Dušan Jelić

Dušan Jelić (Serbian Cyrillic: Душан Јелић; born 13 August 1974) is a Serbian-Greek professional basketball coach and former player. At a height of 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) tall, he played at the center position.

Dušan Jelić

Personal information
Born	(1974-08-13) 13 August 1974 (age 51) Banatska Palanka, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality	Serbian / Greek
Listed height	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight	275 lb (125 kg)
Career information
NBA draft	1997: undrafted
Playing career	1991–2011
Position	Center
Number	9
Coaching career	2013–present
Career history
As a player:
1991–1992	Crvena zvezda
1993–2000	Panionios
2000–2001	Crvena zvezda
2001	Lucentum Alicante
2001–2002	Olympiacos
2002–2003	Air Avellino
2003–2004	Tau Cerámica
2004	Prokom Trefl Sopot
2004–2005	Makedonikos
2005	Anwil Włocławek
2005–2006	Upea Capo d'Orlando
2006	Castelletto Ticino
2006	Huelva
2006–2007	Ventspils
2007–2008	APOEL
2008	BC Kalev
2008–2009	Swisslion Takovo
2009	Euroins Cherno More
2009–2010	Apollon Patras
2010–2011	FMP
As a coach:
2013–2014	Crvena zvezda U16 (assistant)
2014–2016	Club Africain (assistant)
2016–2018	Petrochimi 2
2018–2019	Nizhny Novgorod (assistant)
2019–2021	Mladost Zemun (assistant)
2021	Napredak Aleksinac
Career highlights
As a player Greek Cup winner (2002)

Coaching career

In February 2021, Jelić was hired as the new head coach of Napredak Aleksinac of the Basketball League of Serbia.^[1][2]

Personal life

Like many players from the former Yugoslavia during the 1990s, Jelić obtained Greek citizenship, while playing in the country, and thus competed as a domestic player under the name Ntousan Koutsopoulos (Greek: Ντοὐσαν Κουτσόπουλος). In Greece, he is also known by the name Dušan Jelic Koutsopoulos.