Duško Ivanović

Duško Ivanović, Caja Laboral coach

Duško Ivanović (Montenegrin Cyrillic: Душко Ивановић) (born September 1, 1957 in Bijelo Polje, SR Montenegro, Yugoslavia) is a Montenegrin basketball coach and a former basketball player.

As a player he started his career in KK Jedinstvo - Bijelo Polje. He played for KK Budućnost, KK Jugoplastika, Valvi Girona, CSP Limoges and Fribourg. With Jugoplastika he won two consecutive Euroleagues in 1989 and 1990.

His coaching career started in Sisley Fribourg in season 1993-94 where he was both player and second coach. In 1994-1995 he was second coach of Valvi Girona. Since then he was head coach of Fribourg Olympic (1995–1999), Switzerland national basketball team (1997–2000), CSP Limoges (1999–2000), TAU Cerámica (2000–2005).

Until 14 February 2008 he was head coach of AXA FC Barcelona. Now he is the coach of Tau Cerámica again.

As a coach he won with CSP Limoges Korać Cup in 2000 and was twice finalist of Euroleague with TAU Cerámica in 2001 and 2005. He also took part in Montenegrin independence campaign (pro-independent side).

Ivanovic is considered to be a tough, dogmatic coach, who conducts lengthy and grueling practices.

In 15 June 2010 he won the ACB League with Caja Laboral sweeping Barcelona 3-0 in the series of ACB Finals ^[1]

References

1. ^ http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1124924.html

External links

• Career basketpedya.com
• ACB.com player Profile
• Euroleague stats

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