Dario Gjergja

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Dario Gjergja
Oostende
PositionHead coach
LeagueBelgian League
Champions League
Personal information
Born (1975-08-21) 21 August 1975 (age 46)
Zadar, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalityBelgian / Croatian
Coaching career2001–present
Career history
As coach:
2001–2003Zagreb (assistant)
2003–2007Cibona VIP (assistant)
2007–2008Ural Great Perm (assistant)
2008–2009Spirou Charleroi (assistant)
2009–2011Liège
2011–presentOostende
2015Croatia (assistant)
2018–presentBelgium
Career highlights and awards
As head coach

As assistant coach

  • 3× Croatian League champion (2004, 2006, 2007)
  • Belgian League champion (2009)

Dario Gjergja (born 21 August 1975) is a Croatian-Belgian[1][2] professional basketball coach who currently serves as the head coach for Oostende and the Belgium national team.

Coaching career[]

Gjergja signed with Telenet BC Oostende in December 2011. He was named the Coach of the Year in Belgium for the 2012–13 season.[3] In May 2014, he extended his contract for 3 more years.[4][5] In February 2017, Gjergja extended his contract with Telenet Oostende for another four years.

National team coaching career[]

Gjergja served as an assistant coach of the Croatia national team during EuroBasket 2015, under the coaching staff of the head coach, Velimir Perasović.

In September 2018 he was named the head coach of the Belgium national team. He also gained Belgian citizenship.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Onze coach, Dario Gjergja, is officieel Belg!..." 25 September 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  2. ^ "FIBA certified coaches Profile". Fiba.Com. 2014-05-15. Retrieved 2014-05-25.
  3. ^ vrijdag 17 mei 2013 Om 11u57 Door cpm Bron: Belga. "Dario Gjergja (Oostende) basketcoach van het jaar - Sportwereld". Nieuwsblad.be. Retrieved 2014-05-25.
  4. ^ "Dario Gjergja blijft coach bij Oostende". Sporza.be. 2014-05-19. Archived from the original on 2014-05-21. Retrieved 2014-05-25.
  5. ^ "Telenet Oostende extends Dario Gjergja for three more years". Sportando.com. Retrieved 2014-05-25.


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