Vasko Atanasov

Vasko Atanasov (Macedonian: Васко Атанасов; born April 14, 1994)^[1] is a Macedonian basketball coach who is currently head coach of MZT Skopje.^[2][3]

Vasko Atanasov

MZT Skopje
Position	Coach
League	Macedonian League ABA League Second Division
Personal information
Born	(1994-04-14) April 14, 1994 (age 31) Strumica, Macedonia
Nationality	Macedonian
Career history
2015–2016	Admirals Chisinau
2017–2018	Strumica
2022–2023	MZT Skopje (ass.coach)
2023–present	MZT Skopje
Career highlights
3x Macedonian League Champion (2023, 2024, 2025) 2x Macedonian Cup Winner (2024, 2025) 2x Macedonian Super Cup Winner (2023, 2024)

Professional career

Atanasov started his professional career in his hometown team of Strumica as an assistant coach, before moving to the Moldovan League in 2015 to lead the Chisinau Admirals.

Coming back to his hometown for his second stint with the team of Stumica, he became the youngest head coach to lead a team in the Macedonian league.

In June 2023, he became the youngest head coach ever to win a title in Macedonian basketball history.

On July 27, 2023, he signed a new contract with MZT Skopje.^[4] On May 25, 2024, Atanasov won the second title with MZT Skopje as coach against Pelister in the Macedonian Final.,^[5] becoming only the second coach to ever win back-to-back titles with the same club.

On July 12, 2024, he re-signed a new contract with MZT Skopje for another year.^[6] On September 28, 2024, he won the Macedonian Super cup for the second time in his career.^[7]