On May 30, Beijing time, 55-year-old Chinese men's basketball coach Jordjevic ushered in the good news, he received the lifetime achievement award selected by the Serbian Basketball Coaches Association, and Qiao Shuai also thanked him through social media.
The 55-year-old Jordjevic took over the responsibility of coaching the Chinese men's basketball team last year, and he has a rich and brilliant coaching experience as Jokic's former mentor to the Serbian men's basketball national team. As a player, Jordjevic played for European giants such as Partizan Belgrade, Milan Olympia, Bologna, Barcelona, Real Madrid, and briefly played in the NBA, but only played in 8 regular-season games for the Blazers.
After Jordjevic retired as a coach, he coached European teams such as Milan Olympia, Treviso Benetton, Panathinaicos, Bayern, Bologna and Fenerbahce, and won the Italian, Turkish and Champions League titles.
From 2013 to 2019, Jordjevic also coached the Serbian men's basketball team, where he led the team to the runner-up of the Men's World Championship in 2014, the runner-up of the Rio Olympics in 2016, and the European Championship in 2017. After finishing only fifth in the 2019 Men's Basketball World Cup, Jordjevic announced his resignation and would no longer be the coach of the Serbian men's basketball team.
Now that Giordjević has been awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Serbian Basketball Coaches Association, it is naturally the highest standard recognition of his past coaching career.
In response, Dorgević responded through social media, "Thank you for your recognition, it is a great honor to work with our legendary coach, but this is a greater responsibility." Thank you to all the staff, especially the assistants, for making me better, and to all the players. ”
Jordjevic will lead the Chinese men's basketball team to the men's basketball World Cup this summer, including the group stage opening game against the old Serbia men's basketball team, followed by two games against the South Sudan men's basketball team and the Puerto Rican men's basketball team.
(Text/Drunken Lying Float)