On the verge of knocking out Team USA's “Avengers” in the semi-finals of the Paris Olympic Games, where Serbia still came away with a bronze medal, Svetislav Pesic is currently on forced rest.
Moreover, even though he has repeated that he is leaving his position as coach, the players' desire for him to stay, and his sometimes contradictory speech, suggest that he could re-enlist. Provided that the federation wants him to…
“I'm not planning on any role at the moment. It all depends on the offers I get. And for the moment, I don't have any, from the federation or elsewhere.”, he declared yesterday at a seminar in Belgrade. “I repeat, I have not received any offers from anyone, and my contract with the Serbian federation expires in a few days.”
No position available at the moment
It is also that Predrag Danilovic has resigned from the presidency of the Serbian federation and that he does not have a designated successor for the time being. Moreover, Svetislav Pesic himself has denied running for the presidency.
Even at 75, he wants to continue coaching and probably thinks he can bounce back quickly given his experience, having coached in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Germany, Spain, Italy and Russia. But for the moment, things are still very quiet. The major European teams have already found their replacements, such as Germany, with whom Svestislav Pesic was European champion in 1993, where Gordon Herbert also said goodbye, replaced by Alex Mumbru. As for the club market, at this time of the season, there are no more positions to fill for a head coach role.
“I'll quote one of my favorite actors, the late Milan Lane Gutovic: if I get an offer, we'll talk about it.”he concluded.
