Borislav Džaković

Borislav "Bora" Džaković (Serbian Cyrillic: Борислав Џаковић, 24 October 1947 – 28 June 2019) was a Serbian-Bosnian professional basketball coach and player.

Borislav Džaković

Personal information
Born	(1947-10-24)24 October 1947 Mostar, PR Bosnia and Herzegovina, FPR Yugoslavia
Died	28 June 2019(2019-06-28) (aged 71) Belgrade, Serbia
Nationality	Serbian / Bosnian
Career information
Playing career	1963–1967
Coaching career	1973–2010
Career history
As a player:
1963–1967	Lokomotiva Mostar
As a coach:
1973–1982	22. decembar
1982–1984	Partizan
1984–1987	Sloboda Tuzla
1987–1989	Šibenka
1989	Borac Banja Luka
1990–1992	Sloboda Tuzla
1992	Vojvodina
1993–1994	ENAD Ayiou Dometiou
1994–1995	Partizan
1995–1996	Crvena zvezda
1997–1998	Crvena zvezda (assistant)
1998	Crvena zvezda
2003–2006	Sloboda Tuzla
2009–2010	Borac Banja Luka

Coaching career

The greatest success of Džaković was the double crown with Partizan in the 1994–95 season.^[1] Džaković managed with Sloboda Tuzla to get into the Yugoslav First Basketball League for the 1986–87 season and the 1991–92 season. He also led the Šibenka, Borac Banja Luka and Crvena zvezda.^[2]

The only foreign engagement was in Cyprus Division A, where he coached ENAD Ayiou Dometiou, based in Nicosia.^[3]

National team coaching career

Džaković was a head coach of the Yugoslavia national team that won a silver medal at the 1986 Balkan Championship.^[4]

Career achievements

• YUBA League champion: 1 (with Partizan: 1994–95)
• FR Yugoslav Cup winner: 1 (with Partizan: 1994–95)

Personal life

Džaković died on 28 June 2019 in Belgrade, Serbia, after a battle with a disease.^[5]

See also

• List of KK Crvena zvezda head coaches
• List of KK Partizan head coaches