Đorđe Andrijašević ( sr-cyr, Ђорђе Андријашевић; born 5 May 1931), credited as Giorgio Andrijassevic in Italy, is a Serbian professional

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former player and former coach. He represented the

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internationally. He was the first coach to use full-court press technique in Europe.

Playing career

Andrijašević played for Crvena zvezda from 1950 to 1956. During that time he won six Yugoslav Championships. In July 1950, he was a member of the Zvezda squad that won an international cup tournament in

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, Italy. After 1955, he played in Italy and France.

National team career

As a player for the

Andrijašević participated in

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and

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and 1955 European Championship.Andrijasevic Profile at 1954 World Championship
/ref> Andrijašević has played 47 games for the national team.

Coaching career

Andrijašević played and coached

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from 1955 to 1958. From 1962 to 1970 he coached the

JA Vichy Jeanne d'Arc de Vichy-Clermont Métropole was a professional basketball club based in Vichy, France. The club played their home games at both Maison des Sports de Clermont-Ferrand and Palais des Sports de Vichy. In 2015, JA Vichy and Stade Cler ...

(in 1962–63 as player-coach), winning two French Cups and reaching the finals of the European Cup Winner's Cup in 1970. Andrijašević led

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in second place in the

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and the semifinals at FIBA Korać Cup in 1984. Andrijašević was the first one to use full-court press technique in Europe. His zone press was an adapted and improved version of Gene Johnson's full-court press. He used it for the first time with French team JA Vichy in 1965.

Career achievements

Player

* Yugoslav League champion: 6 (with Crvena zvezda:

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1951 Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the Uni ...

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, 1955).

Coach

* French Cup winner: 2 (with

: 1968–69, 1969–70). *

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winner: 1 (with Crvena zvezda: 1970–71).

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Andrijasevic, Djordje 1931 births Living people Guards (basketball) Serbian expatriate basketball people in France Serbian expatriate basketball people in Italy Yugoslav men's basketball players Yugoslav basketball coaches Serbian men's basketball players Serbian men's basketball coaches KK Crvena zvezda players KK Crvena zvezda head coaches Pallacanestro Pavia players 1954 FIBA World Championship players JA Vichy players Place of birth missing (living people)