Jure Zdovc
Jurij "Jure" Zdovc (born 13 December 1966) is a Slovenian professional basketball coach and former player.[1] He is the current head coach for Levallois Metropolitans of the LNB Pro A.
Zdovc with Slovenia in 2015 | |
Metropolitans 92 | |
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Position | Head coach |
League | LNB Pro A |
Personal information | |
Born | Slovenske Konjice, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia | December 13, 1966
Nationality | Slovenian |
Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
Career information | |
NBA draft | 1988 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 1984–2003 |
Position | Point guard |
Coaching career | 2003–present |
Career history | |
As player: | |
1984–1991 | Smelt Olimpija |
1991–1992 | Knorr Bologna |
1992–1993 | Limoges |
1993–1996 | Iraklis Thessaloniki |
1997 | PSG Racing |
1997–1998 | Tofaş |
1998–2000 | Union Olimpija |
2000–2001 | Panionios |
2001–2002 | Union Olimpija |
2002–2003 | Slovan |
2003 | Split CO |
As coach: | |
2003 | Krka (assistant) |
2003–2004 | Split |
2004 | Geoplin Slovan |
2005–2006 | Iraklis Thessaloniki |
2007–2008 | Bosna |
2009 | Slovenia |
2009–2011 | Union Olimpija |
2011–2013 | Spartak Saint Petersburg |
2013–2015 | Royal Halı Gaziantep |
2014–2016 | Slovenia |
2015–2017 | AEK |
2017–2018 | Cedevita |
2019 | Petrol Olimpija |
2020–present | Metropolitans 92 |
Career highlights and awards | |
As player
As head coach
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As a player, he was a 1.98 m (6'6") tall point guard who began his professional playing career with Slovenian League club Smelt Olimpija.
In 2012, Zdovc received the EuroCup Coach of the Year award while with Spartak Saint Petersburg.
Playing career
Club career
As a junior level player, Zdovc started to play for Comet Slovenske Konjice. He then played for Smelt Olimpija, Knorr Bologna, Limoges CSP, Iraklis Thessaloniki, Helios Suns, PSG Racing, Panionios, Split CO and Geoplin Slovan.
Playing for Olimpija, Zdovc won two Slovenian league titles, three Slovenian Cups and the 2002 Adriatic League.
In 1993, he won the EuroLeague and the French League championship, while playing for Limoges. In 1997, as a Paris Racing player, he won the French League championship.
Yugoslav national team
Zdovc was a member of the senior Yugoslavia National Squads that won the gold medals at the 1989 and 1991 EuroBaskets. He also won the gold medal at the 1990 FIBA World Championship.
Coaching career
Clubs
Zdovc started his basketball coaching career as the head coach of Split in 2003. He stayed the head coach of Split until 2004, leading the team to a 1st-place finish in the Croatian Cup. He also won the Bosnia and Herzegovina League championship with Bosna in 2008. In 2009, he won the Slovenian League championship with Union Olimpija. Zdovc also won the Slovenian Cup three times in a row with Union Olimpija, in 2009, 2010, and 2011. He was also the coach who led Union Olimpija to the top of European-wide distinction, to the Top-16 stage of the EuroLeague.
Zdovc was named the EuroCup Coach of the Year in 2012.[2]
On 20 December 2015, he signed a three-year contract with the Greek club AEK.[3] He was dismissed in March 2017 (after his team lost against Monaco).[4]
On 14 June 2017, he was named as the head coach of Cedevita Zagreb instead of Veljko Mršić.[5]He was sacked on 6 June 2018.[6]
On May 7, 2020, he has signed with Metropolitans 92 of the LNB Pro A.[7]
Slovenia national team
In 2009, Zdovc was named the head coach of the senior men's Slovenian national basketball team. He guided Slovenia to a 4th-place finish at the EuroBasket 2009. In 2014, Zdovc returned to coach Slovenia, after signing a three-year contract to coach the team.[8]
Coaching record
Legend | |||||||||
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G | Games coached | W | Games won | L | Games lost | W–L % | Win-loss % |
Note: The EuroLeague is not the only competition in which the team played during the season. He also coached in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.
EuroLeague
Team | Year | G | W | L | W–L% | Result |
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Krka | 2003–04 | 6 | 1 | 5 | .167 | Eliminated in regular season |
Union Olimpija | 2008–09 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | Eliminated in regular season |
Union Olimpija | 2009–10 | 10 | 1 | 9 | .100 | Eliminated in regular season |
Union Olimpija | 2010–11 | 16 | 7 | 9 | .438 | Eliminated in Top 16 stage |
Career | 35 | 10 | 25 | .286 |
References
- Basketball: Zdovc Returning to Helm of National Team.
- Eurocupbasketball.com 2011-12 Eurocup Coach of the Year: Jure Zdovc, Spartak St. Petersburg.
- Zdovc moves to AEK until 2018.
- AEK Athens, Jure Zdovc part ways
- KK Cedevita name Jure Zdovc head coach
- Razišli se Cedevita i Jure Zdovc
- "Jure Zdovc is officially the new head coach of Metropolitans 92". Sportando. 7 May 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- Zdovc moves to Slovenian national basketball team.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jure Zdovc. |
- Jurij Zdovc at fiba archive
- Jure Zdovc at fiba archive
- Jurij Zdovc at fibaeurope.com
- Jure Zdovc at euroleague.net (as a player)
- Jure Zdovc at euroleague.net (as a coach)
- DIVAC, ZDOVC RECALL A GREAT BUT TRAGIC ERA at fibaeurope.com