Aleksandar Petrović

I have a soft spot for coaches who earned their stripes on the floor first, and Petrovic fits the mold perfectly. A 194 cm Croatian from Sibenik who played before he led, he is now steering Brazil's national team far from home. That detail alone wins me over: building trust across language and culture, on another continent, takes a rare kind of authority. The nickname Aco suggests a man who is both competitor and human being, and that blend is exactly what I look for in a great bench boss. I would happily watch his teams play.

Name (English)

Aleksandar Petrović

Name (Japanese)

アレクサンダル・ペトロヴィッチ

Reading

あれくさんだる・ぺとろゔぃっち

Born

February 16, 1959 (age 67)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Boar

Origin

Šibenik, Croatia

Height

194 cm

Occupation

basketball player / basketball coach

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%AC%E3%82%AF%E3%82%B5%E3%83%B3%E3%83%80%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9A%E3%83%88%E3%83%AD%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A3%E3%83%83%E3%83%81

Tags

• basketball player
• basketball coach

Last updated

2026-06-02

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