Aleš Pipan
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KK Zadar
KK Zadar is a Croatian professional basketball team from the city of Zadar playing in the A-1 Liga.Zadar is the place where Croatian basketball was born in 1930. Zadar's reputation has been of a basketball hotbed with a team that can capture trophies at any given moment...
and he was appointed as Polish national basketball team headcoach for Eurobasket 2011
Eurobasket 2011
EuroBasket 2011 was the 37th men's European Basketball Championship, held by FIBA Europe. The competition was hosted by Lithuania. This was the second time Eurobasket had been held in Lithuania, the country having also hosted the 1939 championship. FIBA Europe asserted that Lithuania managed to...
. Before, he was a coach of Anwil Włocławek (Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
), Satex Maribor, Zagorje BZ, Krka and Geoplin Slovan, in addition to a prior stint at Laško.
Pipan coached Slovenia at the Eurobasket 2005
Eurobasket 2005
The EuroBasket 2005 was held in Serbia and Montenegro between 16 September and 25 September 2005. Greece won the gold medal by defeating Germany, while France won the bronze medal over Spain...
, 2006 FIBA World Championship
2006 FIBA World Championship
The 2006 FIBA World Championship was an international basketball competition hosted by Japan from August 19 to September 3, 2006. It was co-organised by the International Basketball Federation , Japan Basketball Association and the 2006 Organizing Committee...
and Eurobasket 2007
Eurobasket 2007
-Group B:-Group C:-Group D:-Second round:- Group E :- Group F :-Championship bracket:- Quarterfinals :-Classification rounds:- Semifinals :- Third place game:- Final :...
until resignation in 2008, when Slovenia didn't make through additional qualifications for 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
. Before that, he was present in Slovenian national team as coach assistant since 1998.
Pipan came to Zlatorog Lasko in 1996 and establish them as one of Slovenian best basketball clubs, especially known as club which works very well with young players. He led the club into Saporta Cup
Saporta Cup
Saporta Cup was the name of the second-tier level European professional club basketball competition, where the National Cup winners from all over Europe played against each other. The competition was organized by FIBA Europe...
in 1997 and 1998. 1999 took them to the quarter finals where they had to yield to the famous Aris
Aris
-Given name:* Aris Alexandrou, a Greek writer* Aris Christofellis, a Greek male soprano* Aris Gavelas, a Greek sprinter* Aris Jaffar, a Malaysian polymath genius mastermind* Aris Konstantinidis, a Greek architect* Aris Maliagros, a Greek actor...
, but earned them right to play the Euroleague
Euroleague
Euroleague Basketball, commonly known as the Euroleague, is the highest level tier and most important professional club basketball competition in Europe, with teams from up to 18 different countries, members of FIBA Europe. For sponsorship reasons, for five seasons starting with 2010–2011, it is...
next year.In those two seasons in Saporta Cup he afirmated two national team players on international scene, Sani Bečirovič
Sani Becirovic
Sani Bečirović is a Slovenian 1.96 m professional basketball player currently plays for the Benetton Treviso, that plays at both point guard and shooting guard positions...
and Goran Jurak
Goran Jurak
Goran Jurak is a Slovenian professional basketball player currently playing for Pallacanestro Biella in Italy....
. Next season (1999/2000) was first year that two Slovenian clubs played Euroleague, but in domestic competition Pipan reached two finals but failed to collect any trophy, as some key players as Boštjan Nachbar and Mileta Lisica were struggling with injures.
In 2000, he took over Krka,and he led them in Suproleague
Suproleague
FIBA SuproLeague was the FIBA professional club basketball Champions' Cup for the 2000-01 season. Up until that season, there was one cup, the FIBA European Champions' Cup , though in this season of 2000-01, the leading European teams split into two competitions: the FIBA SuproLeague and the ULEB's...
, Euroleague
Euroleague
Euroleague Basketball, commonly known as the Euroleague, is the highest level tier and most important professional club basketball competition in Europe, with teams from up to 18 different countries, members of FIBA Europe. For sponsorship reasons, for five seasons starting with 2010–2011, it is...
in 2001/02, domestic competitions and first edition of Adriatic League until he was replaced with Neven Spahija in December 2001.
After brief episode in small club Zagorje he returned to Pivovarna Laško in 2003/04 season, where he won Slovenian cup and lost in final of domestic league to Union Olimpija. After another year with Pivovarna Laško he took over Geoplin Slovan from Ljubljana in season 2005/06 , where he lost another final of domestic league to Union Olimpija in best of five series in 2006, but impress with afirmation of some young players in Adriatic League and better result than his everlasting oppnonent Union Olimpija in that competition. One season later he resign in the middle of season.
Pipan took Anwil in January 2007. After two months of working with the team he won with Anwil Włocławek Polish Cup (2007) beating the Euroleague team Prokom Trefl Sopot in the final. He finished 2006/2007 season at the fourth place, losing 3-4 in the semi-final against Prokom Trefl Sopot. In revenge he beat Prokom Trefl Sopot again in the Super-Cup game that opened 2007/2008 season in Poland.
In the 2009, he returned to his former club, now known under new name Zlatorog (formerly Pivovarna laško).
Pipan has become well known for promoting, developing and coaching some young players like Goran Jurak
Goran Jurak
Goran Jurak is a Slovenian professional basketball player currently playing for Pallacanestro Biella in Italy....
, Sani Bečirovič
Sani Becirovic
Sani Bečirović is a Slovenian 1.96 m professional basketball player currently plays for the Benetton Treviso, that plays at both point guard and shooting guard positions...
, Boštjan Nachbar, Nebojša Joksimović
Nebojša Joksimovic
Nebojša Joksimović is a Serbian football player, currently playing in Serbian Superliga club Čukarički Stankom.-Honours:*Serbian Superliga : 2006, 2006–07 Serbian SuperLiga...
, Aleksander Ćapin, Jaka Lakovič
Jaka Lakovic
Jaka Lakovič is a Slovenian professional basketball player of Serbian descent. A dynamic 186 cm tall point guard...
, Goran Dragić, Hasan Rizvić
Hasan Rizvić
Hasan Rizvić is a naturalized Slovenian basketball player of Bosnian origin performing on Center position. Grown up with Bosnian club Čelik Rizvić moved to Slovenian League when he was 18 years old where he spent 6 seasons , received Slovenian citizenship and started to play for Slovenian junior...
, Emir Preldžič
Emir Preldžic
Emir Preldžić is a Turkish professional basketball player of Bosnian origin who played for Slovenian national basketball team at the 2008 Olympic Qualification Tournament. He is 6 ft 9 in tall and he can play at both the small forward and power forward positions, and he can also play as a...
, Mirza Begić
Mirza Begić
Mirza Begić is a Slovenian professional basketball player of Bosnian origin. He is 7 ft 3 in tall and he can play at Center. He is currently playing with the pro club Real Madrid in Spain.-Pro career:Begić began his career playing with the Sloboda Dita Tuzla in Bosnia and Herzegovina...
, Gašper Vidmar, Jaka Klobučar
Jaka Klobucar
-Pro career:Klobučar has played with Krka Novo Mesto, Geoplin Slovan, Partizan Belgrade and Union Olimpija.-Slovenian national team:Lorbek competed for the senior Slovenian national basketball team at the 2007 FIBA European Championship, Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2008, 2009 FIBA European...
and many more.