Zvezdan Mitrović (; born 19 February 1970) is a Montenegrin professional basketball coach, who is currently the head coach for Galatasaray Nef of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).
Coaching career
Ukrainian League (2002–2014) During twelve years in the Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague, Mitrović coached Khimik, Krivbasbasket, Budivelnyk Kyiv and Azovmash Mariupol.
Monaco (2015–2018) As a new head coach, Mitrović joined AS Monaco in March 2015. He won the LNB Pro B league championship (French 2nd-tier league) in the 2014–15 season. AS Monaco was promoted to the LNB Pro A (French 1st-tier league) for the 2015–16 season. At the end of the season, he finished 2nd in the Best Coach of the Year voting.
In the 2015–16 season, his team finished first place in the regular season, and lost against ASVEL in the league's playoff semifinals. Mitrović was selected as the head coach of the International Team of the 2016 French All-Star Game. In the 2017–18 season, Mitrović led Monaco to the championship game of the Basketball Champions League, where the club lost to AEK Athens. On 16 May 2018, he was named the French Pro A League's Best Coach, for the second consecutive season.
ASVEL (2018–2020) On June 26, 2018, Mitrović signed a three-year contract with ASVEL Basket. In the 2018–19 season, he guided the team to the French national championship title and to winning the French Cup. He was sacked by ASVEL in May 2020 and contested the decision of the club.
Monaco (2020–2021) On July 2, 2020, he returned to AS Monaco. He parted ways with the club on December 13, 2021.
Galatasaray Nef (2023–present) On 11 May 2023, he became the head coach of Galatasaray Nef of the Turkish BSL.
National team coaching career
Mitrović was an assistant coach for the senior Montenegro men's national team at the EuroBasket 2013, under head coach Luka Pavićević.
On October 6, 2017, Mitrović was named the head coach of Montenegro senior men's national team.
Coaching record
EuroCup
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|- ! style="background:#FDE910;" | align="left" rowspan=1|AS Monaco | align="left"|2020-21 | 22|| 16 || 6 || || align="center"| Won EuroCup Championship
EuroLeague
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| align="left" rowspan=1|LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne
| align="left"|2019–20
| 25 || 10 || 15 || || align="center"| Season cancelled due to the Covid-19 Pandemic |- | align="left" rowspan=1|AS Monaco | align="left"|2020–21 | 14 || 5 || 9 || || align="center"| Left his position in December 2021 |- |-class="sortbottom" | align="center" colspan=2|Career||25||10||15||||
Career achievements and awards
As a head coach
French Pro A Leaders Cup winner: 3 (with AS Monaco: 2016, 2017, 2018) French Second League champion: 1 (with AS Monaco: 2014–15) Ukrainian League champion: 1 (with Krivbasbasket: 2008–09) Ukrainian Cup winner: 1 (with Budivelnyk Kyiv: 2011–12) Basketball Champions League third place: 1 (with AS Monaco: 2017) FIBA EuroCup Challenge runner-up: 1 (with Khimik Yuzhne: 2005–06) As an assistant coach Yugoslav Cup winner: 2 (with Budućnost: 1995–96, 1997–98) Individual French League Coach of the Year: 2017 2018 Ukrainian League Coach of the Year: 2009