Dušan Ivković

Biographical information

RolesCoach
SexMale
Full nameDušan•Ivković
Used nameDušan•Ivković
Nick/petnamesDuda
Original nameДушан•Ивковић
Born29 October 1943 in Beograd (Belgrade), Beograd (SRB)
Died16 September 2021 in Beograd (Belgrade), Beograd (SRB)
NOC Yugoslavia
Nationality Serbia

Biography

Dušan Ivković was a basketball coach who led Yugoslavia to a silver medal at the 1988 Seoul Olympics. He also led the national team to the World Championships in 1990 and to European Championships in 1989, 1991, and 1995.

In his club career, Ivković coached multiple teams, including Partizan, Aris, Radnicki Belgrade, Sibenik, Vojvodina, PAOK, Panionios, Olympiakos, AEK, CSKA, Dinamo Moscow, and Anadolu Efes. He won multiple league titles in several countries, notably winning the EuroLeague title in 1996 and 1997 with Olympiakos. In 2008 Ivković was named one of the 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors. He was elected to the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2017 and was named a EuroLeague Basketball Legend in 2017.

Coaching results

Games Sport (Discipline) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal Nationality As
1988 Summer Olympics Basketball (Basketball) YUG SRB Dušan Ivković
Basketball, Men (Olympic) Yugoslavia 2 Silver