Bogdan Tanjević

Bogdan Tanjević (Serbian Cyrillic: Богдан Тањевић; born 13 February 1947), nicknamed "Boša" (Italian: Boscia) is a Montenegrin professional basketball coach and former player.

Bogdan Tanjević
Tanjević, in November 2007.
Personal information
Born (1947-02-13) 13 February 1947
Pljevlja, PR Montenegro, FPR Yugoslavia
NationalityMontenegrin / Bosnian / Italian / Turkish
Career information
NBA draft1969: undrafted
Playing career1965–1971
PositionHead coach
Coaching career1971–2017
Career history
As player:
1965–1971OKK Beograd
1972Bosna
As coach:
1971–1974Bosna
1975–1980Bosna
1980–1982Yugoslavia
1982–1986Juventus Caserta
1986–1994Trieste
1994–1996Olimpia Milano
1996–1997Limoges
1997–2001Italy
2001Budućnost
2001–2002ASVEL
2002Virtus Bologna
2004–2010Turkey
2007–2010Fenerbahçe
2012–2013Turkey
2015–2017Montenegro
Career highlights and awards
As head coach:
FIBA Hall of Fame as coach
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Yugoslavia
European U-18 Championship
1966 Porto San Giorgio
Head Coach for  Yugoslavia
EuroBasket
1981 Czechoslovakia
European U-18 Championship
1974 Orléans
Head Coach for  Italy
EuroBasket
1999 France
Head Coach for  Turkey
FIBA World Cup
2010 Turkey

He is best known for being KK Bosna's head coach when the club became the top-tier level European-wide champions by winning the FIBA European Champions Cup in the 1978–79 season as well as for coaching the Italian national team to the gold medal at EuroBasket 1999. He was elected to the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2019.

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