Miodrag Perišić (basketball)

Miodrag Perišić (Миодраг Перишић; born 28 August 1972) is a Serbian professional basketball coach, who currently serves as the head coach of US Monastir of the Championnat Pro A and Lebanon national team.

Coaching career
Born in Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia (now Serbia), Perišić started coaching Crvena zvezda youth system. In 1999, he became the first head coach of newly established club Avala Ada. In 2004, Perišić became the head coach of U Cluj-Napoca in Romania.

The 2018–19 season with Timișoara of the Romanian Liga Națională. On 6 December 2018, he departed from Timișoara. On 28 July 2020, he signed to become the head coach of the Qatar national team. On January 1, 2019, Perišić signed with Beirut Club of the Lebanese Basketball League. He led the team to two finals of the Arab Club Basketball Championship in 2018 and 2019. In 2020, Perišić signed to become the head coach of US Monastir of the Tunisian Championnat National A and the Basketball Africa League (BAL). On 28 May 2022, he won the 2022 BAL Finals with Monastir.

Perišić signed with Al Ittihad Alexandria in Egypt in June 2022. He was sacked after four months after Al Ittihad was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the 2022 Arab Basketball Championship. He rejoined US Monastir shortly after.

National team coaching career
In 2020, Perišić coached the Qatar national team, a position he held until 2023. In May 2024, he became the head coach of Lebanon national team, starting his tenure with the 2024 FIBA Olympic qualifications.

Honours

 * US Monastir
 * BAL champion (2022)
 * Championnat National A: (2022)
 * Tunisian Basketball Cup: (2022)
 * Beirut Club
 * Arab Club Basketball Championship runners-up: (2018, 2019)
 * Manama
 * Bahraini Supercup: (2016)