Dušan Jelić

Dušan Jelić
Personal information
Born (1974-08-13) 13 August 1974
Banatska Palanka, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalitySerbian / Greek
Listed height6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight275 lb (125 kg)
Career information
NBA draft1997: undrafted
Playing career1991–2011
PositionCenter
Number9
Coaching career2013–present
Career history
As a player:
1991–1992Crvena zvezda
1993–2000Panionios
2000–2001Crvena zvezda
2001Lucentum Alicante
2001–2002Olympiacos
2002–2003Air Avellino
2003–2004Tau Cerámica
2004Prokom Trefl Sopot
2004–2005Makedonikos
2005Anwil Włocławek
2005–2006Upea Capo d'Orlando
2006Castelletto Ticino
2006Huelva
2006–2007Ventspils
2007–2008APOEL
2008BC Kalev
2008–2009Swisslion Takovo
2009Euroins Cherno More
2009–2010Apollon Patras
2010–2011FMP
As a coach:
2013–2014Crvena zvezda U16 (assistant)
2014–2016Club Africain (assistant)
2016–2018Petrochimi 2
2018–2019Nizhny Novgorod (assistant)
2019–2021Mladost Zemun (assistant)
2021Napredak Aleksinac
Career highlights
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 ft 11 in) tall, he played at the center position.

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.

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.


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