Dušan Jelić

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Dušan Jelić
Personal information
Born (1974-08-13) 13 August 1974 (age 49)
Banatska Palanka, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalitySerbian / Greek
Listed height6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight275 lb (125 kg)
Career information
NBA draft 1997: undrafted
Playing career1991–2011
Position Center
Number9
Coaching career2013–present
Career history
As player:
1991–1992 Crvena zvezda
1993–2000 Panionios
2000–2001Crvena zvezda
2001 Lucentum Alicante
2001–2002 Olympiacos
2002–2003 Air Avellino
2003–2004 Tau Cerámica
2004 Prokom Trefl Sopot
2004–2005 Makedonikos
2005 Anwil Włocławek
2005–2006 Upea Capo d'Orlando
2006Castelletto Ticino
2006 Huelva
2006–2007 Ventspils
2007–2008 APOEL
2008 Kalev/Cramo
2008–2009 Swisslion Takovo
2009 Euroins Cherno More
2009–2010 Apollon Patras
2010–2011 FMP
As coach:
2013–2014 Crvena zvezda U16 (assistant)
2014–2016 Club Africain (assistant)
2016–2018 Petrochimi 2
2018–2019 Nizhny Novgorod (assistant)
2019–2021 Mladost Zemun (assistant)
2021 Napredak Aleksinac
Career highlights and awards
As a player

Dušan Jelić (Serbian Cyrillic : Душан Јелић; born 13 August 1974) is a Serbian-Greek professional basketball coach and former player. At a height of 2.11 m (6'11") tall, he played at the center position.

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Coaching career

In February 2021, Jelić was hired as the new head coach of Napredak Aleksinac of the Basketball League of Serbia. [1] [2]

Personal life

Like many players from the former Yugoslavia during the 1990s, Jelić obtained Greek citizenship, while playing in the country, and thus competed as a domestic player under the name Ntousan Koutsopoulos (Greek: Ντοὐσαν Κουτσόπουλος). In Greece, he is also known by the name Dušan Jelic Koutsopoulos.

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References

  1. "KK Napredak smenio trenera, Jelić stiže u Aleksinac". juznevesti.com. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  2. "KLS: Klonferi bolji od abaligaša, simultanka Samojlovića u Aleksincu, Dreksel MVP". mvp.rs. Retrieved 8 April 2021.