Serbian basketball coach and former player Željko Obradović is best known for his association with Partizan, both as a player and a coach. He was also part of the Yugoslavian squad that won an Olympic silver in 1988. As a coach, he has several EuroLeague and Greek League wins under his belt.
Serbian basketball coach and former basketball player Aleksandar Đorđević had an aillustrious playing career, which saw him win titles such as the EuroLeague with Partizan. He also won an Olympic silver and 3 EuroBasket championships with Yugoslavia. As a coach, he helped Serbia win an Olympic silver.
Serbian basketball coach Igor Kokoškov has had a long association with the NBA, leading the Detroit Pistons to win the 2004 NBA Championship. He also helped Slovenia win the 2017 EuroBasket title as their head coach. After his basketball career ended prematurely due to an accident, he became Yugoslavia’s youngest coach.
Sascha Bajin is a German tennis coach of Serbian origin. A former tennis player, Bajin achieved popularity when he started working with Serena Williams. He served as Serena's hitting partner for eight years, during which she won many titles. He is also credited with coaching Japanese tennis player Naomi Osaka and helping her win two Grand Slam titles.
Zufer Avdija is a Serbian–Israeli basketball coach and retired player. As a player, he played in the Yugoslav Basketball League, representing the Košarkaški klub Crvena zvezda during the 1980s. He also played for several Israeli clubs, including Hapoel Tel Aviv and Maccabi Rishon LeZio during the 1990s. Avdija also appeared in international games, representing the Yugoslavian national basketball team.
The head coach of the Serbian men’s national basketball team, Svetislav Pešić has previously won several medals as the head coach of Yugoslavia, FR Yugoslavia, and Germany. Both his son, Marko, and his son-in-law, Jan Jagla, have played basketball for Germany. In his short career as a player, he went undrafted by the NBA.
Known as tennis legend Novak Djokovic's first coach, Jelena Gencic was a talented sportswoman in her own right and represented Yugoslavia in both tennis and handball. She was part of the Yugoslav team that won a bronze at the 1957 handball World Championships. She had also been a director at TV Belgrade.
Vladimir Bogojević is a Serbian-German former basketball player who played as a point guard or shooting guard for the Germany national basketball team. A three-time German League champion and two-time German Cup winner, Vladimir Bogojević is counted among the most popular players of his generation. After retiring as a player, Bogojević established himself as a coach.