Dario Gjergja (born 21 August 1975) is a Croatian-Belgian
professional
basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's h ...
coach who currently serves as the head coach for
Oostende and the
Belgium national team.
Coaching career
Gjergja signed with
Telenet BC Oostende in December 2011. He was named the
Coach of the Year in Belgium for the 2012–13 season. In May 2014, he extended his contract for 3 more years.
In February 2017, Gjergja extended his contract with Telenet Oostende for another four years.
National team coaching career
Gjergja served as an assistant coach of the
Croatia national team during
EuroBasket 2015
EuroBasket 2015 was the 39th edition of the EuroBasket championship that was organized by FIBA Europe. It was co-hosted by Croatia, France, Germany, and Latvia, making it the first EuroBasket held in more than one country. It started on 5 S ...
, under the coaching staff of the head coach,
Velimir Perasović
Velimir Perasović (; born 9 February 1965) is a Croatian professional basketball coach and former player. He is serving as the head coach for the Russian team UNICS Kazan of the VTB United League and the EuroLeague.
Early life
Perasović was bo ...
.
In September 2018, he was named the head coach of the
Belgium national team. He also gained Belgian citizenship.
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References
1975 births
Living people
Croatian basketball coaches
Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
Croatian expatriate basketball people in Russia
Belgian basketball coaches
Belgian people of Croatian descent
BC Oostende coaches
Liège Basket coaches
Naturalised citizens of Belgium
Sportspeople from Zadar
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