Želimir "Željko" Obradović ( sr-cyr, Желимир "Жељко" Обрадовић, ; born 9 March 1960) is a Serbian professional

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coach and former player who is currently the head coach for Partizan of the

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, the

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and the EuroCup. Obradović has won 63 club titles and honours in his entire coaching career, including nine EuroLeague titles with five different clubs, and has also made 18

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appearances, during his coaching career. In addition to his success at the club level, he has also won major trophies as head coach of the senior FR Yugoslavian national team, most notably winning the gold medals at the

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and the

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. Among his individual coaching awards, he has won three

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awards, four

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awards, and the

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award. In 2008, he was named one of the

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, making the list as one of the ten head coaches that were chosen.

Early life

Obradović was born on 9 March 1960, in

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, FPR Yugoslavia.

Playing career

Borac Čačak (1978–1984)

Obradović started his

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career as a basketball player with

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, in their youth system. During the 1977–78 season, then eighteen-year-old Obradović, got his first taste of senior men's team basketball at Borac, as he appeared in six Yugoslav First Federal League games during the season, and contributed a total of 3 points. After eventually establishing himself as the team's starting

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, he stayed with the club until 1984.

Partizan Belgrade (1984–1991)

Over the summer of 1984, the at the time twenty-four-year-old Obradović, joined

Partizan Belgrade Jugoslovensko sportsko društvo Partizan ( sr-Cyrl, Југословенско спортско друштво Партизан, lit=Yugoslav Sports Society Partizan), commonly abbreviated as JSD Partizan ( sr-Cyrl, ЈСД Партизан, link ...

. He was brought in by Partizan's incoming

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at that time

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, and the club's vice president at the time

Dragan Kićanović Dragan Kićanović ( sr, Драган Кићановић; born 17 August 1953) is a Serbian and Yugoslav retired professional basketball player. A 1.92m (6 ft 3 in) tall shooting guard, Kićanović played in the 1970s and 1980s, and is cons ...

, both of which were recent retirees from their playing careers, and who had previously starred on the senior Yugoslav national team, throughout the 1970s, as a legendary point guard and

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duo. In Obradović's third season with the team, Partizan won the 1986–87 season title of the Yugoslav League. In the following season, they reached the 1987–88 season edition of the European Champions Cup's Final Four. Finally, they won the 1989

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and the

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's championship of the 1988–89 season. During his time at Partizan, Obradović established himself as one of the best and most reliable point guards in Yugoslavia's top-level league.

End of playing career

Obradović's playing career came to a halt when he was sentenced to two years in

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after causing the death of a

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in a car accident. After serving his prison sentence, Obradović returned to the court as a player, and already in his latter days as a player, he began coaching Partizan Belgrade's youth team. He retired from playing basketball in 1991, and he then immediately signed on as head coach of the senior team of the club.

National team career

Obradović was a member of the junior national teams of Yugoslavia. With Yugoslav under-19 national team, he played at the

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. He was also a member of the senior Yugoslav national team. With Yugoslavia's senior national team, he won a silver medal at the

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, and a gold medal at the

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Coaching career

Obradović's greatness as a professional

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, is fully confirmed by the great collection of titles he has acquired in his twenty-eight-year career as a head coach, including: a record 9 European-wide premiere level EuroLeague championships (won with five different teams), a record 14

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appearances, a record 18

appearances, two European-wide secondary level

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championships, and numerous national domestic league championships and national cups.

Partizan Belgrade (1991–1993)

Obradović's coaching career began quite suddenly in the summer of 1991 while he was still an active thirty-one-year-old

player getting ready for EuroBasket 1991 with the Yugoslav national team. Selected and coached by

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, the 1991 national squad was to be captained by Obradović—the oldest player among the assembled group. However, after finishing the training camp in

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and coming back to

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to sleep over before leaving in the morning for a preparation friendly tournament in

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, Germany, Obradović got called in for a meeting with the Partizan management—club president Radojica Nikčević, vice-president

