Milivoje Lazić


Milivoje Lazić is a Slovenian-born Serbian professional basketball coach and former player. He is currently a head coach of the Partizan U19 selection.

Early life

Lazić was born in Ljubljana, Yugoslavia. He played basketball for Smelt Olimpija and the Slovenian U-14 national team. In 1991, he moved to Belgrade because of the breakup of Yugoslavia.
In Serbia, he played for OKK Beograd and Kolubara from Lazarevac. Due to the serious injury, Lazić had to retire from professional basketball.
Lazić earned his master's degree from the University of Belgrade, Faculty of Sport and Physical Education.

Coaching career

Lazić began his coaching career with FMP in Belgrade. In 1998, he became the coach for youth teams. In 2005, he moved to the senior squad. While working at FMP, Lazić got his first taste of the NBA through Summer League coaching stints in 2007 with Minnesota Timberwolves, Utah Jazz, Detroit Pistons and Chicago Bulls.
In 2010, he joined the Partizan staff of head coach Vlada Jovanović. A year later, he joined the Crvena zvezda staff of head coach Svetislav Pešić.
After the end of 2011–12 season and resign of coach Pešić, Lazić become the head coach of Crvena zvezda. Later, Lazić got fired on 4 October 2012 after two consecutive losses in the first two games at the start of the 2012–13 Adriatic League season.
In June 2013, he was named the head coach of Śląsk Wrocław of the Polish Basketball League.
In February 2020, Lazić became the head coach of the Partizan U19 selection.