In its history, theGermany has won only one international gold medal and that was during the 1993 Eurobasket, played on his own territory, with a certain… Svetislav Pešić.
Thirty years later, the man who now serves as coach of the Serbiaat just 74 years old, will stand on the road to Nationalmannschaft in the final of the world Cupand it’s a nice nod to history.
Already crowned world champion with Yugoslavia in 2002, Svetislav Pesic will therefore inevitably experience a special encounter this Sunday (2:40 p.m.). Especially since the German-Serbian technician also spent several years managing German clubs (Berlin, Cologne, Munich)…
Pesic lives in Munich
“ My memories of German basketball are always very positive “, he says about it. “ I gave my best as a coach in Germany. German basketball has helped me a lot, in good times and bad. I became a coach at this level in Germany, which means that all the personalities of German basketball are my friends. I have so many friends in the German Federation. I am still with my family in Munich. I am very close to basketball in Germany. »
On paper, this world final between Germany – still undefeated – and Serbia seems in any case very indecisive, each team having seduced and impressed throughout its journey. To the point of respectively bringing down Team USA and Canada in the semi-finals!
“ Both teams deserved to be in the final, they showed their collective play », Estimates Svetislav Pesic, on the eve of the big meeting. “ We have great respect for the German team, a selection whose primary quality is continuity and whose players have been playing together for five years. It’s a generational team, they play very well collectively and they demonstrated it again here. […] She has won all of her matches, so it will definitely be a tough match on both ends of the court. »
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