Goran Bjedov (born 27 February 1971) is a Croatian basketball coach and former player.
Coaching career
Bjedov began his coaching career with youth team of Zrinjevac in
Zagreb
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. In 2000, he moved to
Udine
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, Italy where he was the coach of
Snaidero Udine
Pallalcesto Amatori Udine, better known by the sponsorship name Snaidero Udine, was an Italian professional basketball club based in Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia.
In 2011, following the dissolution of the club, a new team, APU Udine, was founded ...
youth selections.PRIČA O VELIKOM USPJEHU Zagrepčanin napustio Hrvatsku zbog krize, a danas hara Europom sa Srbijom! jutarnji.hr Later he coached Valenza Basket of the Italian Serie B until 2008 when he moved back to Zagreb. During 2008–09 season he was the head coach for the Cibona B team of the Croatian A2 League where he train players such as
Tomislav Zubčić
Tomislav Zubčić (born 17 January 1990) is a Croatian professional basketball player currently playing for Napoli Basket (2016), Napoli Basket of the Lega Basket Serie A. Standing at , he plays both the Power forward (basketball), power forward ...
and
Leon Radošević
Leon Radošević (born 26 February 1990) is a Croatian professional basketball player who last played for Dubai Basketball of the ABA League. He holds German citizenship since 2017.
Professional career
Radošević made his professional career de ...
.
In 2009, Bjedov came back to Udine and became the assistant coach of Snaidero Udine of the Serie A2. He left in 2011 after dissolution of the club. He joined Benetton Treviso coaching staff after Serbian coach
Aleksandar Đorđević
Aleksandar "Saša" Đorđević ( sr-Cyrl, Александар Саша Ђорђевић, ; born 26 August 1967) is a Serbian professional basketball coach and former player. He currently serves as a head coach for the senior China. During his ...
became their head coach for the 2011–12 season. Following the
Benetton family
Four members of the Italian Benetton family () founded the Benetton Group S.p.A. fashion company in 1965.Benetton Treviso without backing, Bjedov moved to newly established club Treviso Basket 2012 and become the head coach. He coached Treviso for two seasons until 2014.
In 2015, Đorđević became the head coach of the
Panathinaikos
Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos (, literally in English: "Panathenaic Athletic Club" or Panathinaikos A.C.), also known simply as Panathinaikós , is a major Greek multi-sport club based in the City of Athens. Panathinaikos is one of the mos ...
of the Greek League and Bjedov became his assistant coach. For 2016–17 season Bjedov moved to Germany together with Đorđević as part of his new coaching staff of the
Bayern Munich
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.Goran Bjedov named Bayern Munich assistant coach /ref>
On 11 March 2019, Bjedov joined a coaching staff of
Virtus Bologna
Virtus Pallacanestro Bologna, known for sponsorship reasons as Virtus Segafredo Bologna, is an Italian professional basketball club based in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna.
The club was founded in 1929, which makes it the oldest club in Italy and one ...
when Đorđević signed as their head coach.
On 23 August 2021, he has signed with Fenerbahçe Beko of the
Basketball Super League
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.
National team
After a stint with Đorđević in Italy, Bjedov become the assistant coach in Đorđević's staff of Serbia men's national team in 2014. He was a part of Serbian coaching staff for the
EuroBasket 2015
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in
Germany
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and
France
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He is married with Bobana Radović, former basketball player. In 2000, they moved to
Udine
Udine ( ; ; ; ; ) is a city and (municipality) in northeastern Italy, in the middle of the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region, between the Adriatic Sea and the Carnic Alps. It is the capital of the Province of Udine, Regional decentralization entity ...
, Italy because Bobana got the
PhD
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scholarship at the
University of Udine
The University of Udine (Italian language, Italian ''Università degli Studi di Udine'') is a public university in the city of Udine, Italy. It was founded in 1978 as part of the reconstruction plan of Friuli after the 1976 Friuli earthquake, ear ...
.
Awards and accomplishments
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FIBA Champions League
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champion: 1 (with
Segafredo Virtus Bologna
Virtus Pallacanestro Bologna, known for sponsorship reasons as Virtus Segafredo Bologna, is an Italian professional basketball club based in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna.
The club was founded in 1929, which makes it the oldest club in Italy and one ...
Segafredo Virtus Bologna
Virtus Pallacanestro Bologna, known for sponsorship reasons as Virtus Segafredo Bologna, is an Italian professional basketball club based in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna.
The club was founded in 1929, which makes it the oldest club in Italy and one ...
:
2020–21
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Greek Cup
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The Greek Cup is the second-most important domestic men's footba ...
winner: 1 (with
Panathinaikos
Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos (, literally in English: "Panathenaic Athletic Club" or Panathinaikos A.C.), also known simply as Panathinaikós , is a major Greek multi-sport club based in the City of Athens. Panathinaikos is one of the mos ...
German Cup
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winner: 1 (with
FC Bayern Munich
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