Aleš Pipan

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Aleš Pipan
Personal information
Born (1959-05-24) 24 May 1959 (age 64)
Ljubljana, PR Slovenia, PFR Yugoslavia
NationalitySlovenian
PositionHead coach
Career history
1993–1996Maribor
1997–2000Zlatorog Laško
2000–2002Krka
2002–2003Zagorje
2003–2005Zlatorog Laško
2005–2007Slovan
2007–2008Anwil Włocławek
2008–2011Zlatorog Laško
2011–2012Zadar
2012–2013MZT Skopje
2013–2015Union Olimpija
2015MZT Skopje
2015–2018Zlatorog Laško
2018Zadar
2019TF Budapest
2019–2020Šentjur
2022–2023Zlatorog Laško
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing  Yugoslavia
European Championship for Juniors
Bronze medal – third place 1978 Italy Team

Aleš Pipan (born 24 May 1959) is a Slovenian basketball coach and former player.[1][2]

Coaching career[edit]

Pipan coached Slovenia at three tournaments (EuroBasket 2005, 2006 FIBA World Championship and EuroBasket 2007) until his resignation in 2008, when Slovenia failed to qualify for the 2008 Summer Olympics. Before that, he was present in the Slovenian national team as assistant coach since 1998.

Pipan came to Zlatorog Laško in 1996, where he was especially known for his work with young players. He led the club to the Saporta Cup in 1997 and 1998. In 1999, he took them to the quarterfinals where they lost to Aris, but earned them the right to play the EuroLeague in the next season. In those two seasons in the Saporta Cup, he helped develop two national team players to the international scene, Sani Bečirovič and Goran Jurak. The following season (1999–2000) was the first that two Slovenian clubs played in the EuroLeague. However, in domestic competitions, Pipan reached two finals but failed to win any trophies, as some key players, including Boštjan Nachbar and Mileta Lisica, were struggling with injuries.

In 2000, he took over Krka and led them in the Suproleague, EuroLeague, domestic competitions and in the first edition of the Adriatic League, until he was replaced with Neven Spahija in December 2001.

After a brief episode with Zagorje, Pipan returned to Pivovarna Laško in the 2003–04 season, where he won the Slovenian Cup and lost in the league final to Olimpija. After another year with Pivovarna Laško, he took over Slovan from Ljubljana in the 2005–06 season, where he lost another final of domestic league to Olimpija. One season later, he resigned in the middle of the season.

Pipan took over Polish club Anwil Włocławek in January 2007. After two months in charge, he won the Polish Cup by beating the EuroLeague team Prokom Trefl Sopot in the final. He finished the 2006–07 season in fourth place, losing 4–3 in the semifinals against Prokom Trefl Sopot. In revenge, he beat Prokom Trefl Sopot again in the Super Cup game that opened the 2007–08 season in Poland.

In 2009, he returned to his former club, now known under new name Zlatorog (formerly Pivovarna laško). After two years he took over KK Zadar in the Croatian League and qualify with them for the ABA League. In October 2012 he took over MZT Skopje and won the Macedonian championship.

On 28 June 2018, Pipan returned to Zadar, but after just four months, he was sacked on 23 October 2018 because of poor results.[3]

Clubs[edit]

Head coach[edit]

Head coaching career with national teams[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Алеш Пипан не е веќе тренер на МЗТ Скопје". Archived from the original on 27 March 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Pipan ponovno na klopi Laščanov | KK Zlatorog". www.kosarkarskiklub-lasko.si. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015.
  3. ^ "Pipan više nije trener Zadra". kkzadar.net (in Croatian). 23 October 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
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