Dejan Radonjić ( sr-cyr, Дејан Радоњић; born 2 February 1970) is a Montenegrin professional

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coach and former basketball player. He was most recently the

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for Bahçeşehir Koleji of the BSL. Standing at , he played in the

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position for

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, Budućnost, Profikolor, FMP Železnik, and NIS Vojvodina. He won three

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championships and a

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with Budućnost. He retired as a player with NIS Vojvodina in 2004. Radonjić became the head coach for Budućnost in 2005. Until 2012, he won seven consecutive Montenegrin League championships and six consecutive

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tournaments with Budućnost. In 2013, Radonjić joined Serbian team

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. Until 2017, he won both the

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and

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championships the same 3-in-a-row sequence, as well as three

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tournaments. Thereafter, he coached German team

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in three seasons, winning two German League championships. In 2021, he returned to Crvena Zvezda.

Playing career

, Radonjić played 14 seasons in the

system between 1990 and 2004. During his playing days, he played for

, Budućnost, Profikolor, FMP Železnik, and NIS Vojvodina. During his second stint with Budućnost (1998–2002), he won three

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and a

. He retired as a player with NIS Vojvodina in 2004.

Coaching career

Budućnost (2005–2013)

Radonjić began his coaching career back in 2005 at well-known Montenegrin team Budućnost. With them he won seven consecutive Montenegrin League championships, as well as six Montenegrin Cups.

Crvena zvezda (2013–2017)

In April 2013, following the departure of

Vlada Vukoičić Vladimir "Vlada" Vukoičić (; born 2 June 1973) is a Serbian basketball coach for the Qingdao Eagles of the Chinese Basketball Association. Coaching career Vukoičić was 19 years old in 1994 when he began working as coach in KK FMP (1991–201 ...

, he became the head coach of the Serbian team

. On 30 June 2015, he signed a two-year extension with Crvena zvezda.

Bayern Munich (2018–2020)

On 2 April 2018, Radonjić was named the head coach of the German team

, after dismissal of

Aleksandar Đorđević Aleksandar "Saša" Đorđević ( sr-Cyrl, Александар Саша Ђорђевић, ; born 26 August 1967) is a Serbian professional basketball coach and former player. He currently serves as a head coach for the senior China. During his ...

. On 7 January 2020, Bayern Munich released head coach Radonjić.

Crvena zvezda (2020–2022)

On 25 December 2020, Radonjić became the head coach of

for the second time. On 14 February 2021, Radonjić won his fourth

title following a 73–60 win over Mega Soccerbet in the

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. On 19 February 2022, Radonjić won his 300th game for Crvena zvezda, in a 72–53 win over Mega Mozzart.

Panathinaikos (2022–2023)

On 30 June 2022 Radonjić signed a two-year deal with Panathinaikos of the

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and the

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. After poor performance, results and failing to advance in Euroleague play-offs for third year in row, on 21 February 2023 he was fired from Panathinaikos.

Bahçeşehir Koleji (2023–2025)

On 27 December 2023 he signed with Bahçeşehir Koleji of the BSL. Dejan Radonjic's team Bahçeşehir Koleji took the second place of 2023-24

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trophy against Chemnitz Niners in the final. In June 2025, the team announced he wouldn't continue with the team.

National team coaching career

In 2011, Radonjić had a short stint as the head coach of the

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Career achievements and awards

; Player * Yugoslav League champion: 3 (with Budućnost: 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01) *

winner: 1 (with Budućnost: 2000–01) ; Coach *

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champion: 5 (with

: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2020–21, 2021–22) * German League champion: 2 (with

: 2017–18, 2018–19) *

champion: 5 (with

: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2020–21, 2021–22) * Montenegrin League champion: 6 (with Budućnost: 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12) *

winner: 5 (with

: 2013–14, 2014–15, 2016–17, 2020–21, 2021–22) *

winner: 6 (with Budućnost: 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12)

Coaching record

EuroLeague

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, align="left" , 2013–14 , 10 , , 4 , , 6 , , , , align="center", Eliminated in the group stage , - , align="left" , 2014–15 , 24 , , 10 , , 14 , , , , align="center", Eliminated in Top 16 stage , - , align="left" , 2015–16 , 27 , , 12 , , 15 , , , , align="center", Eliminated in Quarterfinal Playoffs , - , align="left" , 2016–17 , 30 , , 16 , , 14 , , , , align="center", Eliminated in the regular season , - , align="left" rowspan=2,

, align="left" , 2018–19 , 30 , , 14 , , 16 , , , , align="center", Eliminated in the regular season , - , align="left" , 2019–20 , 17 , , 6 , , 11 , , , , align="center", Sacked , - , align="left" rowspan=2,

, align="left" , 2020–21 , 18 , , 5 , , 13 , , , , align="center", Eliminated in the regular season , - , align="left" , 2021–22 , 33 , , 14 , , 19 , , , , align="center", Eliminated in the regular season , - , align="left" , Panathinaikos , align="left" , 2022–23 , 24 , , 8 , , 16 , , , , align="center", Sacked , -class="sortbottom" , align="center" colspan=2, Career, , 213, , 89, , 124, , , ,

Adriatic League

Personal life

His son Petar is a basketball coach.

References

External links

Dejan Radonjić
at euroleague.net (as a player)
Dejan Radonjić
at euroleague.net (as a coach)

at fibaeurope.com

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