Borislav "Bora" Džaković (Serbian Cyrillic: Борислав Џаковић, 24 October 1947 – 28 June 2019) was a Serbian-Bosnian professional basketball coach and player.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 24 October 1947 Mostar, PR Bosnia and Herzegovina, FPR Yugoslavia |
| Died | 28 June 2019 (aged 71) Belgrade, Serbia |
| Nationality | Serbian / Bosnian |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 1963–1967 |
| Coaching career | 1973–2010 |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1963–1967 | Lokomotiva Mostar |
| As coach: | |
| 1973–1982 | 22. decembar |
| 1982–1984 | Partizan |
| 1984–1987 | Sloboda Tuzla |
| 1987–1989 | Šibenka |
| 1989 | Borac Banja Luka |
| 1990–1992 | Sloboda Tuzla |
| 1992 | Vojvodina |
| 1993–1994 | ENAD Ayiou Dometiou |
| 1994–1995 | Partizan |
| 1995–1996 | Crvena zvezda |
| 1997–1998 | Crvena zvezda (assistant) |
| 1998 | Crvena zvezda |
| 2003–2006 | Sloboda Tuzla |
| 2009–2010 | Borac Banja Luka |
Coaching career
editThe greatest success of Džaković was the double crown with Partizan in the 1994–95 season.[1] Džaković managed with Sloboda Tuzla to get into the Yugoslav First Basketball League for the 1986–87 season and the 1991–92 season. He also led the Šibenka, Borac Banja Luka and Crvena zvezda.[2]
The only foreign engagement was in Cyprus Division A, where he coached ENAD Ayiou Dometiou, based in Nicosia.[3]
National team coaching career
editDžaković was a head coach of the Yugoslavia national team that won a silver medal at the 1986 Balkan Championship.[4]
Career achievements
edit- YUBA League champion: 1 (with Partizan: 1994–95)
- FR Yugoslav Cup winner: 1 (with Partizan: 1994–95)
Personal life
editDžaković died on 28 June 2019 in Belgrade, Serbia, after a battle with a disease.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Borislav-Boro Džaković: Mostar i BiH su nepresušni izvori sportskih talenata". novasloboda.ba. Archived from the original on 22 August 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
- ^ "TUŽNA KOŠARKAŠKA VEST Preminuo Borislav Bora Džaković, bivši trener Partizana i Zvezde". sport.blic.rs. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
- ^ "Preminuo košarkaški trener Borislav Džaković". b92.net. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
- ^ "Odlazak legende: Umro Borislav-Boro Džaković, košarkaški virtouz, Mostarac od glave do pete". novasloboda.ba. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
- ^ "Preminuo Borislav Džaković, legendarni trener KK Sloboda Dita". tuzlanski.ba. Retrieved 29 June 2019.