Ivanović, Khimki's head coach, following a VTB United League game versus UNICS Kazan in November 2016.
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Khimki | |
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Position | Head coach |
League |
VTB United League EuroLeague |
Personal information | |
Born |
Bijelo Polje, PR Montenegro, FPR Yugoslavia |
September 1, 1957
Nationality | Montenegrin |
Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
Career information | |
NBA draft | 1979 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 1980–1994 |
Position | Small forward |
Coaching career | 1994–present |
Career history | |
As player: | |
1980–1987 | Budućnost |
1987–1990 | Jugoplastika Split |
1990–1992 | Girona |
1992 | Limoges CSP |
1992–1993 | Girona |
1993–1994 | Fribourg Olympic |
As coach: | |
1994–1995 | Girona (assistant) |
1995–1999 | Fribourg Olympic |
1997–2000 | Switzerland |
1999–2000 | Limoges CSP |
2000–2005 | Saski Baskonia |
2005–2008 | Barcelona |
2008–2012 | Saski Baskonia |
2014–2015 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
2014–2015 | Panathinaikos |
2016–present | Khimki |
Career highlights and awards | |
As head coach
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As head coach
Duško Ivanović (Cyrillic: Душко Ивановић; born September 1, 1957) is a Montenegrin former professional basketball player and current head coach of Khimki.
As a player he started his career in KK Jedinstvo - Bijelo Polje. He played for Budućnost, Jugoplastika Split, Valvi Girona, Limoges CSP and Fribourg Olympic. With Jugoplastika he won two consecutive Euroleagues in 1989 and 1990.
His coaching career started in Sisley Fribourg in season 1993-94 where he was both player and assistant coach. In 1994-1995 he was assistant coach of Valvi Girona. Since then he has been head coach of Fribourg Olympic (1995–1999), Switzerland national basketball team (1997–2000), CSP Limoges (1999–2000), TAU Cerámica (2000–2005), FC Barcelona (2005-2008), from which he resigned on 14 February 2008.
From 2008-2009 he was back in Vitoria coaching again Caja Laboral until November 2012, when he was sacked.
On June 10, 2014, Ivanović signed a two-year contract with the Greek League team Panathinaikos. On 3 May 2015, after home game 66–77 loss to arch rivals Olympiacos, he parted ways with the team.
On March 15, 2016, Ivanović was hired as the new coach for Khimki.