, as well as board members Đorđe "Siske" Čolović, Milorad "Miketa" Đurić, and

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—who convinced him to take over the Partizan head coaching job, which entailed retiring from playing effective immediately thus giving up a chance to captain the national team at the upcoming EuroBasket. The idea was to have Obradović, a debutante head coach, work under the guidance of experienced elder statesman of Yugoslav basketball, sixty-seven-year-old professor

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, whose coaching advisory services were soon secured by Kićanović and the club management. Also joining the front office in the technical director capacity was another fresh retiree from playing, thirty-one-year-old

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. In the 1991–92 season, Partizan had a 20–2 record in the 1991–92 YUBA League regular season. In the playoffs, they progressed to the final, winning the best-of-five series 3–0 against

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. It also won the

in 1992, beating Bosna 105–70 in the final game. In European competition, Obradović led the young squad to become the champions of

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, on the spur of

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. Partizan played its international matches in

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, Spain, due to international sanctions imposed on FR Yugoslavia. In 1992–93 season, Partizan was runner-up to Crvena zvezda with 3–2 record in the final series. In 1993 Yugoslav Cup, it lost with 104–91 in the final game to

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Joventut (1993–1994)

In 1993, Obradović signed a contract with the Spanish team Joventut, based in Badalona. With Joventut, he won the

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. In

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, Joventut finished in 3rd place with 24–14 record. In

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, Joventut was eliminated in the quarterfinals.

Real Madrid (1994–1997)

After the end of season, Obradović signed a contract with

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. In his first season with the club, Real Madrid failed to defend the Liga ACB title, finishing in 3rd place with 27–19 record. In

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, Real Madrid finished in 4th place. However, he won the

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. In 1995–96 season, Real Madrid did not manage to take any title. In Liga ACB, Real Madrid finished in 5th place with 28–12 record. In 1996 Copa del Rey de Baloncesto, Real Madrid finished in 3rd place. On the European scene, Obradović made his third consecutive Final Four appearance and second with Real Madrid, but ended losing in

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. In 1996–97 season, Real Madrid finished as the runner-up in the Liga ACB and was also eliminated in the quarterfinals of the

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. In European competitions, Real Madrid participated in second-tier

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and eventually won it with 78–64 in the final game over

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. At the end of the season, Obradović parted ways with the team.

Benetton Treviso (1997–1999)

In the summer of 1997, Obradović signed a contract with the Italian team Benetton Treviso. In 1997–98 season, Treviso was eliminated in the quarterfinal series of the Serie A1 playoffs with 3–2 record by

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. In 1997–98 FIBA EuroLeague, Treviso finished in 3rd place after 96–89 win over Partizan Belgrade in the Final Four. In 1998–99 season, Treviso finished as the runner-up in the Serie A1 playoffs, after 3–0 record in the final series against

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. Also, Treviso won the FIBA Saporta Cup, following 64–60 win in the final game over

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Panathinaikos (1999–2012)

In the summer of 1999, Obradović became head coach of Panathinaikos. In his first season with the club, he won the 1999–2000 Greek Basket League with 3–0 record in the final series against PAOK Thessaloniki. In 2000

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final, it lost with 59–57 by

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. Also, Panathinaikos won the

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, after 73–67 win in the final game over

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. It was club's second EuroLeague championship in history. Obradović stayed with Panathinaikos until 2012, leading the team to become the top club in European club basketball during that time, while simultaneously maintaining the club at the top position in the Greek national championship. In total, Obradović won with Panathinaikos eleven Greek League championships, seven Greek Cups and five EuroLeague titles (

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, and

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). In 2007, he achieved winning the highly coveted

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championship, for the second time as a head coach (the first was in 1992 with Partizan), and won the

award. Also in 2009, in

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, he completed this achievement as head coach for the third time. In 2011, he won his 8th EuroLeague trophy overall, and 5th with Panathinaikos. Despite winning the Greek Cup in the 2011–12 season, Panathinaikos finished 4th in the 2011–12 season of the EuroLeague, while

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was crowned the EuroLeague champion. Following this disappointment, Panathinaikos lost to Olympiacos, 3 games to 2, in a best-of-five Greek League Finals series. After that, in June 2012, Obradović announced that he was stepping down as head coach of Panathinaikos, after 13 consecutive seasons.

