The veteran play-caller has penned a deal until June 30
Svetislav Pesic replaces Gordie Herbert as Bayern head coach
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FC Bayern Munich has decided to bring back Svetislav Pesic as its new head coach, with the 76-year-old agreeing to take over until the end of the 2025-26 season. He takes the place of Gordie Herbert, who parted ways with the club on Saturday.
Having previously coached Bayern from the fall of 2012 until 2016, Pesic is well remembered for his time in Munich after bringing a first German League title to the club in 2014.
“Svetislav knows Munich, he knows Bayern and both leagues; some of us also know him very well – so his adjustment period should be short. That, along with his enormous experience, gives us a good feeling about this decision,” said Bayern sporting director Dragan Tarlac.
With a 102-71 career record in the EuroLeague, Pesic led Bayern in its first three EuroLeague seasons between 2013 and 2016. He also coached FC Barcelona on two occasions in the competition – from 2002 to 2004, then 2017 to 2020 – and Valencia Basket in 2010-11.
More recently, he has been the head coach of the Serbian national team, a role he held between 2021 and 2025. He stepped down after EuroBasket 2025 this past summer.
Pesic has worked with current Bayern players Vladimir Lucic and Stefan Jovic during his time with Serbia, even naming Lucic as the team’s captain at one point, while he also overlapped with Tarlac, who worked for the Serbian federation before becoming Bayern’s sporting director.