Dragan Šakota

Dragan Šakota
AEK Athens
Position Head coach
League Greek League
Personal information
Born June 16, 1952
Belgrade, Serbia
Nationality Serbian / Greek
Listed height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Career information
Pro career 1972–1983
Coaching career 1983–present
Career history
As player:
1972–1983 IMT Beograd
As coach:
1983–1988 IMT Beograd
1988–1989 Zadar
1989–1990 Cibona
1990–1991 PAOK
1991–1992 Apollon Patras
1993–1994 Iraklis Thessaloniki
1994–1995 PAOK
1995–1997 Peristeri
1998–2000 Iraklis Thessaloniki
2000–2001 Aris
2001–2003 AEK Athens
2003–2004 Olympiacos
2005–2007 Red Star Belgrade
2006 Serbia
2008 Fortitudo Bologna
2010–2011 Trabzonspor
2011–2012 Antalya BB
2014–present AEK Athens
Career highlights and awards

As head coach:

Dragan Šakota (Serbian Cyrillic: Драган Шакота, Greek: Ντράγκαν Σάκοτα; born June 16, 1952 in Belgrade) is a Serbian-Greek professional basketball coach. His son, Dušan Šakota, is also a professional basketball player.

Club coaching career

Šakota has coached many top European clubs (mostly Greek) such as: Aris, Iraklis, Peristeri, Apollon, PAOK, AEK Athens, Red Star Belgrade, Zadar, and Cibona, among others.[1] Šakota took over at Fortitudo Bologna for Andrea Mazzone, who got fired due to poor results in early January 2008, mid-season 2007–08.[2] At the time, the club had a 7-10 record in their national domestic league, and a 3-4 record in the Eurocup.

Šakota finished the 2007–08 season at the club, and also started the 2008–09 season there. In mid December 2008, he got fired and was replaced by Cesare Pancotto.[3] On November 16, 2011, Šakota became the new head coach of the Turkish Basketball League club Antalya Büyükşehir Belediyesi, replacing Serdar Apaydın, but after a few months he was fired again.

Serbia and Montenegro national team

In 2006, Šakota coached the Serbia and Montenegro national basketball team at the 2006 FIBA World Championship. Serbia and Montenegro finished the World Championship in 11th, which was the worst result ever for the national team.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ Šakota bio while with AEK.
  2. ↑ Dragan Šakota preuzeo Fortitudo.;Blic, 2 January 2008
  3. ↑ Fortitudo signs Cesare Pancotto, replaces Dragan Sakota.;EuroCupBasketball, 10 December 2008
  4. ↑ Šakota prihvatio mjesto selektora
  5. ↑ SERBIA & MONTENEGRO's ROSTER.

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