Fenerbahçe (2013–2020)

In early July 2013, Obradović signed a two-year contract with the Turkish club Fenerbahçe, that was reportedly worth €3 million in net income salary, over the contract period. After inheriting a roster with point guard

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and versatile shooting guards /

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and

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, the famous head coach added a pair of marquee forwards, in

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and Nemanja Bjelica. He additionally signed

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and

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, as well as talented youngsters

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and Kenan Sipahi. In his first season with the club, Obradović won the Turkish League championship, following a 4–3 record in the league's finals series against

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. In the 2014 Turkish Cup, Fenerbahçe were eliminated in the semifinals by

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. In the

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season, they reached the Top 16 stage. In the 2014–15 season, Fenerbahçe finished the regular season of the Turkish League in first place, with a 23–7 record. In the Turkish League Playoffs, they were eliminated in the semifinals series by

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, with a 3–1 record. They were also runners-up in the 2015 Turkish Cup. In the

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season, Fenerbahçe reached the

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, where they were eliminated in the semifinals, and later lost in the 3rd place game. The appearance in the EuroLeague Final Four was the first in the club's long history. On 25 May 2015, after the end of season, he signed a two-year extension with Fenerbahçe. In the 2015–16 season, Fenerbahçe finished in second place in the

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regular season, with a 24–6 record. In the Turkish Super League Playoffs, Fenerbahçe went on to win the league championship, with a 4–2 record in the finals series against

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. The club also won the 2016 Turkish Cup. In the

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season, they finished as runners-up, after losing against

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in the final game of the 2016 Final Four. On 18 November 2016, Ozan Balaban, a board member of Fenerbahçe SK, declared at the QNB Finansbank sponsorship ceremony of the club, that Obradović would sign a new three-year deal with the club. On 3 December 2016, Obradović officially extended his contract with the club, until the end of the 2019–20 season. In the 2016–17 season, Fenerbahçe finished with a 28–2 record in the

regular season, and eventually won the league championship, after a 4–0 record in the

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over rivals

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. On 21 May 2017, Fenerbahçe won the EuroLeague championship finals game against Olympiacos, which was the first EuroLeague championship in the club's history, and also the first for any Turkish team. In the summer of 2017, two of the team's core players, Bogdan Bogdanović and

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, left the team and moved to the NBA. In the 2017–18 season, Fenerbahçe once again finished the

regular season in first place, with a dominant 27–3 record. In the 2018 Turkish Cup, Fenerbahçe were eliminated early in the quarterfinals, by the eventual cup winners,

. In the 2017–18 EuroLeague season, Fenerbahçe made it to the

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, their fourth consecutive Final Four appearance. Eventually, they lost to Real Madrid, by a score of 80–85, in the final game. At the end of the season, Fenerbahçe won its third consecutive Turkish Super League title, after winning the league's finals series 4–1 against

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. In the 2018–19 season, Fenerbahçe lost to Efes in the Turkish Presidential Cup final, and later beat Efes in the 2019 Turkish Cup final. They also lost to Efes in the

playoff's

, 4–3. In the 2018–19 EuroLeague season, the club made its fifth straight EuroLeague Final Four appearance, as they qualified to the

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, where they finished in fourth place. In the 2019–20 season, Fenerbahçe had underwhelming results as they were in the bottom and the middle of 2019–20 EuroLeague Regular Season standings from the beginning of the season until the season cancellation in May 2020 due to the

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. After 28 rounds, they had 13–15 record and were holding 8th place which would lead them to quarterfinals. In

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which was also cancelled in May for the same reason, Fenerbahçe was in fourth place with 17–5 record and one game behind the worse-record Galatasaray. On 23 June 2020, Fenerbahçe announced that Obradović would no longer be the head coach since he wants to take a break from coaching for one year.

Return to Partizan Belgrade (2021–present)

On 25 June 2021, Obradović signed a three-year contract with Partizan Belgrade, returning to his former club after 28 years.

National team coaching career

Obradović worked as head coach of the senior FR Yugoslav national team (1996–2000). With FR Yugoslavia, he won a silver medal at the

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, a gold medal at the

, and a bronze medal at the

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. He was also the Serbia and Montenegro national team head coach (2004–2005).

