Vladan Radonjić ( sr-Cyrl, Владан Радоњић; born 15 June 1979) is a Serbian professional

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for

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 ...

of the

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and the

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. Further, he worked as a

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coach.

Early life and education

Radonjić was born in

Gornji Milanovac Gornji Milanovac ( sr-Cyrl, Гoрњи Милановац, ) is a town and municipality located in the Moravica District of central Serbia. The population of the town is 23,109, while the population of the municipality is 38,985 (2022 census data). ...

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, where he finished an

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and a

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. He earned his bachelor's degree in physical education from the

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in 2002 and earned his doctor's degree from

Singidunum University Singidunum University () is a private university in Belgrade, Serbia which offers undergraduate, master and doctoral academics studies in three scientific fields – social sciences and humanities; technical sciences; and natural sciences and m ...

in 2013. In 2004, he worked for the Serbian Institute of Sport and Sports Medicine.

Coaching career in basketball

In the 2007–08 BLS season, Radonjić worked for Swisslion Vršac as a strength and conditioning coach. In 2008, he joined the coaching staff of Partizan under head coach

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. He won three titles (

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, and

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) in each of two season with Partizan, 2008–09 and 2009–10. In 2010, he accompanied Vujošević to

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. For the 2011–12 season, he returned to Partizan, at the time coached by

Vlada Jovanović Vladimir "Vlade" Jovanović ( sr-cyr, Владимир "Владе" Јовановић; born 4 July 1973) is a Serbian professional basketball coach. He currently serves as the head coach for Spartak Subotica of the Serbian League (KLS) and t ...

. In 2012, he worked for

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. In 2014, he worked for Igokea. In November 2020, Radonjić joined the coaching staff of Partizan led by

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. In July 2022,

hired Radonjić as their new strength and conditioning coach.

National teams

In July/August 2009, Radonjić was a conditioning coach for the Serbia national under-18 team that won a gold medal at the

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. Later, he briefly worked for the Montenegro national team under

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Coaching career in volleyball

Radonjić worked for women teams

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(2013–2014), Volero Zürich (2014–2017), and

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(2017–2019).

Career achievements

;Basketball career *

champion: 2 (with Partizan: 2008–09, 2009–10) *

champion: 3 (with Partizan: 2008–09, 2009–10, 2011–12) * Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina champion: 1 (with Igokea: 2013–14) *

winner: 3 (with Partizan: 2008–09, 2009–10, 2011–12) ;Volleyball career * Swiss Women's Volleyball League champion: 3 (with Volero Zürich: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17) *

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champion: 1 (with

: 2013–14) *

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champion: 1 (with

: 2018–19) * Swiss Volleyball Cup winner: 3 (with Volero Zürich: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17) * French Women's Volleyball Cup winner: 1 (with

: 2017–18)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Radonjic, Vladan 1979 births Living people KK Crvena zvezda assistant coaches Serbian men's basketball coaches Serbian expatriate basketball people in Bosnia and Herzegovina Serbian expatriate basketball people in Montenegro Serbian expatriate basketball people in Russia Serbian expatriate basketball people in Ukraine Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan Serbian expatriate sportspeople in France Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Serbian strength and conditioning coaches Serbian volleyball coaches People from Gornji Milanovac University of Belgrade Faculty of Sport and Physical Education alumni