Borislav "Bora" Džaković ( sr-cyr, Борислав Џаковић, 24 October 1947 – 28 June 2019) was a Serbian-Bosnian professional

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coach and player.

Coaching career

The greatest success of Džaković was the double crown with Partizan in the 1994–95 season. Džaković managed with Sloboda Tuzla to get into the

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for the 1986–87 season and the 1991–92 season. He also led the Šibenka, Borac Banja Luka and

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. The only foreign engagement was in Cyprus Division A, where he coached ENAD Ayiou Dometiou, based in

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National team coaching career

Džaković was a head coach of the Yugoslavia national team that won a silver medal at the 1986 Balkan Championship.

Career achievements

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champion: 1 (with Partizan: 1994–95) * FR Yugoslav Cup winner: 1 (with Partizan: 1994–95)

Personal life

Džaković died on 28 June 2019 in

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, Serbia, after a battle with a disease.

References

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Coaching career

National team coaching career

Career achievements

Personal life

See also

References