Stevan Karadžić ( sr-cyr, Стеван Караџић; born 16 November 1960) is a Serbian-Montenegrin professional

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coach and former player. He currently serves as an assistant coach for

Sopron Basket Sopron Basket is a Hungary, Hungarian professional women's basketball club from Sopron. Founded in 1921 as the women's section of Soproni Vasutas Sportegylet, Soproni VSE, it has played in the Hungarian national championship for women's, Hungarian ...

, the

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champions.

Early life

He was born 16 November 1960 in

Nikšić Nikšić (Cyrillic script, Cyrillic: Никшић, ), is the second largest city in Montenegro, with a total population of 32,046 (2023 census) located in the west of the country, in the centre of the spacious Nikšić field at the foot of Trebjesa ...

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.На данашњи дан: Рођен Стеван Караџић
Приступљено 21.05.2014.

Playing career

Most of his playing career Karadžić spent in the

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 ...

. Between 1980 and 1989 he had played 296 matches and scored 3484 points (an average of 11.8 points per game). Karadzic played in the play-off final (1984 and 1985) and the final of the European

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in 1984. Best game Karadžić for Crvena zvezda is considered to be 1983/84 season, when he was named the top scorer of the season, scoring 642 points in 43 matches (an average of 14.9 points per game). In addition to Crvena zvezda Karadžić played for Radnički Novi Sad, Puljanka and Gradine from

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, Sloboda Tuzla and

Borac Banja Luka Fudbalski klub Borac Banja Luka (Serbian Cyrillic: Фудбалски клуб Бopaц Бања Лука, ) is a Bosnian Serb professional football club, based in the city of Banja Luka, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and is the main ...

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and the Hungarian Soproni.

Coaching career

After finishing playing career, Karadžić devoted himself to coaching. He traveled as a coach of youth Crvena zvezda which became the champion of Serbia and Yugoslavia in 1998. In 1999, Karadžić led the Crvena zvezda, but was fired in 2001. Karadžić has returned to his post in the second half of the season 2006/2007, but the following season was once again fired. Karadžić has coached Under-16 and Under-18 Yugoslavia national teams that took gold at the European championships in 2001 and 2005 respectively. As an assistant coach of

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won gold at the 2002 World Championships in

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. From 2008 to 2010 he was head of the Serbian Hemofarm. In 2009 he was recognized as the best coach in the European Cup. Since 2010 to 2012, Karadžić led the Russian basketball club

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, which back in 2013.

Personal life

His wife, Vesna Karadžić, is a former basketball player. The couple has two children - a daughter, Tamara (played for the Crvena zvezda women's team), and a son,

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References

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Early life

Playing career

Coaching career

Personal life

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