Petar Rodić


Petar Rodić is a Serbian basketball coach.

Early life

Rodić started to play basketball for OKK Dunav, the club where he was one of founding members. In 1979, he retired due to injury. Rodić earned his degree in physical culture from the University of Novi Sad.

Coaching career

In 1979, Rodić became head coach for Dunav. In 1985, he sign for KK Lifam, based in Stara Pazova. In 1986, Rodić joined the Partizan coaching staff as an assistant coach. He won Yugoslav League championship in the 1986–87 season. In late-1980s and during 1990s, Rodić had coaching stints in Mladost Zemun, Lifam, Užice, Raj banka Berane, Klik Arilje and Radnički Zastava.
Rodić coached the Yugoslavia cadet team that won the gold medal at the 1999 European Championship for Cadets. Two years later, he was an assistant coach for the Yugoslavia university team that won the gold medal at the 2001 Summer Universiade in Beijing, China. In 2007, he became the head coach for Bosnian team Leotar. In 2011, Rodić joined the Khimik coaching staff as an assistant coach.