Željko Zečević

Željko Zečević is a Serbian professional basketball coach, who is the current head coach of AS Salé of the Moroccan Division Excellence. He is also the head coach of the Guinea national team since 2021.

Coaching career

Born in Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia, Zečević started coaching youth teams in 1988 in his hometown. He was scouted for his coaching potential by senior coaches at age 24.
Zečević started coaching in Italy in 2000, as coach of the Amatori Sniadero Udine junior team. In the 2003–04 season, he made his debut with Potenza of the C-1.
From 2015 to 2017, he was the head coach of Chabab Rif Al Hoceima in the Moroccan Division Excellence.
In 2009, he left Italy to coach for Sagesse SC in Lebanon. In 2010, Zečević signed with Wydad AC, his first African club. He would later spend time as the head coach of several teams on the continent.
In 2019, Zečević signed as head coach of SLAC of the Guinean Ligue 1. He coached SLAC to their first-ever qualification for the Basketball Africa League in 2022.
For the 2023–24 season, he signed with AS Salé of the Moroccan Division Excellence, returning after four years for a second stint.

Zečević coached the Egypt national team at the 2009 FIBA AfroBasket and 2011 FIBA AfroBasket.
In February 2021, Zečević took over as head coach of the Guinea national team. He coached the team in the 2021 AfroBasket.