{"id":182932,"date":"2025-07-21T16:51:25","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T14:51:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/?p=182932"},"modified":"2025-07-21T16:51:26","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T14:51:26","slug":"serbian-woman-makes-history-jelena-is-miss-australia-and-first-female-coach-of-a-mens-basketball-team-in-brazil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/serbian-woman-makes-history-jelena-is-miss-australia-and-first-female-coach-of-a-mens-basketball-team-in-brazil\/","title":{"rendered":"SERBIAN WOMAN MAKES HISTORY: Jelena is Miss Australia and First Female Coach of a Men&#8217;s Basketball Team in Brazil!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Jelena Todorovi\u0107<\/strong> is today&#8217;s top sports news in Brazil and the entire basketball world, as she has become the <strong>first female coach of a men&#8217;s team<\/strong> in the strongest league in the &#8220;land of football, samba, and coffee.&#8221; Moreover, her life story is worthy of a film adaptation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before taking over Fortaleza, this 31-year-old from Belgrade played basketball for Crvena Zvezda, a team she passionately supports. She also coached younger categories at the Mali Kalemegdan club before moving to Australia. There, she continued to work off the court, and along the way, confirmed her striking natural beauty by winning a <strong>Miss Australia title<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"pt\" dir=\"ltr\">HIST\u00d3RICO! Jelena Todorovic \u00e9 a nova Treinadora Principal do Fortaleza Basquete Cearense! \ud83e\udd85\ud83e\udd81<br><br>Com 31 anos de idade, a s\u00e9rvia-australiana se tornar\u00e1 a primeira mulher a assumir o cargo de treinadora principal de uma equipe masculina de basquete no Brasil e se torna tamb\u00e9m a\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/D4gLmbH1lL\">pic.twitter.com\/D4gLmbH1lL<\/a><\/p>&mdash; NBB CAIXA (@NBB) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBB\/status\/1946210457507029052?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 18, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Trailblazing Career Path<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>She also served as an <strong>assistant coach for the national teams of Serbia, Greece, and Spain<\/strong>, diligently and studiously building her knowledge and accumulating experience. This ultimately led to her extraordinary engagement in Brazil, as this type of gender integration in sports remains a rare occurrence, even in countries that have made significant progress in collective emancipation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jelena Todorovic makes history in Brazil as the first woman to coach a men\u2019s professional basketball team \ud83d\udc4f<br><br>More details: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/F3j1lbrR15\">https:\/\/t.co\/F3j1lbrR15<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FxuO5Q7Dhl\">pic.twitter.com\/FxuO5Q7Dhl<\/a><\/p>&mdash; BasketNews (@BasketNews_com) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BasketNews_com\/status\/1946487081271758940?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 19, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Here, I am not just a coach, but a representative of my family, my people, and my country. And I am fully committed to leaving a significant and lasting mark on Brazilian basketball. A mark that transcends wins and losses and reaches the heart of the community,&#8221; Jelena Todorovi\u0107 stated at her official presentation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF;color:#d21414\" class=\"has-inline-color\">MORE TOPICS:<\/mark><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/heroes-of-our-time-serbian-firefighters-extinguished-more-than-1400-fires-in-10-days-saved-the-lives-of-15-people\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">HEROES OF OUR TIME: Serbian firefighters extinguished more than 1,400 fires in 10 days, saved the lives of 15 people!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/invincible-serbian-voivode-170-years-since-the-birth-of-the-legendary-zivojin-misic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">INVINCIBLE SERBIAN VOIVODE: 170 years since the birth of the legendary \u017divojin Mi\u0161i\u0107!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/serbian-delusion-or-fate-the-corfu-declaration-was-an-introduction-to-the-formation-of-the-kingdom-of-serbs-croats-and-slovenes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">SERBIAN DELUSION OR FATE: The Corfu Declaration was an introduction to the formation of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/the-gold-harvest-continues-adriana-vilagos-will-also-listen-to-the-anthem-as-european-champion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">THE GOLD HARVEST CONTINUES: Adriana Vilago\u0161 will also listen to the anthem as European champion!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/our-pride-our-glory-angelina-topic-is-the-new-european-champion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">OUR PRIDE, OUR GLORY! 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