Biljana Stanković (
Serbian Cyrillic
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: Биљана Станковић; born 11 September 1974 in
Vršac
Vršac ( sr-Cyrl, Вршац, ) is a city in the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. As of 2022, the city urban area had a population of 31,946, while the city administrative area had 45,462 inhabitants. It is located in the geographical ...
,
SFR Yugoslavia
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basketball
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coach and former
Serbia
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Yugoslavia
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n basketball player. She played at the
point guard
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position and is a former member of
national team of Serbia.
Professional career
Stanković is the most victorious female player in Serbian basketball history, winning 24 titles in 28 seasons from 1990 to 2017.
National team career
Stanković played over 100 games for the
Serbian national team and was the team's captain for 7 years. She participated in three
EuroBasket tournaments and one
FIBA World Cup
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.
Coaching career
In December 2018, Stanković was hired as the head coach of
Úrvalsdeild kvenna club
SkallagrÃmur, replacing recently fired Ari Gunnarsson.
Honours
Hemofarm
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First League of FR Yugoslavia / Serbia and Montenegro (6): 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2006
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Cup of FR Yugoslavia / Serbia and Montenegro (6): 1996, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2005, 2006
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First League of Serbia (3): 2007, 2008, 2009
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Cup of Serbia (5): 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012
Partizan
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First League of Serbia (1): 2013
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Cup of Serbia (1): 2013
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Adriatic League Women (1): 2013
Radivoj Korać
Radivoj Korać ( sr-cyrl, Радивој Кораћ; 5 November 1938 – 2 June 1969) was a Yugoslav professional basketball player. He represented the Yugoslavia national basketball team internationally. Korać is well-known for holding t ...
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First League of Serbia (1): 2014
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Cup of Serbia (1): 2014
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Adriatic League Women (1): 2014
References
External links
Profileat eurobasket.com
1974 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Vršac
Basketball players from South Banat District
Yugoslav women's basketball players
Serbian women's basketball players
Point guards
ŽKK Vršac players
ŽKK Partizan players
ŽKK Radivoj Korać players
Serbian women's basketball coaches
Serbian expatriate basketball people in Russia
Serbian expatriate basketball people in Romania
SkallagrÃmur women's basketball coaches
Úrvalsdeild kvenna (basketball) coaches
Serbia and Montenegro women's basketball players
Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Russia
Expatriate basketball coaches
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