Bratislav "Bata" Đorđević ( sr-cyr, Братислав Ђорђевић; born 23 October 1938) is a Serbian former professional

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coach and player. He was a head coach of

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during the 1970s. He is the father of Aleksandar Đorđević, also a professional basketball coach and former player.

Playing career

Đorđević spent the entire playing career in Radnički from

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which played in the

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Coaching career

Đorđević began his coaching career in Radnički. But the most important success he has achieved with

. He was coach of the Zvezda team that won the 1971–72 Yugoslav League title. The team included

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, and

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among others. During his stint with Zvezda, his son Aleksandar had started to play basketball. Aleksandar did not get a serious chance in Crvena zvezda and continued his career with

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Partizan and later become one of the best Yugoslav and Serbian basketball players. Besides Crvena zvezda, Đorđević coached many clubs and two national teams. The most important clubs that he trained are: Radnički, Branik Maribor, IMT Belgrade,

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. Also, he coached the national teams of

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and the

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. At the

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his team, Irag, had a 251–33 win over

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. Đorđević founded the first basketball camps in

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, in

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(1975) and Bor (1976).

Personal life

In addition to his coaching career, Đorđević worked as a physical education teacher at the Marko Orešković Elementary School in

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from 1967–1971. His brother Predrag "Buca" Đorđević is a former basketball coach.

Coaching record

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