Aleksandar Knjazev

Aleksandar Knjazev

Personal information
Born	(1939-09-29) September 29, 1939 (age 85)
Nationality	Macedonian
Career information
Playing career	1956–1970
Coaching career	1971–1999
Career history
As player:
1956–1957	Vardar
1957–1970	Rabotnički
1969–1970	→ Partizan Kavadarci
As coach:
1971–1985	Rabotnički
1985–1986	MZT Skopje
1986–1994	Rabotnički
1994–1996	Kočani Delikates
1996–1997	MZT Skopje
1998–1999	MZT Skopje

Aleksandar Knjazev (Macedonian: Александар Књазев) is a Macedonian professional basketball coach and former player.^[1] He spent most of his playing career in KK Rabotnički Skopje, and as a team leader he helped its promotion to the First Yugoslav Basketball League in 1964.^[2] He was the first coach of the Macedonia national basketball team after the country's independence in 1992.^[3]

His son Gjorgji Knjazev was also a basketball player.

References

1. "FIBA.com Coaching Library - Fiba Coaches - Search". Archived from the original on 2016-05-13.
2. Зоран Михајлов (7 May 2018). "Темпераментен кошаркар со прецизна рака". Nova Makedonija. ^{[permanent dead link‍]}
3. "Немаа подготовки, бојадисуваа патики, но беа среќни зашто први играа за Македонија!". Sport.mk. 30 May 2018.