Stojan Ivković

Stojan Ivković

Personal information
Born	(1966-02-05) February 5, 1966 (age 58) Dubrovnik, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality	Montenegrin / Hungarian
Listed height	2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
Listed weight	112 kg (247 lb)
Career information
NBA draft	1988: undrafted
Playing career	1981–2006
Position	Power forward / center
Number	15
Coaching career	2005–present
Career history
As player:
1981–1982	Budućnost Titograd
1982–1987	Rabotnički Skopje
1987–1992	Spartak Subotica
1992–1996	Szolnoki Olaj
1996–1997	Tegáz Debrecen
1997–1998	Szolnoki Olaj
1998–1999	Soproni
1999–2000	Szolnoki Olaj
2000–2004	Kaposvár
2004–2004	Pécsi VSK-Pannonpower
As coach:
2005–2009	Pécsi VSK-Pannonpower
2007–2008	Hungary
2009–2015	Kecskeméti TE/ Duna Aszfalt
2012–2013	Montenegro (assistant)
2013–present	Hungary
2016–2017	Szolnoki Olaj
2019-	Kaposvár

Stojan Ivković (Serbian Cyrillic: Стојан Ивковић; born February 5, 1966) is a Montenegrin professional basketball coach and former player. He currently works as a head coach for the Hungary national team and as a head coach for the Kaposvári KK of the Hungarian First League.

Ivković started his basketball career playing with the youth teams of his hometown team Kotor. In 1981, at 15 years of age, he signed a 5-year contract with the Budućnost of the Yugoslav Federal League. The following year he moved to the Rabotnički from Skopje where he played in the Yugoslav League until 1987. In the same year he moved to the Spartak Subotica, where he played for five years.

In 1992 he started to play for the Szolnoki Olaj of the Hungarian First League. On three occasions, he played in total six years for the Szolnoki Olaj. In the Hungarian League he also played for the Tegáz Debrecen, the Soproni, the Kaposvári and for the Pécsi VSK-Pannonpower, where he finished his playing career in 2006.

Ivković began his coaching career in 2005 as a player-coach for the PVSK Panthers of the Hungarian First League. He worked there until 2009 when he took over coaching of the Kecskeméti TE. In 2015, he left the Kecskeméti TE, which changed its name to KTE Duna Aszfalt due to sponsorship reasons in 2012.

In 2012, Ivković became a sports director of the Szolnoki Olaj. He also coached the team during 2016–2017 season.

Ivković had a stint with Hungary national team in 2007 for a single year. In 2013, he became head coach of the Hungarian national team for the second time. In the EuroBasket 2017 qualification he managed to qualify the Hungarian team for the EuroBasket 2017. It is the second time since 1969 that Hungary competed in EuroBasket (the first was in 1999).

In May 2012, Ivković became an assistant coach for the Montenegro national team. Luka Pavićević became head coach for Montenegro team while Ivković was named his first assistant.^[1] Ivković had left the staff in February 2013 when he became a head coach for Hungary.^[2]

Player

• Hungarian First League champion: (with Kaposvári: 2000–01, 2003–04)
• Hungarian Cup winner: (with Kaposvári: 2004)

Coach

• Hungarian First League champion: (with Szolnoki Olaj: 2015–16)
• Hungarian Second League champion: (with Kecskeméti TE-Duna Aszfalt: 2012–13)
• Hungarian Cup winner: (with Pécsi VSK-Pannonpower: 2009)

Ivković in born in Dubrovnik, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia to Montenegrin–Serb father and Montenegrin–Croat mother. His father's origin is from Prčanj,^[3] a small town along the Bay of Kotor in Montenegro.

Ivković and his wife Tímea Béres have two sons, Milan and Marko. Tímea is a Hungarian professional basketball coach and scout and former player.^[3] Ivkovic has 2 children from his previous marriage.

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