Saša Bošković
Serbian handball coach (born 1963)
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Saša Bošković (born 11 June 1963) is a Serbian handball coach for the Serbian women's national team and the Serbian club ŽRK Zaječar.[1]
Aranđelovac, SR Serbia,
SFR Yugoslavia
| Saša Bošković | |||||||||||
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| Personal information | |||||||||||
| Born |
11 June 1963 Aranđelovac, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||||||||||
| Nationality | Serbian | ||||||||||
| Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||
| Club information | |||||||||||
| Current club | Serbia | ||||||||||
| Teams managed | |||||||||||
– | ŽRK Knjaz Miloš | ||||||||||
– | ŽRK Zaječar | ||||||||||
2011- | Serbia | ||||||||||
Medal record
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Coaching career
With Knjaz Miloš he won the Serbian championship in 2007.[2]
National team
Bošković took over the Serbia in 2011 after Duško Milić. His first major international tournament was the 2012 European Women's Handball Championship at home. Here he came fourth after losing to Montenegro in the semifinal and Hungary in the third place playoff.[3][2]
At the 2013 World Women's Handball Championship he led the team to silver medals, losing the final to Brazil.[4][2]
Dismissal
In 2016 Bošković was dismissed from his position as a coach by Board of Directors of the Handball Federation of Serbia.[5] This decision followed the team's performance in the 2015 European Women's Handball World Championship where the girls finished in 15th place overall. Notable players on the team such as Andrea Lekić attributed their leanings to Bošković and many other players expressed their depreciation for where he was taking the team.[6]