Coaching style

Well known for his temperamental approach, Obradović often utilized a system heavy on pick-and-rolls, focusing on using the corners and back passes to open up the offense and make it more difficult for the defense to commit. With Panathinaikos, from 2004 onward, he made

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and

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the focal points of this pick-and-roll setup. Revered

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head coach

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has been a longtime admirer of Obradović's coaching style, frequently praising him and admitting to "stealing his plays". In turn, Obradović, ahead of his second season coaching Fenerbahce, talked about spending a significant portion of the summer 2014 off-season, dissecting the San Antonio game, particularly positioning and ball movement, with a view of implementing it into his team.

Coaching record

EuroLeague

, - , align="left" rowspan=2, Partizan , - ! style="background:#FDE910;" , align="left", 1991–92 , 21 , , 15 , , 6 , , , , align="center", Won EuroLeague Championship , - , align="left" rowspan=2, Joventut , - ! style="background:#FDE910;" , "align="left", 1993–94 , 20 , , 15 , , 5 , , , , align="center", Won EuroLeague Championship , - , align="left" rowspan=3,

, - ! style="background:#FDE910;" , align="left", 1994–95 , 18 , , 13 , , 5 , , , , align="center", Won EuroLeague Championship , - , align="left" , 1995–96 , 19 , , 11 , , 8 , , , , align="center", Lost in 3rd place game , - , align="left", Benetton , align="left", 1997–98 , 23 , , 17 , , 6 , , , , align="center", Won in 3rd place game , - , align="left" rowspan=14, Panathinaikos , - ! style="background:#FDE910;" , align="left", 1999–00 , 23 , , 19 , , 4 , , , , align="center", Won EuroLeague Championship , - , align="left", 2000–01 , 24 , , 18 , , 6 , , , , align="center", Lost in the final game , - ! style="background:#FDE910;" , align="left", 2001–02 , 22 , , 19 , , 3 , , , , align="center", Won EuroLeague Championship , - , align="left", 2002–03 , 20 , , 14 , , 6 , , , , align="center", Eliminated in Top 16 stage , - , align="left", 2003–04 , 20 , , 9 , , 11 , , , , align="center", Eliminated in Top 16 stage , - , align="left", 2004–05 , 25 , , 15 , , 10 , , , , align="center", Won in 3rd place game , - , align="left", 2005–06 , 23 , , 16 , , 7 , , , , align="center", Lost in Quarterfinal Playoffs , - ! style="background:#FDE910;" , align="left", 2006–07 , 24 , , 20 , , 4 , , , , align="center", Won EuroLeague Championship , - , align="left", 2007–08 , 20 , , 15 , , 5 , , , , align="center", Eliminated in Top 16 stage , - ! style="background:#FDE910;" , align="left", 2008–09 , 22 , , 17 , , 5 , , , , align="center", Won EuroLeague Championship , - , align="left", 2009–10 , 16 , , 10 , , 6 , , , , align="center", Eliminated in Top 16 stage , - ! style="background:#FDE910;" , align="left",

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, 22 , , 16 , , 6 , , , , align="center", Won EuroLeague Championship , - , align="left", 2011–12 , 23 , , 14 , , 9 , , , , align="center", Lost in 3rd place game , - , align="left" rowspan=7, Fenerbahçe , align="left", 2013–14 , 24 , , 14 , , 10 , , , , align="center", Eliminated in Top 16 stage , - , align="left", 2014–15 , 29 , , 22 , , 7 , , , , align="center", Lost in 3rd place game , - , align="left", 2015–16 , 29 , , 23 , , 6 , , , , align="center", Lost in the final game , - ! style="background:#FDE910;" , align="left", 2016–17 , 35 , , 23 , , 12 , , , , align="center", Won EuroLeague Championship , - , align="left", 2017–18 , 36 , , 25 , , 11 , , , , align="center", Lost in the final game , - , align="left", 2018–19 , 32 , , 25 , , 7 , , , , align="center", Lost in 3rd place game , - , align="left", 2019–20 , 28 , , 13 , , 15 , , , , align="center", ''Season cancelled'' , -class="sortbottom" , align="center" colspan=2, Career, , 598, , 418, , 180, , , ,

