Biljana Stanković (Serbian Cyrillic: Биљана Станковић; born 11 September 1974 in Vršac, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Serbian basketball coach and former Serbian and Yugoslavian basketball player.[1] She played at the point guard position and is a former member of national team of Serbia.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 11 September 1974 Vršac, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Nationality | Serbian |
| Listed height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Listed weight | 65 kg (143 lb) |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 1990—2009, 2009–2017 |
| Position | Point guard |
| Coaching career | 2016–present |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1990–2009 | Hemofarm |
| 2009–2012 | Hemofarm |
| 2012–2013 | Partizan |
| 2013–2014 | Vršac |
| 2014 | Radivoj Korać |
| 2014–2015 | Spartak Noginsk |
| 2015–2016 | Danzio Timișoara |
| 2016–2017 | Vršac |
| As coach: | |
| 2016–present | Serbia U18 (assistant) |
| 2017 | Serbia U16 (assistant) |
| 2018–2019 | Skallagrímur |
Professional career edit
Stanković is the most victorious female player in Serbian basketball history, winning 24 titles in 28 seasons from 1990 to 2017.[2][3]
National team career edit
Stanković played over 100 games for the Serbian national team and was the team's captain for 7 years.[4] She participated in three EuroBasket tournaments and one FIBA World Cup.[2]
Coaching career edit
In December 2018, Stanković was hired as the head coach of Úrvalsdeild kvenna club Skallagrímur, replacing recently fired Ari Gunnarsson.[2][5][6]
Honours edit
- First League of FR Yugoslavia / Serbia and Montenegro (6): 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2006
- Cup of FR Yugoslavia / Serbia and Montenegro (6): 1996, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2005, 2006
- First League of Serbia (3): 2007, 2008, 2009
- Cup of Serbia (5): 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012
- First League of Serbia (1): 2013
- Cup of Serbia (1): 2013
- Adriatic League Women (1): 2013
- First League of Serbia (1): 2014
- Cup of Serbia (1): 2014
- Adriatic League Women (1): 2014
References edit
- ^ "(VIDEO) KRAJ POSLE 24 TITULE: Biljana Stanković, najtrofejnija srpska košarkašica, završila karijeru". kurir.rs. 26 March 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- ^ a b c Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (4 December 2018). "Sigursælasta körfuboltakona Serbíu þjálfar lið Skallagríms". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 4 December 2018.
- ^ "(VIDEO) KRAJ POSLE 24 TITULE: Biljana Stanković, najtrofejnija srpska košarkašica, završila karijeru". kurir.rs (in Serbian). 26 March 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
- ^ Ólafur Þór Jónsson (4 December 2018). "Fyrrum fyrirliði Serbíu tekur við Skallagrím". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 2021-10-22. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
- ^ "Nýr þjálfari kominn til Skallagríms". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 4 December 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
- ^ "Biljana Stanković trenersku karijeru nastavlja na Islandu". kosarka24.rs. 6 December 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-12-09. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
External links edit
- Profile at eurobasket.com
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