Happy Casa Brindisi, there is the announcement: Dragan Sakota new coach

The new coach è arrived.

Brindisi has made up its mind. After sifting through several scenarios to replace coach Fabio Corbani, who was exonerated on Sunday after the knockout against Gevi Napoli, Happy Casa has announced the name of its new coach: it is Dragan Sakota.

"Happy Casa Brindisi announces that it has entrusted the role of head coach to Dragan Sakota, born in Belgrade in 1952, with great European experience in his long career full of successes and prestigious benches", reads the note issued by the club on Thursday evening.

"Coach Sakota – recalled Happy Casa Brindisi in its statement – è back from the salvation in Lega A won with Reggio Emilia, entering the race in December and achieving permanence in the top series thanks to the nine victories obtained under his management. During his career, he can è boast in his palmares a Greek championship, a Greek Cup, and a Basketball Champions League (2017/18) won at the helm of AEK Athens, a Cup of Serbia & Montenegro (Red Star) and a Cup Winners Cup (PAOK)".

"The previous experience in Italy dates back to 2008, when he took over in early January at Fortitudo Bologna crowning a ride from the bottom of the standings to the playoffs reached on the last day of the regular season by winning in Milan. The other stages as head coach – Brindisi continues – are in clubs of blazon and great European tradition, above all Cibona Zagreb, Paok Thessaloniki, Trabzonspor, Red Star Belgrade and Zaragoza".

"Dragan Sakota will arrive" in the city" in the next few hours and, pending the completion of the bureaucratic process for his registration, on the occasion of the championship match against Pistoia he will sit" on the bench Marco Esposito, already" his assistant coach in Reggio Emilia", finally announced the club.