Domestic leagues

, - , align="left" , Panathinaikos , align="left" , 2001–02 , 28, , 21, , 7, , .7500 , , align="center", Lost in Semifinals round , - ! style="background:#FDE910;" , align="left" , Panathinaikos , align="left" , 2002–03 , 35, , 28, , 7, , .8000 , , align="center", Won 2003 Greek Basket League Finals , - ! style="background:#FDE910;" , align="left" , Panathinaikos , align="left" , 2003–04 , 34, , 29, , 5, , .8529 , , align="center", Won 2004 Greek Basket League Finals , - ! style="background:#FDE910;" , align="left" , Panathinaikos , align="left" , 2004–05 , 37, , 30, , 7, , .8108 , , align="center", Won 2005 Greek Basket League Finals , - ! style="background:#FDE910;" , align="left" , Panathinaikos , align="left" , 2005–06 , 34, , 32, , 2, , .9412 , , align="center", Won 2006 Greek Basket League Finals , - ! style="background:#FDE910;" , align="left" , Panathinaikos , align="left" , 2006–07 , 36, , 32, , 4, , .8889 , , align="center", Won 2007 Greek Basket League Finals , - ! style="background:#FDE910;" , align="left" , Panathinaikos , align="left" , 2007–08 , 36, , 31, , 5, , .8611 , , align="center", Won 2008 Greek Basket League Finals , - ! style="background:#FDE910;" , align="left" , Panathinaikos , align="left" , 2008–09 , 35, , 30, , 5, , .8571 , , align="center", Won 2009 Greek Basket League Finals , - ! style="background:#FDE910;" , align="left" , Panathinaikos , align="left" , 2009–10 , 35, , 33, , 2, , .9429 , , align="center", Won 2010 Greek Basket League Finals , - ! style="background:#FDE910;" , align="left" , Panathinaikos , align="left" ,

, 35, , 32, , 3, , .9143 , , align="center", Won 2011 Greek Basket League Finals , - , align="left" , Panathinaikos , align="left" , 2011–12 , 35, , 29, , 6, , .8286 , , align="center", Lost 2012 Greek Basket League Finals , - ! style="background:#FDE910;" , align="left" , Fenerbahçe Beko , align="left" , 2013–14 , 42, , 33, , 9, , .7857 , , align="center", Won 2014 Turkish League Finals , - , align="left" , Fenerbahçe Beko , align="left" , 2014–15 , 37, , 26, , 11, , .7027 , , align="center", Lost in Semifinals round , - ! style="background:#FDE910;" , align="left" , Fenerbahçe Beko , align="left" , 2015–16 , 42, , 33, , 9, , .7857 , , align="center", Won 2016 Turkish League Finals , - , - ! style="background:#FDE910;" , align="left" , Fenerbahçe Beko , align="left" , 2016–17 , 39, , 37, , 2, , .9487 , , align="center", Won 2017 Turkish League Finals , - , - ! style="background:#FDE910;" , align="left" , Fenerbahçe Beko , align="left" , 2017–18 , 40, , 36, , 4, , .9000 , , align="center", Won 2018 Turkish League Finals , - , align="left" , Fenerbahçe Beko , align="left" , 2018–19 , 41, , 33, , 8, , .8049 , , align="center", Lost 2019 Turkish League Finals , - , align="left" , Fenerbahçe Beko , align="left" , 2019–20 , 22, , 17, , 5, , .7727 , , align="center", ''Season cancelled'' , -class="sortbottom" , align="center" colspan=2, Career, , 643, , , 542, , , 101, , .8429, ,

Playing achievements

Željko Obradović and Aleksandar Đorđević

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champion: 1 (with Partizan: 1988–89) *

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: 1 (with Partizan: 1986–87) *

winner: 1 (with Partizan: 1988–89) * EuroLeague 3rd place: 1 (with Partizan: 1987–88) * Yugoslavia national team: **

