Radovan "Rado" Trifunović (Slovene pronunciation: [râdoʋaːn trifǔːnoʋitɕ]; born 25 January 1973) is a Slovenian professional basketball coach and former player. He is the current assistant coach for Bahçeşehir Koleji of the BSL.
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| Bahçeşehir Koleji | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Assistant coach | ||||||||||||||
| League | Basketbol Süper Ligi EuroCup | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 January 1973 Ljubljana, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Slovenian | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| College | Shaw (1996–1997) | ||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 1996: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1993–2008 | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||
| Coaching career | 2008–present | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| As player: | |||||||||||||||
| 1993–1996, 1997–1998 | Helios Domžale | ||||||||||||||
| 1998–1999 | Hopsi Polzela | ||||||||||||||
| 1999–2001 | Helios Domžale | ||||||||||||||
| 2001–2002 | Leiria | ||||||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | Koper | ||||||||||||||
| 2003–2004 | Šentjur | ||||||||||||||
| 2004–2007 | Litija | ||||||||||||||
| As coach: | |||||||||||||||
| 2008 | Helios Domžale (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
| 2008–2010, 2010–2011 | Helios Domžale | ||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Zlatorog Laško | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Slovenia (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2020 | Slovenia | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2024 | Fenerbahçe Beko (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–present | Bahçeşehir Koleji (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
As assistant coach:
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Medals
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Coaching career
editSlovenia (2017–2020)
editOn 10 October 2017, after Igor Kokoškov's contract expired, Trifunović was appointed the head coach of the Slovenian men's national team.[1] Before he became Slovenia head coach, he has worked as an assistant coach under Kokoškov who led the team to the gold medal at the 2017 EuroBasket.[2]
On 28 March 2020, Basketball Federation of Slovenia parted ways with Trifunović.[3]
References
edit- ^ "RADO TRIFUNOVIĆ NOVI SELEKTOR MOŠKE ČLANSKE REPREZENTANCE". www.kzs.si. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- ^ Slovenia name Rado Trifunovic head coach of the National Team.
- ^ "Trifunović ni več selektor slovenske reprezentance". www.rtvslo.si. 28 March 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
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