Aleksandar Anđelić (16 October 1940 – 24 March 2021) was a Serbian ice hockey coach. He coached extensively in the Netherlands and Germany, and used to coach the Serbian youth team - while working from Toronto. Born in Bačka Palanka, Andjelic played for Partizan Belgrade in Belgrade before playing in the Netherlands for clubs 's-Hertogenbosch Red Eagles in 1967–68, Nijmegen Tigers in 1968-69 . He played over 40 times for Yugoslavia. He played for Yugoslavia at the 1964 Winter Olympics. He coached with a number of clubs: Nijmegen, Heerenveen Flyers, Rotterdam Panda's, Tigers Amsterdam, and IJHC Den Bosch in the Netherlands; Schwenninger Wild Wings, Essen Moskitoes, Deggendorf, and Grefrather EC in Germany; and EHC Chur and Rapperswil-Jona in Switzerland. In the 2019–2020 season, he coached the Zoetermeer Panters from the Dutch top division and the Turkish National Team. On March 24, 2021, it was announced in Dutch media Andjelic died in a hospital in Belgrade, after a week of being kept in a coma. He had also tested positive for COVID-19. References External links Profile of Andjelic at nijmegen-legends.com 1940 births 2021 deaths Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Serbia People from Bačka Palanka 's-Hertogenbosch Red Eagles players Ice hockey players at the 1964 Winter Olympics Nijmegen Tigers players Olympic ice hockey players of Yugoslavia Yugoslav ice hockey forwards Serbian ice hockey forwards Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Canada Yugoslav expatriate ice hockey people Yugoslav ice hockey coaches Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Serbian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate ice hockey players in the Netherlands Serbian expatriate ice hockey people Ice hockey coaches Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Germany Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland