Ivo Daneu (born 6 October 1937) is a retired Slovenian professional

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player and coach. During his playing career, at a height of tall, he played at the

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and

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positions. He represented the

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internationally. He was voted the Best Sportsperson of the Year in Yugoslavia, in 1967, and the Slovenian Sportsperson of the Year, in 1969. He was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players in 1991. He was enshrined into the

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, in 2007. He was inducted into the Slovenian Athletes Hall of Fame, in 2012.

Playing career

Club career

During his club career, Daneu played with Branik Maribor (1949–1956) at the junior levels, and with

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(1956–1970), at the senior men's level. With AŠK Olimpija, he won the Yugoslav First Federal League championship six times (1957, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1966, and 1970). He was a

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in 1967. After his playing career, his number 13 jersey was retired by Olimpija.

National team career

Daneu played in 209

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with the senior Yugoslavian national team, from 1956 to 1970. With Yugoslavia's senior team, he won the following medals: the gold medal at the

1970 FIBA World Championship The 1970 FIBA World Championship was the 6th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship for men's national teams. It was hosted by Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Yugoslavia in Sarajevo, Split, Croatia, Spli ...

, the silver medal at the 1968 Summer Olympic Games, silver medals at the

1963 FIBA World Championship The 1963 FIBA World Championship was the 4th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship for men's national teams. The competition was hosted by Brazil from 12 to 25 May 1963. The Philippines was originally awarded ...

and the

1967 FIBA World Championship The 1967 FIBA World Championship was the 5th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship for men's national teams. It was hosted by Montevideo, Uruguay from 27 May to 11 June 1967. Venues Competing nations Compet ...

(where he was also voted the tournament's MVP), silver medals at the 1961 EuroBasket, 1965 EuroBasket, and 1969 EuroBasket, and a bronze medal at the 1963 EuroBasket.

Coaching career

Daneu was the

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coach of

(1970–71), and Rudar Trbovlje (1976).

Personal life

His son is former basketball player Jaka Daneu and his grandson Žiga is also a basketball player.ŽIGA DANEU WILL BE PART OF SENIOR TEAM IN THE UPCOMING SEASON!
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References

External links

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