Miloš Šakota
Crvena zvezda Meridianbet | |
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Position | U16 Head coach |
League | Cadet League of Serbia |
Personal information | |
Born | (1984-06-11) 11 June 1984 (age 40) Belgrade, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia |
Nationality | Serbian / Greek |
Listed height | 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) |
Career information | |
NBA draft | 2006: undrafted |
Playing career | 2002–2015, 2016–2020 |
Position | Small forward / power forward |
Number | 8, 12 |
Coaching career | 2015, 2020–present |
Career history | |
As player: | |
2003–2004 | Ionikos NF |
2005–2006 | Near East |
2008–2009 | CSKA Sofia |
2010–2011 | Olympias Patras |
2013–2014 | Arkadikos |
2014–2015 | AE Livadia |
2016–2017 | AE Santorinis |
2017–2018 | Lokros Atalantis |
2018–2020 | Slodes |
As coach: | |
2015 | AEK (assistant) |
2020–2021 | Slodes (assistant) |
2021–2022 | Žitko Basket (youth) |
2022–present | Crvena zvezda Youth |
Miloš Šakota (Serbian Cyrillic: Милош Шакота, Greek: Μίλος Σάκοτα, born 11 June 1984) is a Greek–Serbian professional basketball coach and former player who is the U-16 head coach for the Crvena zvezda youth system. Standing at 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m), he played both small forward and power forward positions.
Playing career
Šakota played for Ionikos NF, Near East, Aigaleo, Apollon Limassol (Cyprus), CSKA Sofia (Bulgaria), Al Nizwa (Oman), Olympias Patras, Arkadikos, and AE Livadia during his playing career.[1][2][3] He played in the European-wide 2nd-tier level EuroCup, during the 2003–04 season, with Ionikos NF. He retired as a player with Livadia in 2015, to pursuit a coaching career.
In October 2016, Šakota returned from the retirement and signed for AE Santorinis.[4] On 31 July 2017, he signed for Lokros Atalantis.[1][5] In 2018, Šakota joined a roster Slodes of the Second Basketball League of Serbia, upon an invitation of Nenad Mišanović. For the second time, he retired as a player in 2020.[6]
Coaching career
Šakota has a stint in 2015 when the Greek League club AEK hired him as an assistant coach, joining the coaching staff of his father Dragan Šakota.[7]
After second retirement in 2020, Šakota joined the Slodes staff as an assistant coach. Afterwards, he joined a youth system of Žitko Basket as the U19 head coach.[6]
On 17 August 2022, Crvena zvezda hired Šakota as their new head coach for the under-16 team.[8][9]
Personal life
Šakota is a son of Dragan Šakota, a professional basketball coach and former player, and the older brother of Dušan Šakota, a retired Greek professional basketball player.[6] His father Dragan is a FIBA Saporta Cup champion in 1991 and FIBA Champions League champion in 2018. His brother Dušan is a two-time EuroLeague champion, winning both titles with Panathinaikos, in 2007 and 2009.
References
- ^ a b "Υπέγραψε σε ομάδα της Γ' Εθνικής ο Σάκοτα". sdna.gr. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ "Σάκοτα και Αντωνιάδης στον Αρκαδικό". kalimera-arkadia.gr. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ "Milos Sakota - #8 - PF". bgbasket.com. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ "Μίλος Σάκοτα η… μεγάλη επιστροφή με τη φανέλα της Σαντορίνης!". infobasket.gr. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ "Σημαντική προσθήκη με Σάκοτα ο Λοκρός". infobasket.gr. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ a b c "Miloš Šakota: Odabrao sam teži put, ali ne osećam presiju zbog oca – ponosan sam". mozzartsport.com. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ "Στην ΑΕΚ και ο Μίλος Σάκοτα!". onsports.gr. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ "Antonić se vraća na Mali Kalemegdan posle dve decenije, Šakota preuzima jednu od selekcija Zvezde". mozzartsport.com. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ "Mlađe selekcije KK Crvena zvezda dobile nove trenere, Antonić koordinator". kkcrvenazvezda.rs. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
External links
- Player Profile at proballers.com
- Player Profile at eurobasket.com
- Player Profile at realgm.com
- Player Profile at euroleaguebasketball.net
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