Rajko Toroman Explained

Rajko Toroman
Team:Converge FiberXers
Position:Consultant
Birth Date:10 February 1955
Birth Place:Belgrade, PR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia
Nationality:Serbian
Coach Start:1991
Cyears1:1991–1996
Cteam1:FR Yugoslavia (assistant)
Cyears2:1992
Cteam2:Sloga
Cyears3:1993
Cteam3:Vojvodina
Cyears4:1994–1995
Cteam4:Pagrati
Cyears5:1995–1997
Cteam5:Spartak
Cyears6:1996
Cteam6:FR Yugoslavia U-22
Cyears7:1997–1998
Cteam7:Anwil Włocławek
Cyears8:1999
Cteam8:Radnički Belgrade
Cyears9:1999–2001
Cteam9:Power Wevelgem
Cyears10:2002–2003
Cteam10:MyGuide Amsterdam
Cyears11:2003–2004
Cteam11:Keravnos
Cyears12:2004–2005
Cteam12:Henan Dragons
Cyears13:2005
Cteam13:Igokea
Cyears14:2005–2007
Cteam14:Debreceni
Cyears15:2007–2008
Cteam15:Iran
Cyears16:2009–2011
Cteam16:Philippines
Cyears17:2012
Cteam17:Petron Blaze Boosters (consultant)
Cyears18:2013
Cteam18:Barako Bull Energy (consultant)
Cyears19:2014–2016
Cteam19:Jordan
Cyears20:2016–2018
Cteam20:Tianjin Ronggang
Cyears21:2018–2019
Cteam21:Al-Muharraq
Cteam22:Indonesia
Cyears22:2019–2022
Cteam23:College of Saint Benilde (consultant)
Cyears23:2023–present
Cteam24:Converge FiberXers (consultant)
Cyears24:2023–present

Rajko Toroman (Serbian: Рајко Тороман; born February 10, 1955) is a Serbian professional basketball coach.

Coaching career

Before 2016, he served as a team consultant for the Barako Bull Energy Cola and the Petron Blaze Boosters in the Philippine Basketball Association.[1] He previously coached the Philippines men's national basketball team having been hired by country's basketball federation Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas. Toroman led the Philippines into 4th place in the 2011 FIBA Asia Championship. From 2014 to 2016, he served as the head coach of the Jordanian national basketball team.[2]

Before working in the Philippines, he worked with the Iranian Basketball Team which brought the country to the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.[3]

He represented the Philippines in the 2019 William Jones Cup as the lead assistant coach for Mighty Sports.[4]

Personal life

Toroman is married, has one daughter, Sandra, who was married to basketball player Mladen Šekularac. