Božidar Maljković
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Božidar "Boža" Maljković (born 20 April 1952 in Otačac, Serbia, Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia) is Serbian basketball coach, one of the most successful in Europe, having won a title with practically all clubs he trained, including four Euroleague titles with three different clubs (Jugoplastika Split, Panathinaikos and Limoges). As of 2006 he is unemployment.
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[edit] Biography
Having ended his playing career early, with 19 years, he started coaching immediately. He started in small basketball club Ušće in Belgrade, where he worked from 1971 to 1979, where he moved to KK Radnički, where he initially was an assistant of Bratislav Đorđević but took over the leading coach in the next season. He continued the career in Red Star Belgrade as assistant to Ranko Žeravica from 1981 to 1986, and then moved on to Jugoplastika Split. After having won two Champions Cup titles and three Yugoslavian championships and national cups each, he took over BC Barcelona 1991, where he won Copa del Rey in the same season, and 1992 Limoges CSP, where he scored another Euroleague title, then Panathinaikos, Unicaja and Real Madrid.
[edit] Clubs
Ušće Belgrade: 1971-1979- OKK Radnički: 1979-1981
- Red Star Belgrade: 1981-1986 (assistant)
- KK Split (Jugoplastika): 1986-1990
FC Barcelona: 1990-1992
Limoges CSP: 1992-1995
Panathinaikos: 1995-1997- Racing Paris SG: 1997-1998
- Baloncesto Málaga (Unicaja): 1998-2003
- Real Madrid: 2004-2006
[edit] Titles
[edit] International
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- 4 Euroleague:
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- 2 with Jugoplástika Split: 1988/89 y 1989/90
- 1 with CSP Limoges: 1992/93.
- 1 with Panathinaikos Athens: 1995/96.
- 1 runner-up with BC Barcelona: 1990/91.
- 1 Cup Radivoje Korać; 2000/01, with Unicaja Malaga.
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- 1 runner-up: 1999/00, con el Unicaja Málaga.
- 1 Cup Intercontinental: 1996/97, with Panathinaikos
[edit] National
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- In Yugoslavia:
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- 3 leagues: 1987/88, 1988/89 and 1989/90, with Jugoplastika Split.
- 3 national cups : 1987/88, 1988/89 and 1989/90, with Jugoplastika Split.
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- In Spain:
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- 1 Liga ACB: 2004/05, with Real Madrid.
- 1 runner-up: 2001/02, with Unicaja Málaga.
- 1 Copa del Rey: 1990/91, with BC Barcelona
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- In France:
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- 2 Leagues : 1992/93 and 1993/94, with Limoges CSP.
- 2 Cups of France: 1993/94 y 1994/95, with Limoges CSP.
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- In Greece:
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- 1 Cup of Greece: 1995/96, with Panathinaikos.
[edit] Awards
- Coach of the year in Europe (1988/89, 1989/90)
- European coach of the year awarded by FIBA Basket Magazine (1993, 1996)
- Coach of the year in Yugoslavia (1987/88, 1988/89, 1989/90)
- Coach of the year in France (1992/93, 1993/94)
