Dejan Radonjić | |
League: | BSL |
Team: | Bahçeşehir Koleji |
Birth Date: | 2 February 1970 |
Birth Place: | Titograd, SR Montenegro, SFR Yugoslavia |
Nationality: | Montenegrin |
Draft Year: | 1992 |
Career Position: | Point guard |
Career Start: | 1990 |
Career End: | 2004 |
Coach Start: | 2005 |
Years1: | 1990–1991 |
Team1: | Lovćen |
Years2: | 1991–1993 |
Team2: | Budućnost |
Years3: | 1993–1994 |
Team3: | Profikolor |
Years4: | 1995–1997 |
Team4: | Lovćen |
Years5: | 1997–1998 |
Team5: | FMP |
Years6: | 1998–2002 |
Team6: | Budućnost |
Years7: | 2002–2004 |
Team7: | NIS Vojvodina |
Cyears1: | 2005–2013 |
Cteam1: | Budućnost |
Cyears2: | 2013–2017 |
Cteam2: | Crvena Zvezda |
Cyears3: | 2018–2020 |
Cteam3: | Bayern Munich |
Cyears4: | 2020–2022 |
Cteam4: | Crvena Zvezda |
Cyears5: | 2022–2023 |
Cteam5: | Panathinaikos |
Cyears6: | 2023–present |
Cteam6: | Bahçeşehir Koleji |
Highlights: | As player:
As head coach:
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Dejan Radonjić (Serbian: Дејан Радоњић; born 2 February 1970) is a Montenegrin professional basketball coach and former basketball player. He is the current head coach for Bahçeşehir Koleji of the BSL.
Standing at, he played in the point guard position for Lovćen, Budućnost, Profikolor, FMP Železnik, and NIS Vojvodina. He won three YUBA League championships and a Yugoslav Cup with Budućnost. He retired as a player with NIS Vojvodina in 2004.
Radonjić became the head coach for Budućnost in 2005. Until 2012, he won seven consecutive Montenegrin League championships and six consecutive Montenegrin Cup tournaments with Budućnost. In 2013, Radonjić joined Serbian team Crvena zvezda. Until 2017, he won both the Adriatic League and Serbian League championships the same 3-in-a-row sequence, as well as three Serbian Cup tournaments. Thereafter, he coached German team Bayern Munich in three seasons, winning two German League championships. In 2021, he returned to Crvena Zvezda.
A point guard, Radonjić played 14 seasons in the YUBA League system between 1990 and 2004. During his playing days, he played for Lovćen, Budućnost, Profikolor, FMP Železnik, and NIS Vojvodina. During his second stint with Budućnost (1998–2002), he won three National championships and a Yugoslav Cup. He retired as a player with NIS Vojvodina in 2004.
Radonjić began his coaching career back in 2005 at well-known Montenegrin team Budućnost. With them he won seven consecutive Montenegrin League championships, as well as six Montenegrin Cups.
In April 2013, following the departure of Vlada Vukoičić, he became the head coach of the Serbian team Crvena zvezda.[1] On 30 June 2015, he signed a two-year extension with Crvena zvezda.[2]
On 2 April 2018, Radonjić was named the head coach of the German team Bayern Munich, after dismissal of Aleksandar Đorđević.[3] [4] [5] On 7 January 2020, Bayern Munich released head coach Radonjić.[6]
On 25 December 2020, Radonjić became the head coach of Crvena zvezda for the second time.[7] [8] [9] On 14 February 2021, Radonjić won his fourth Serbian Cup title following a 73–60 win over Mega Soccerbet in the Final.[10]
On 19 February 2022, Radonjić won his 300th game for Crvena zvezda, in a 72–53 win over Mega Mozzart.[11]
On 30 June 2022 Radonjić signed a two-year deal with Panathinaikos of the Greek Basket League and the EuroLeague.[12] After poor performance, results and failing to advance in Euroleague play-offs for third year in row, on 21 February 2023 he was fired from Panathinaikos.[13]
On 27 December 2023 he signed with Bahçeşehir Koleji of the BSL.[14] Dejan Radonjic's team Bahçeşehir Koleji took the second place of 2023-24 FIBA Europe Cup trophy against Chemnitz Niners in the final. [15]
In 2011, Radonjić had a short stint as the head coach of the Montenegrin national basketball team.
|- | align="left" rowspan=4|Crvena zvezda| align="left" |2013–14| 10 || 4 || 6 || || align="center"|Eliminated in the group stage|- | align="left" |2014–15| 24 || 10 || 14 || || align="center"|Eliminated in Top 16 stage|- | align="left" |2015–16| 27 || 12 || 15 || || align="center"|Eliminated in Quarterfinal Playoffs|- | align="left" |2016–17| 30 || 16 || 14 || || align="center"|Eliminated in the regular season|- | align="left" rowspan=2|Bayern Munich| align="left" |2018–19| 30 || 14 || 16 || || align="center"|Eliminated in the regular season|- | align="left" |2019–20| 17 || 6 || 11 || || align="center"|Sacked|- | align="left" rowspan=2| Crvena zvezda| align="left" |2020–21| 18 || 5 || 13 || || align="center"|Eliminated in the regular season|- | align="left" |2021–22| 33 || 14 || 19 || || align="center"|Eliminated in the regular season|- | align="left" |Panathinaikos| align="left" |2022–23| 24 || 8 || 16 || || align="center"|Sacked|-class="sortbottom"| align="center" colspan=2|Career||213||89||124||||
Team | Year | data-sort-type="number" | G | data-sort-type="number" | W | data-sort-type="number" | L | data-sort-type="number" | W - L% | Finish | data-sort-type="number" | PG | data-sort-type="number" | PW | data-sort-type="number" | PL | data-sort-type="number" | PW - L% | Result |
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Budućnost | 2006–07 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 5th | — | — | — | — | Missed Final Four | |||||||||
Budućnost | 2007–08 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 6th | 3 | 1 | 2 | Lost in First Round | ||||||||||
Budućnost | 2008–09 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 6th | — | — | — | — | Missed Final Four | |||||||||
Budućnost | 2009–10 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 5th | — | — | — | — | Missed Final Four | |||||||||
Budućnost | 2010–11 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 4th | 1 | 0 | 1 | Lost in Semifinals | ||||||||||
Budućnost | 2011–12 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 4th | 1 | 0 | 1 | Lost in Semifinals | ||||||||||
Budućnost | 2012–13 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 5th | — | — | — | — | Missed Final Four | |||||||||
Crvena zvezda | 2013–14 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 1st | 1 | 0 | 1 | Lost in Semifinals | ||||||||||
Crvena zvezda | 2014–15 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 1st | 8 | 6 | 2 | Won Championship | ||||||||||
Crvena zvezda | 2015–16 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 2nd | 5 | 5 | 0 | Won Championship | ||||||||||
Crvena zvezda | 2016–17 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 1st | 6 | 5 | 1 | Won Championship | ||||||||||
Crvena zvezda | 2020–21 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 1st | 8 | 5 | 3 | Won Championship | ||||||||||
Career | 302 | 215 | 87 | 33 | 22 | 11 |
His son Petar is a basketball coach.[16]