Marijan Novović
# Marijan Novović

Marijan Novović (Serbian Cyrillic: Маријан Нововић; February 10, 1947 – September 5, 2013), also known by his nickname Šilja (transl. Goofy), was a Serbian basketball coach and player.

## Playing career

In his playing days, he spent his career with OKK Beograd of the Yugoslav League, before finishing his playing career with Belgian side Strombeek Beavers.

## Coaching career

Novović started his coaching career as an assistant coach for Racing Club de France (France). Later, he coached Sloboda Tuzla, Maribor, Radnički Belgrade and OKK Beograd of the Yugoslav First Federal League. He also spent two seasons in Italy where he coached and Pallacanestro Battipaglia from Salerno.

He also coached the senior national teams of Gabon and Tunisia and the U22 national team of North Korea.

