Filip Socek

Filip Socek (Serbian Cyrillic: Филип Соцек; born December 31, 1982) is a Serbian basketball coach and former player.

Filip Socek

Personal information
Born	(1982-12-31) December 31, 1982 (age 41) Novi Sad, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality	Serbian
Listed height	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Career information
NBA draft	2004: undrafted
Playing career	2001–2009
Position	Guard
Coaching career	2009–present
Career history
As coach:
2009–2011	Mladost Bački Jarak (assistant)
2011–2012	Meridiana (assistant)
2012–2014	Meridiana
2014–2015	Spartak
2015–2019, 2019–2020	Vojvodina
2020–2021	Pirot
2021–2022	Spartak
2022	Radnički Kragujevac
2022-present	BC Kazma, Kuwait
Career highlights and awards
Serbian B League champion (2013)
Medals Men's basketball Assistant coach for  Serbia FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship 2013 Ukraine U16 Team

Playing career

Socek was professional basketball player who played for his hometown team Vojvodina and for Montenegrin teams Mogren and Ulcinj.^[1] He finished his playing career with Mladost Bački Jarak in 2009.

Coaching career

Socek was a coach head coach of Mladost Bački Jarak and Meridiana.^[2] He won the Serbian B League in 2012–13 season with Meridiana.

He was an assistant coach for Serbia men's national under-16 basketball team which won a silver medal at the 2013 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship.^[3]

Prior to the 2014–15 season, Socek became a head coach for the Spartak Subotica. In January 2015, Socek was named as a head coach for the Vojvodina.^[1] He left Vojvodina after the 2018–19 season. In November 2019, he signed for Vojvodina.^[4] He left the club after in June 2020.

On 16 November 2020, Socek was hired as the new head coach of Pirot.^[5] Prior to the 2021–22 2MLS season, Spartak Subotica hired him as their new head coach. Spartak fired him in November 2021.^[6] On 21 February 2022, Radnički Kragujevac hired Socek as their new head coach.^[7][8]

Career achievements and awards

• Serbian B League champion: 1 (with Meridiana: 2012–13)
• AP Vojvodina Coach of the Year: 2017^[9]

References

1. "Socek: Vošini klinci i klub rastu svaki dan". rtv.rs. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
2. "Socek Filip Trener". sportskiklubmeridiana.net. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
3. "Serbia U16 Roster 2013". fibaeurope.com. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
4. "Vojvodina gostuje u Pančevu". kls.rs. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
5. "SAOPŠTENJE KK PIROT". kls.rs. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
6. "Košarka: Smena trenera Spartaka posle drugog poraza u nizu, preuzima Srećko Sekulović". subotica.com. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
7. "Vukotić podneo ostavku, Filip Socek novi trener Radničkog". kgsport.info. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
8. "Filip Socek novi trener košarkaša kragujevačkog "Radničkog"". danas.rs. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
9. "NAGRADA KSV 2017" (PDF). ksv.org.rs. Retrieved 15 January 2018.

External links

• Coach Profile at eurobasket.com
• Player Profile at eurobasket.com