Goran Bošković (born 21 January 1972) is a Montenegrin professional

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and former player, who last served as an assistant coach for Panathinaikos of the

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and the

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Playing career

Bošković started his career in his hometown. He also played for Radnički Beograd, FMP Železnik,

Crvena zvezda Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club), commonly referred to as Crvena zvezda () and colloquially referred to as Red Star Belgrade in anglophone media, is a ...

, and Budućnost. He won the

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championship in 1999 with Budućnost. Bošković played for an Israeli team Maccabi Rishon LeZion during the 2000–01 season. In the French Pro A, Bošković played for SLUC Nancy,

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, and Hyères-Toulon between 2001 and 2003. He won the

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title in

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with Nancy. Bošković also played for Atlas Belgrade during the 2003–04 season.

Coaching career

Women's basketball

Bošković was the head coach for Budućnost Bemax between 2014 and 2019, winning two

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s. Bošković coached Romaninan team CSM Satu Mare for one season, 2019–20. ;National teams In 2017, Bošković was an assistant coach for the Montenegro national team under Roberto Íñiguez. Between October 2017 and 2019, he was head coach of the Ukraine national team.

Men's basketball

In December 2020, Bošković was named the first assistant coach for

under Dejan Radonjić. He left the Zvezda after the Radonjić's departure in July 2022.

Career achievements and awards

As player: *

winner: 1 (with SLUC Nancy: 2001–02) *

champion: 1 (with Budućnost: 1998–99) *

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winner: 1 (with FMP Železnik: 1996–97) As head coach: * Montenegrin League champion: 5 (with Budućnost Bemax: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19) *

champion: 2 (with Budućnost Bemax: 2015–16, 2017–18) *

Montenegrin Cup The Montenegrin Cup (Montenegrin language, Montenegrin: ''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 first qualifying round of the UEFA Conference League ...

winner: 5 (with Budućnost Bemax: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19) As assistant coach: *

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champion: 2 (with

: 2020–21, 2021–22) *

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champion: 2 (with

: 2020–21, 2021–22) *

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winner: 2 (with

: 2020–21, 2021–22) Individual *

MVP – 1997 * 2×

Coach of the Year –

2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...

* No. 10 retired by FMP

References

External links

Player Statistics
at fibaeurope.com
Player Statistics
at proballers.com
Goran Boskovic
at

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