Alex Andjelic
| Alex Andjelic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
16 October 1940 Bačka Palanka, Yugoslavia | ||
| Died |
24 March 2021 (aged 80) Belgrade, Serbia | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
HK Partizan 's-Hertogenbosch Red Eagles Nijmegen Tigers | ||
| National team |
 Yugoslavia | ||
| Playing career | 1965–1969 | ||
Aleksandar Anđelić (16 October 1940 – 24 March 2021) was a Serbian ice hockey coach. He coached extensively in the Netherlands and Germany, and used to coach the Serbian youth team - while working from Toronto.[1][2]
Born in Bačka Palanka, Andjelic played for Partizan Belgrade in Belgrade before playing in the Netherlands for clubs 's-Hertogenbosch Red Eagles in 1967–68, Nijmegen Tigers in 1968-69 [1]. He played over 40 times for Yugoslavia.
He played for Yugoslavia at the 1964 Winter Olympics.
He coached with a number of clubs: Nijmegen, Heerenveen Flyers, Rotterdam Panda's, Tigers Amsterdam, and IJHC Den Bosch in the Netherlands; Schwenninger Wild Wings, Essen Moskitoes, Deggendorf, and Grefrather EC in Germany; and EHC Chur and Rapperswil-Jona in Switzerland. In the 2019–2020 season, he coached the Zoetermeer Panters from the Dutch top division and the Turkish National Team.
On March 24, 2021, it was announced in Dutch media Andjelic died in a hospital in Belgrade, after a week of being kept in a coma.[3] He had also tested positive for COVID-19.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ Interview Aleksandar Anđelić: Hokej igra u kojoj se misli unapred
- ^ "Srpska Televizija USA". 31 October 2023.
- ^ News of Andjelic's passing
- ^ "Serbian ice hockey coach and Olympian Andjelic dies age 80". 29 March 2021.
External links[edit]
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Profile of Andjelic at nijmegen-legends.com
- Alex Andjelic at EliteProspects.com
- Alex Andjelic at Eurohockey.com
- Alex Andjelic at HockeyDB.com
- Alex Andjelic at Olympedia
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