Željko Obradović

Želimir " Željko " Obradovic ( Serbian Cyrillic Желимир " Жељко " Обрадовић; born March 9, 1960 in Čačak, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ) is a retired Serbian professional basketball player. As a player, already world champion, he is a trainer since 1991 and is now with 32 titles won, including another world title as a coach, as the best and most successful coaches of European basketball history. 2008 Obradovic has been awarded as one of the top 50 players in the history of the European League.

• 2.1 Achievements
• 2.2 Awards

Obradovic as a player

He began his career at Borac Čačak Obradovic, where he was for six years under contract. In 1983 he moved to Partizan Belgrade where he was finally able to celebrate his first successes. In addition to a championship and a European Cup win, he won a silver medal at the Olympics and a World Basketball Championship. During his active career Obradovic played on the position of point guard.

Achievements

• Yugoslavian Champion: 1987
• Korac Cup: 1989
• Silver medal at the Olympic Games: 1988
• World Champion: 1990

Obradovic as coach

Obradovićs began his coaching career in 1991 when he finished his active career as a player at the age of only 31 years and at Partizan Belgrade where he still a few weeks earlier went as a player on baskets hunting, the coach took office. In his first season, thus winning the Double next to the Serbian Championship and the Cup and secured Partizan. In the following years Obradovic coached a number of top European teams. In addition to national success, it was mainly his international successes, created a stir and let him ascend into the circle of top European coach. Whether the European Champion Clubs 'Cup, the Cup Winners' Cup or the Saporta Cup - Obradovic won in these years, all the major European competitions and caused quite a novelty in European basketball. Only eight times Obradovic won the Euro League, the highest European Basketball League, which also means to the record. In 1999, Obradovic to Greek giants Panathinaikos Athens. With Athens Obradovic won next eleven championships and seven cup victories also the European Champion Clubs' Cup three times, and the ULEB Euro League. In 2007 and 2009 he managed the Triple with Athens and was voted coach of the year in Greece and the Euro League. 2012 he left after 13 years of the club.

In addition to his highly successful career as a club coach of the Serb can also show to major successes as head coach. He won with the national team of his native country, inter alia, a world - and a European Championship.

Achievements

• Yugoslavian Champion: 1992
• Yugoslav Cup winner: 1992
• Greek champion: 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
• Greek Cup winner: 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012
• Turkish President's Cup: 2013
• European Champion Clubs' Cup: 1992, 1994, 1995, 2000
• ULEB Euro League: 2002, 2007, 2009, 2011
• European Cup Winners' Cup: 1997
• Saporta Cup: 1999
• Silver medal at the Olympic Games: 1996
• European Championship: 1997
• World Cup: 1998
• Bronze medal at the European Championships: 1999

Awards

• Alexander Gomelsky Coach of the Year: 2007, 2011
• Euro Basket European Coach of the Year: 2007