Andrej Urlep

Andrej Urlep
Personal information
Born (1957-07-19) July 19, 1957 (age 66)
Ljubljana, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalitySlovenian
PositionHead coach
Coaching career1997–present
Career history
As coach:
1997–1999Śląsk Wrocław
1999–2000Jezica Ljubljana
2000–2002Śląsk Wrocław
2002–2006Anwil Włocławek
2006–2008Śląsk Wrocław
2009–2010Turów Zgorzelec
2011AZS Koszalin
2013–2014Czarni Słupsk
2014–2017BC Dzūkija
2017–2018Stelmet Zielona Góra
2018–2019BC Dzūkija
2019–2021Mono Vampire
2021–2023Śląsk Wrocław
Career highlights and awards
  • PLK champion (2022)

Andrej Urlep (born July 19, 1957) is a Slovenian professional basketball coach who is most recently served as the head coach for Śląsk Wrocław of the Polish Basketball League.

He is credited with reforming and modernising Polish domestic basketball.[1]

For the 2019-2020 season, the Mono Vampire Basketball Club of Thailand announced that Urlep would be their head coach for the season.[2] Urlep is a five-time Polish Basketball League Champion as a coach, and a two-times vice-champion.[3] He also coached Slovenia's U22 team during the early stage of his career.

On October 11, 2021, he has signed with Śląsk Wrocław of the Polish Basketball League.[4]

References

  1. ^ Edyta Kowalczyk; Jakub Radomski (8 April 2022), "Furiat, który zrewolucjonizował polską koszykówkę. "Nic mnie tak nie wkurza jak lenistwo"", onet.pl (in Polish), Przegląd Sportowy
  2. ^ "Mono Vampire Hires Slovenian Head Coach for Upcoming ABL Campaign". ASEAN Sports. August 20, 2019.
  3. ^ "Andrej Urlep". Basketnews.lt.
  4. ^ "Andrej Urlep is the new head coach of WKS Śląska Wrocław". Sportando. October 11, 2021. Retrieved October 12, 2021.