While Fenerbahçe Beko, one of our representatives in Turkish Airlines EuroLeague, parted ways with head coach Igor Kokoskov, the name of experienced coach Svetislav Pesic, who recently coached Barcelona, came to the fore in the name of the new head coach.
Fenerbahçe Beko, one of our Turkish Airlines EuroLeague representatives, announced that they parted ways with coach Igor Kokoskov, who preferred to evaluate the offer he received from Dallas Mavericks. After Kokoskov, the name of experienced coach Svetislav Pesic, who coached Barcelona, comes to the fore.
According to the news of Republika from the Serbian press, Fenerbahce has started to work on a replacement for Kokoskov, while the name of Svetislav Pesic has come to the fore. It is even claimed that Pesic is close to becoming the head of Fenerbahce.
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LAST MINUTE | Fenerbahce parted ways with Kokoskov!The 71-year-old head coach, who coached the teams of KK Bosnia, Germany National Team, ALBA Berlin, Yugoslavia National Team, RheinEnergie Köln, Lottomatica Roma, Dinamo Moscow, Akasvayu Girona, Red Star, Valencia, Bayern Munich and Barcelona in Europe, was transferred to Barcelona at the end of the 2019-20 season. He left and Sarunas Jasikevicius was appointed in his place.
Continuing from the Serbian school
In Fenerbahçe, which brought Igor Kokoskov to the head of the team after Zeljko Obradovic, the names of Serbian head coaches come to the fore after Kokoskov. It is reported that Fenerbahçe is also interested in Sasa Djordjevic and Sasa Obradovic, as well as Stetislav Pesic.
Sasa Djordjevic, one of the prominent candidates like Pesic, left his last job at the Italian team Virtus Bologna, with the end of the season.
Meo Sacchetti is on the agenda
Among Fenerbahçe’s new coach candidates, the name of Italian head coach Meo Sacchetti is also mentioned. Having had a very successful period with the Italian National Team, the 67-year-old coach also works with Fenerbahçe Beko’s new transfer, Achille Polonara, in the national team. In addition, the fact that Fenerbahçe’s Italian general manager Maurizio Gherardini is on good terms with Sacchetti strengthens the allegations.