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: **

Coaching achievements

Multiple titles

* European Cups (11×): ** EuroLeague champion: 9 (with Partizan: 1991–92,

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: 1993–94,

: 1994–95, Panathinaikos: 1999–00, 2001–02, 2006–07, 2008–09,

and Fenerbahçe: 2016–17) **

winner: 2 (with

: 1996–97 and

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: 1998–99) * National Championships (16×): ** Greek League champion: 11 (with Panathinaikos: 1999–00, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10,

) ** Turkish League champion: 4 (with Fenerbahçe: 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18) **

: 1 (with Partizan: 1991–92) * National Cups (11×): **

winner: 7 (with Panathinaikos: 2002–03, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2011–12) **

Turkish Cup The Turkish Cup ( Turkish: ''Türkiye Kupası'') is a football cup competition in Turkish football, run by the Turkish Football Federation since 1962. During a brief sponsorship period with Fortis, its sponsored name was ''Fortis Türkiye Kupas� ...

winner: 3 (with Fenerbahçe: 2016, 2019, 2020) **

winner: 1 (with Partizan: 1991–92) * National Super Cups (4×): **

Turkish Super Cup The Turkish Super Cup ( Turkish: ''TFF Süper Kupa''), as it is currently known, is the annual super cup football match contested between the previous season's Süper Lig champions and the Turkish Cup winners in Turkey. It was originally known as ...

winner: 3 (with Fenerbahçe: 2013, 2016, 2017) **

Italian Super Cup The Supercoppa Italiana ( en, Italian Super Cup) is an annual football match contested by the winners of the Serie A and the Coppa Italia in the previous season. If the same team wins both the Serie A and Coppa Italia titles in the previous seaso ...

winner: 1 (with

: 1997) *

without winning (9×): ** 2nd place: 3 (with Panathinaikos: 2000–01 and Fenerbahçe: 2015–16, 2017–18) ** 3rd place: 2 (with

: 1997–98 and Panathinaikos: 2004–05) ** 4th place: 4 (with

: 1995–96, Panathinaikos: 2011–12 and Fenerbahçe: 2015 EuroLeague Final Four, 2014–15, 2019 EuroLeague Final Four, 2018–19)

Titles by club

* Partizan (1991–1993) ** EuroLeague Champion: (1992 EuroLeague Final Four, 1992) **

Champion: (1992) **

Winner: (1992) *

(1993–1994) ** EuroLeague Champion: (1994 EuroLeague Final Four, 1994) *

(1994–1997) ** EuroLeague Champion: (1995 EuroLeague Final Four, 1995) **

Champion: (1996–97 FIBA EuroCup, 1997) * Benetton Treviso (1997–1999) **

Champion: (1998–99 FIBA Saporta Cup, 1999) **

Winner: (1997) * Panathinaikos (1999–2012) **5× EuroLeague Champion: (2000 EuroLeague Final Four, 2000, 2002 EuroLeague Final Four, 2002, 2007 EuroLeague Final Four, 2007, 2009 EuroLeague Final Four, 2009, 2011 EuroLeague Final Four, 2011) **11× Greek League Champion: (2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, A1 Ethniki 2005–06, 2005–06, A1 Ethniki 2006–07, 2006–07, A1 Ethniki 2007–08, 2007–08, A1 Ethniki 2008–09, 2008–09, A1 Ethniki 2009–10, 2009–10, A1 Ethniki 2010–11, 2010–11) **7×

Winner: (2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012) * Fenerbahçe (2013–2020) ** EuroLeague Champion: (2017 EuroLeague Final Four, 2017) **4× Turkish League Champion: ( 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18) **3×

Winner: (2016, 2019, 2020) **3×

Winner: (2013, 2016, 2017) *Serbia and Montenegro national basketball team, FR Yugoslavia/Serbia and Montenegro National Team (1995–2000, 2004–2005) **Assistant coach ***EuroBasket 1995: **Head coach ***

: ***EuroBasket 1997: ***

: ***EuroBasket 1999:

References

External links

Željko Obradović
at euroleague.net

at fiba.com
Željko Obradović
at paobc.gr
Interview - Željko Obradović
Nedeljnik 2017 (in Serbian)
Interview – Željko Obradović
''Vreme'', 12 February 2004
Zeljko Obradovic - More than a coach - Euroleague Documentary Series

The top of the Greek bench: Željko Obradović
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