Nikola Birač
{{short description|Serbian basketball coach}}
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| position = Assistant coach
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|8|9|df=y}}
| birth_place = Belgrade, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia
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| nationality = Serbian
| coach_start = 2010
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| cyears1 = 2010–2011
| cteam1 = FMP Železnik (assistant)
| cyears2 = 2011–2017
| cteam2 = Crvena zvezda (assistant)
| cyears3 = 2017
| cteam3 = Yeşilgiresun (assistant)
| cyears5 = 2019–2020
| cteam5 = Dynamic BG (assistant)
| cyears6 = 2020–2022
| cteam6 = Crvena zvezda (assistant)
| cyears7 = 2022–2023
| cteam7 = Budućnost (assistant)
| cyears8 = 2023–2024
| cteam8 = Galatasaray (assistant)
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Nikola Birač ({{lang-sr-cyr|Никола Бирач}}; born 9 August 1986) is a Serbian professional basketball coach who is an assistant coach for Galatasaray of the ABA League and the Montenegrin League.
Coaching career
Birač worked as an assistant coach for Crvena zvezda under Svetislav Pešić, Vlada Vukoičić, and Dejan Radonjić between 2011 and 2017.
In 2017, Birač was an assistant coach for Turkish club Yeşilgiresun under Mihailo Uvalin. In 2018, he filed and won a claim against Yeşilgiresun for outstanding salaries, accommodation and travel expenses.{{cite web |title=FIBA Arbitral Tribunal: BAT 1170/18 (Birac v/ Yesilgiresun Belediyespor Kulubu Dernegi) |url=https://www.eurobasket.com/Turkey/news/562979/FIBA-Arbitral-Tribunal:-BAT-1170/18-(Birac-v/games-schedule.asp?League=4&LName=Turkey |website=eurobasket.com |access-date=1 January 2021}}{{cite web |title=CORRECTED ARBITRAL AWARD (BAT 1170/18) |url=https://www.fiba.basketball/en/Module/85132837-66aa-4ff3-a063-8cdfe44ea14d/181074ca-2685-48a8-927a-8fa12f2a5746 |website=fiba.basketball |access-date=1 January 2021}}
In August 2019, Birač was named an assistant coach for Dynamic VIP PAY under Miro Alilović.{{cite web |title=Birač i Đurić novi pomoćnici Alilovića |url=http://kkdynamic.rs/birac-i-djuric-novi-pomocnici-alilovica/ |website=kkdynamic.rs |access-date=1 January 2021}}{{cite web |title=Novi pomoćnici i pojačanje KK Dynamic VIP PAY |url=https://kls.rs/vest.php?id=3328 |website=kls.rs |access-date=1 January 2021}}
In December 2020, Birač was named an assistant coach for Crvena zvezda under Dejan Radonjić.{{cite web |title=Crvena zvezda kompletirala stručni štab |url=https://www.mozzartsport.com/kosarka/vesti/crvena-zvezda-kompletirala-strucni-stab/374834 |website=mozzartsport.com |access-date=31 December 2020}}{{cite web |title=Kompletiran stručni štab KK Crvena zvezda mts |url=https://kkcrvenazvezda.rs/2020/12/30/kompletiran-strucni-stab-kk-crvena-zvezda-mts/ |website=kkcrvenazvezda.rs |access-date=31 December 2020}} He left the Zvezda after the Radonjić's departure in July 2022.
Career achievements and awards
As assistant coach:
- Serbian League champion: 5 (with Crvena zvezda: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2020–21, 2021–22)
- Adriatic League champion: 5 (with Crvena zvezda: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2020–21, 2021–22)
- Serbian Cup winner: 6 (with Crvena zvezda: 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2016–17, 2020–21, 2021–22)
- Magenta Sport Cup winner: 1 (with Crvena zvezda: 2021)
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://basketball.eurobasket.com/coach/Nikola-Birac/KK-Dynamic-Vip-Pay-Beograd/49832 Coach Profile] at eurobasket.com
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Category:Serbian men's basketball coaches