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

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coach and former player who last served as the head coach for Panathinaikos of the

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and the EuroLeague. Standing at , he played in the point guard position for

Lovćen Lovćen ( cyrl, Ловћен, ) is a mountain and national park in southwestern Montenegro. It is the inspiration behind the names ''Montenegro'' and ''Crna Gora'', both of which mean "Black Mountain" and refer to the appearance of Mount Lov� ...

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

YUBA League The YUBA League was the top-tier men's professional basketball league in Serbia and Montenegro (previously FR Yugoslavia). Founded in 1992 and folded in 2006, it was run by the Basketball Federation of Serbia and Montenegro. The name ''YUBA Le ...

championships and a

Yugoslav Cup The Yugoslav Cup ( hr, Pokal Jugoslavije; sr, Куп Југославије; sl, Pokal Jugoslavije, mk, Куп на Југославија), officially known between 1923 and 1940 as the King Alexander Cup ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, Kup kralja Aleksandra, ...

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

Montenegrin Cup The Montenegrin Cup ( Montenegrin and Serbian: ''Kup Crne Gore'') is the national football cup played in Montenegro, established in 2006. The winner of the cup is awarded a spot in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League if they h ...

tournaments with Budućnost. In 2013, Radonjić joined Serbian team Crvena zvezda. Until 2017, he won both the

Adriatic League The ABA League, renamed to the ABA League First Division in 2017, is the 1st-tier regional men's professional basketball league that originally featured clubs from the former Yugoslavia (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, North Mac ...

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

Playing career

A point guard, 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

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, he became the head coach of the Serbian team Crvena zvezda. 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 Bayern Munich, after dismissal of Aleksandar Đorđević. On 7 January 2020, Bayern Munich released head coach Radonjić.

Crvena zvezda (2020–2022)

On 25 December 2020, Radonjić became the head coach of Crvena zvezda for the second time. On 14 February 2021, Radonjić won its 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 June 30, 2022, Radonjić signed a two-year deal with Panathinaikos of the

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

National team coaching career

In 2011, Radonjić had a short stint as the head coach of the Montenegrin national basketball team.

Career achievements and awards

; Player *

Yugoslav League The Yugoslav First Federal Football League ( Serbian: Прва савезна лига у фудбалу / ''Prva savezna liga u fudbalu'', hr, Prva savezna liga u nogometu, sl, Prva zvezna nogometna liga, mk, Прва сојузна лига, ...

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

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

ABA League The ABA League, renamed to the ABA League First Division in 2017, is the 1st-tier regional men's professional basketball league that originally featured clubs from the former Yugoslavia (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, North Ma ...

champion: 5 (with Crvena zvezda: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17,

2020–21 The dash is a punctuation mark consisting of a long horizontal line. It is similar in appearance to the hyphen but is longer and sometimes higher from the baseline. The most common versions are the endash , generally longer than the hyphen ...

, 2021–22) * German League champion: 2 (with Bayern Munich: 2017–18, 2018–19) *

champion: 5 (with Crvena zvezda: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17,

, 2021–22) * Montenegrin League champion: 6 (with Budućnost: 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12) *

winner: 5 (with Crvena zvezda: 2013–14, 2014–15, 2016–17,

, 2021–22) *

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

Coaching record

EuroLeague

, - , align="left" rowspan=4, Crvena zvezda , 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, Bayern Munich , 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, Crvena zvezda , align="left" ,

, 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 The dash is a punctuation mark consisting of a long horizontal line. It is similar in appearance to the hyphen but is longer and sometimes higher from the baseline. The most common versions are the endash , generally longer than the hyphen ...

, 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

at kkcrvenazvezda.rs {{DEFAULTSORT:Radonjic, Dejan 1970 births Living people ABA League-winning coaches FC Bayern Munich basketball coaches KK Budućnost coaches KK Budućnost players KK Crvena zvezda head coaches KK FMP (1991–2011) players KK Lovćen players KK Profikolor players KK Vojvodina Srbijagas players Montenegrin basketball coaches Montenegrin expatriate basketball people in Germany Montenegrin expatriate basketball people in Greece Montenegrin expatriate basketball people in Serbia Montenegrin men's basketball players Panathinaikos B.C. coaches Point guards Sportspeople from Podgorica