{"id":502692,"date":"2026-06-25T22:15:34","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T20:15:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=502692"},"modified":"2026-06-25T22:10:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T20:10:14","slug":"dusko-ivanovic-takes-over-zenit-st-petersburg-on-deal-through-2029","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/dusko-ivanovic-takes-over-zenit-st-petersburg-on-deal-through-2029\/","title":{"rendered":"Dusko Ivanovic takes over Zenit St.Petersburg on deal through 2029"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"qMYqUG_convSearchResultHighlightRoot\">\n<div class=\"\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-WEB:ac88465b-837b-427e-9184-9fb4decbabd2-10\" data-is-intersecting=\"true\">\n<section class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none [&amp;:has([data-writing-block])&gt;*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:ac88465b-837b-427e-9184-9fb4decbabd2-10\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-WEB:ac88465b-837b-427e-9184-9fb4decbabd2-10\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-22\" data-turn=\"assistant\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" data-conversation-screenshot-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"0\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"b8ec9427-f6bc-475d-8790-20e7cb8ffe11\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-5\" data-turn-start-message=\"true\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full light markdown-new-styling\">\n<p class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-start=\"953\" data-end=\"1253\">Following the end of his turbulent stint with Virtus Bologna, Dusko Ivanovic has quickly found a new challenge. The Montenegrin coach has been appointed as the new head coach of Zenit St.Petersburg, signing a contract that will keep him with the Russian club through the end of the 2028-29 season.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1255\" data-end=\"1670\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Ivanovic arrives with a wealth of international experience after coaching some of Europe&#8217;s most respected organizations, including Baskonia, Crvena Zvezda, and Virtus Bologna.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1255\" data-end=\"1670\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Zenit views his appointment as a major step toward strengthening its long-term project and competing at the highest level domestically. 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