Zoran Trivan

Trivan began his basketball journey at the small club Fruškogorac in Sremska Kamenica, playing as a game organizer or playmaker for both junior and senior teams. He concluded his playing career at the age of 23 with the Novi Sad basketball club, motivated to pursue coaching.
==Coaching Career==
Throughout his coaching career, Zoran Trivan has worked with various age categories, including pioneers, cadets, juniors, and seniors, in both assistant and head coach roles.
He started his professional coaching career in 1993 at the Elkond club in Beocin, serving as an assistant to Jovan Malešević. After a coaching change, he continued as an assistant and individual skills coach. During his tenure, the club won the B League of Yugoslavia, and in the 1994/5 season, it rebranded to BC BFC-Beočin. 
After the change of head coach and the arrival of Miroslav Muta Nikolic, he continues to work in the club as an assistant coach and coach for individual work. During that period, the club was the champion of the B League of Yugoslavia, and in the 1994/5 season, the club changed its name to BC BFC-Beočin. https://www.vice.com/sr/article/43q849/basketaski-snovi-cementnog-grada-legenda-o-bfc-beocinu 18.01.2018 
Excellent selection Player, M. Topić, Ž. Topalović, V. Kuzmanović, Ž. Vučurović, Z. Stojačić, A. Smiljanić, Z. Marković, B. Kusmuk, N. Glišović, M. Marinković and others..., good expert work and excellent club organization were the prerequisites for 1994/5 and 1995/6 B.F.C to play in the semi-finals of the Yugoslavian Cup, and in 1996 also in the anthological play-off final against Partizan. With the departure of coach Muta Nikolić to Partizan, Trivan remains at the club to assist the famous coach Goran Miljković—a nicknamed "Finac".
He made his debut as a senior federal coach on November 17, 1996, leading BFC to a victory over Partizan in Belgrade, winning 69:68 in front of around 2,500 spectators. That season, he achieved a notable record with 13 wins out of 14 games, was named coach of the circuit three times, and defeated strong teams such as Partizan, C.Zvezda, and FMP. The season concluded in the quarter-finals of the playoffs after competitive matches against Budućnost and in the Euro Cup against Mesh from Verona. 
Following a successful season, the Association of Basketball Coaches of Yugoslavia sent Trivan to Rome for professional development at the Euroleague final four. The confirmation of the award is in the magazine "Trener" (Coach) from Serbian association of coaches, issue 1 page 25.
In the 1997/98 season, he guided the women’s team of Vojvodina to the semi-finals of the playoffs but lost in a close series against Port MK. Later, while coaching Al-Ittihad, he achieved a strong performance with 18 wins out of 20 games, though it wasn’t sufficient to renew his contract. His assistant later won the championship in Libya after his departure.
In the 2009/2010 season, while coaching FBC Vojvodina, he was replaced after a successful match against Radnički-KG, where all pre-season goals were met. Trivan focused on developing young players, providing them opportunities to showcase their skills. He demonstrated a keen eye for talent, recognizing the potential of players like Milan Gurović, in the NAP-Novi Sad team.
He also identified other talented players such as Jovan Zdravković, Ljubomir Nikolić, Marko Šutalo, Gordana Grubin, Nataša Andjelić, Ljubica Drljača and Aleksej Pokuševski. In Morocco, in the A.S.S-Sale team he helped several players join the cadet national team, and one junior advanced to the first team. Through basketball camps in Serbia, Trivan continued to nurture future talents, showcasing his coaching skills. He has worked internationally in Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Israel, Libya, Morocco, and Poland. Since 1992, he has been involved in various basketball camps in Serbia as a coach and manager. Some of them are Zlatiborbasket, Kasta and TEO4 
When not affiliated with a club, Trivan offered individual training to players to enhance their skills. Many of his former players have graduated from American universities, and Dr. Dimitrije Chabarkapa currently works as an assistant director in an athletic performance lab at the University of Kansas.
Additionally, Trivan served as a consultant for Novi Sad television, covering matches from the Basketball League of Serbia.
From August 2 to August 9, 2000, he co-led an international basketball clinic in Beijing, China, with coach Vladimir Bošnjak.
In October 2017, Trivan and Lazar Gojković held the Starlet-Basketball No Borders international camp in Lahore organized by PEAK , marking a significant event in Pakistani basketball. Since January 4, 2021, he has been part of the Legia Warsaw basketball academy, serving as a coordinator and coach for the junior section, focusing on player selection and training young coaches. https://legiakosz.com/aktualnosci/zoran-trivan-na-kazdym-meczu-dawal-z-siebie-wszystko-4620
==Coaching achievements==
In 1992, third place in the cadet championship of Vojvodina, NAP-Novi Sad
1993-1994 champions of the second league of Yugoslavia, Elkond (as an assistant coach).
1994-1995 semi-final of the Yugoslav Cup B.F.C (as an assistant coach).
1995-1996. semi-final of the Yugoslav Cup B.F.C (as an assistant coach).
1995/1996 Yugoslavia playoff final (as an assistant coach).
1996.1997. the quarter-finals of the Yugoslav playoffs.
1996/1997 1/16 finals of the Raimondo Saporte Cup (ULEB Eurocup) 
1997-1998. semi-final of the Yugoslav women's playoff FBC Vojvodina.
2012/2013 champions of Morocco, pioneer team A:S:S-Sale. 
2012/2013 champions of Morocco, cadet team A:S:S-Sale.
Professional trainings and education:
1995 European Championship in Athens as spectator and backdoor participant of representation of Yugoslavia, gold medal of the Yugoslav national team
1997 The Association of Basketball Coaches of Yugoslavia sent Z. Trivan and M. Kadija for professional training at the 7th final four of the Euroleague in Rome.
1998 World Championship in Athens, spectator and backdoor participant of representation of Yugoslavia - gold medal of the Yugoslav national team.
Trivan graduated from a higher basketball school in Belgrade and holds the title of senior basketball coach.
License to work with professional clubs UKTS No. 4364
FIBA Coach license no. 2010022742
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Category:Basketball
Category:1962 births
Category:People from Jagodina
Category:Serbian people