Nikola Birač
Serbian basketball coach
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Nikola Birač (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Бирач; born 9 August 1986) is a Serbian professional basketball coach who is an assistant coach for Galatasaray of the ABA League and the Montenegrin League.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 August 1986 |
| Position | Assistant coach |
| Coaching career | 2010–present |
| Career history | |
Coaching | |
| 2010–2011 | FMP Železnik (assistant) |
| 2011–2017 | Crvena zvezda (assistant) |
| 2017 | Yeşilgiresun (assistant) |
| 2019–2020 | Dynamic BG (assistant) |
| 2020–2022 | Crvena zvezda (assistant) |
| 2022–2023 | Budućnost (assistant) |
| 2023–2024 | Galatasaray (assistant) |
Coaching career
Birač worked as an assistant coach for Crvena zvezda under Svetislav Pešić, Vlada Vukoičić, and Dejan Radonjić between 2011 and 2017.[1]
In 2017, Birač was an assistant coach for Turkish club Yeşilgiresun under Mihailo Uvalin.[1] In 2018, he filed and won a claim against Yeşilgiresun for outstanding salaries, accommodation and travel expenses.[2][3]
In August 2019, Birač was named an assistant coach for Dynamic VIP PAY under Miro Alilović.[4][1]
In December 2020, Birač was named an assistant coach for Crvena zvezda under Dejan Radonjić.[5][6] He left the Zvezda after the Radonjić's departure in July 2022.
Career achievements and awards
As assistant coach:
- Serbian League champion: 5 (with Crvena zvezda: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2020–21, 2021–22)
- Adriatic League champion: 5 (with Crvena zvezda: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2020–21, 2021–22)
- Serbian Cup winner: 6 (with Crvena zvezda: 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2016–17, 2020–21, 2021–22)
- Magenta Sport Cup winner: 1 (with Crvena zvezda: 2021)