazan |
| Career highlights | |
As player:
As head coach:
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Velimir Perasović (pronounced[vèlimirpèrȃsovitɕ]; born 9 February 1965) is a Croatian professionalbasketball coach and former player. He is currently the head coach for the Russian teamUNICS Kazan of theVTB United League.
Perasović was born inStobreč, at that time in theSFR Yugoslavia, to parents Gašpar and Vica Perasović. He started playing basketball at the age of 14.[citation needed]
Perasović was a member of the junior men'sYugoslavia national team which won the silver medal at the1982 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship in Bulgaria, and the bronze medal at the1984 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship in Sweden.[citation needed]
Perasović's club,KK Split, went on to win threeEuroLeague championships, in 1989 and 1990 as "Jugoplastika", and in 1991 as "Pop 84". In 1988, 1989, 1990, and 1991, they also won theYugoslav League titles. Additionally, In 1990 and 1991, they won theYugoslav Cup, and in 1992, theCroatian Cup.
In 1992, Perasović moved to the Spanish clubBreogán. After one season, he moved toTaugrés in 1993. He won the1995 Spanish King's Cup, and in 1996, he won theSaporta Cup.
In 1997, he moved toFuenlabrada, where he played until 2002. He then moved toAlicante, and retired as player in 2003. During his career in Spain, he won theSpanish ACB League Top Scorer award five times. He was also once the best scorer of theRadivoj Korać Cup, and he participated in Liga ACB All Star games.
Perasović played for thenational team of Yugoslavia, winning the1990 FIBA World Championship in Argentina, andEuroBasket 1991 in Italy. He then played with theCroatia national team and won the silver medal at the1992 Barcelona Summer Olympics, and bronzes medal atEuroBasket 1993 in Germany, the1994 FIBA World Championship in Canada, andEuroBasket 1995 in Greece.
Perasović started his coaching career atSplit CO, before moving back to Spain to become the head coach ofTau Cerámica. He led the team to theEuroLeague Final Four.
In the 2007–08 season, Perasović was appointed the head coach forEstudiantes.
After that, he moved toZagreb, to become the head coach forCibona. In 2009, he led the team to theAdriatic League final, winning the award for the best coach in the Adriatic League in that season, and won theCroatian Cup andCroatian League championship. He again took Cibona to the Adriatic League and Croatian Cup finals in 2010 and, once again, won the Croatian League championship.
From there, Perasović moved toIstanbul as he took over as the head coach ofEfes Pilsen. He stayed with the club for one season.
In January 2012, he returned to Spain to coachValencia. Perasović won the2013–14 EuroCup, and left the club in January 2015.[1] In March 2015, Perasović took over the seniorCroatian men's national team.[2][3] After a disappointingEuroBasket 2015 tournament, in which Croatia was defeated in the round of 16, Perasović and Croatia parted ways.
In June 2015, he, once again, returned to Spain to coachBaskonia.[4] After leading the team to semifinals of three separate competitions (EuroLeague,Copa del Rey, andLiga ACB), Perasović left the club and returned to Anadolu Efes.[5] On 16 December 2017, Anadolu Efes and Perasović parted ways.[6]
On 16 November 2018, he returned to Spain for the third time to coachKirolbet Baskonia.[7] On 20 December 2019, following a loss toReal Madrid, Perasović's contract was terminated.[8]
On June 29, 2021, he signed withUNICS Kazan of theVTB United League where he is currently coaching for the fifth consecutive season.[9]
| Legend | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | Games coached | W | Games won | L | Games lost | W–L % | Win-loss % | ||
Note: TheEuroLeague is not the only competition in which the team played during the season. He also coached in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.
| Team | Year | G | W | L | W–L% | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baskonia | 2005–06 | 21 | 15 | 6 | .714 | Won in 3rd place game |
| 2006–07 | 24 | 20 | 4 | .833 | Lost in 3rd place game | |
| Cibona | 2008–09 | 17 | 8 | 9 | .471 | Eliminated in Top 16 stage |
| 2009–10 | 16 | 4 | 12 | .250 | Eliminated in Top 16 stage | |
| Efes | 2010–11 | 16 | 7 | 9 | .438 | Eliminated in Top 16 stage |
| Valencia | 2014–15 | 10 | 3 | 7 | .300 | Eliminated in group stage |
| Baskonia | 2015–16 | 29 | 18 | 11 | .621 | Lost in 3rd place game |
| Anadolu Efes | 2016–17 | 35 | 19 | 16 | .543 | Eliminated in quarterfinals |
| 2017–18 | 12 | 3 | 9 | .250 | Fired | |
| Baskonia | 2018–19 | 30 | 16 | 18 | .471 | Eliminated in quarterfinals |
| Career | 214 | 113 | 101 | .528 | ||
Perasović married his wife Dubravka in 1991, and the couple have two sons, Vicko and Ivan.[10] His younger son Ivan is also a professional basketball player.
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