Miroslav Popov (Serbian Cyrillic: Миодраг Попов; born November 26, 1957) is a Serbian professional basketball coach for Tianjin Ronggang of the Women's Chinese Basketball Association (WCBA).

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Miroslav Popov
Tianjin Ronggang
PositionHead coach
LeagueWCBA
Personal information
Born (1957-11-26) 26 November 1957 (age 66)
Vršac, PR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia
NationalitySerbian
Coaching career1982–present
Career history
As coach:
1993–1994Hemofarm Men
1993–1999Hemofarm Women (assistant)
1999–2003Hemofarm Women
2003–2004Lions Vršac
2004–2005Hemofarm Women
2005–2007Mercede Basket Alghero
2007–2008Leotar
2008–2009Swisslion Vršac (assistant)
2010–2013Hemofarm Women
2013–2017CSU Alba Iulia
2019–presentTianjin Ronggang
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Coaching career

Men's basketball

Popov coached Lions Vršac in the 2003–04 season[1] and Bosnian team Leotar Trebinje during 2007–08 season.

Women's club basketball

Popov spent a big part of his coaching career with Hemofarm from Vršac. He was an assistant coach from 1993 to 1999, and a head coach three times: 1999–2003, 2004–2005 and 2010–2013.[2][3]

Also, Popov coached teams in Italy and Romania.[4] He was a coach of Italian team Mercede Basket Alghero for two seasons.[5][6] In Romania, he was a head coach for CSU Alba Iulia for five seasons.[7][8]

During the 2019–20 season Popov coached Tianjin Ronggang of the Women's Chinese Basketball Association.[9][10]

Women national teams

FR Yugoslavia

Popov was a head coach for the FR Yugoslavia women's national team at the EuroBasket Women 2001 and 2002 FIBA World Championship for Women.

Romania

Popov was a head coach for the Romania women's national team.[11][12]

Career achievements and awards

Head Coach
Assistant Coach

References

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