Marko Pešić
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| Position | General manager | ||||||||||||||||||
| League |
Basketball Bundesliga EuroCup | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Born |
December 6, 1976 Sarajevo, Yugoslavia | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | German | ||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| NBA draft | 1998 / Undrafted | ||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1995–2006 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Shooting guard | ||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 7, 10, 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1995–1999 | Alba Berlin | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2000 | Iraklis Thessaloniki | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2004 | Alba Berlin | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | RheinEnergie Köln | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Lottomatica Roma | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | Teramo Basket | ||||||||||||||||||
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Marko Pešić (Serbian Cyrillic: Марко Пешић, born December 6, 1976) is a German professional basketball executive and former player, currently serving as the general manager in the Bayern Munich of the Basketball Bundesliga. He represented Germany internationally. His father is Serbian basketball coach and former player Svetislav Pešić.
Early life
Pešić was born in Sarajevo, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia. His father Svetislav played for the Sarajevo-based team Bosna of the Yugoslav Basketball League during that time. He moved to Germany in 1987 when his father become a head coach of the Germany national basketball team.
Playing career
Pešić spent most of his professional basketball career with the Alba Berlin of the German League. He also stints with RheinEnergie Köln, as well as the Iraklis Thessaloniki of the Greek Basket League, and the Lottomatica Roma and the Teramo Basket in Italy.
His father was his coach while he played for the Alba Berlin (1995–99) and the Lottomatica Roma (2005–06)
Germany national team
As a player for the Germany national team Pešić won a silver medal at the EuroBasket 2005 in Serbia and Montenegro and a bronze medal at the 2002 FIBA World Championship in the United States.
Post-playing career
Following his active career, Pešić studied sports marketing and communication at the University of Venice. In 2007, he became self-employed as a consultant at the company Lumani 10.7 GmbH.[1] In 2008, he successfully completed his studies as a sports manager at IST Düsseldorf, which he had begun during his career as a player.[2]
For the 2011–12 season, Pešić became the new sports director of the basketball division of the FC Bayern Munich.[3] On January 11, 2013, he took over the position of general manager at the Bayern Munich.[4]
Personal life
German former basketball player Jan Jagla is his brother in law.
Career achievements and Awards
- As player
- German League champion: 6 (with Alba Berlin: 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03)
- German Cup winner: 5 (with Alba Berlin: 1996–97, 1998–99, 2001–02, 2002–03; with RheinEnergie Köln: 2004–05)
- As general manager
- German League champion: 1 (with FC Bayern Munich: 2013–14)
References
- ↑ Perform Media Deutschland GmbH (2011-06-06), "Die neue Schaltzentrale des FC Bayern – Sport – Spox.com" (in German), Spox.com, http://www.spox.com/de/sport/mehrsport/basketball/1106/Artikel/marko-pesic-lumani-10.7-fc-bayern-muenchen-sportdirektor.html. Retrieved 2017-07-23
- ↑ "Marko Pesic hat die Lust verloren: - WELT". DIE WELT (in German). Retrieved 2017-07-23.
- ↑ FOCUS Online, "Pesic neuer Sportdirektor" (in German), FOCUS Online, http://www.focus.de/sport/mehrsport/basketball-fc-bayern-muenchen-pesic-neuer-sportdirektor_aid_634528.html. Retrieved 2017-01-13
- ↑ Marko Pesic neuer Bayern-Geschäftsführer. Handelsblatt, 11. Januar 2013, abgerufen am 12. Januar 2013.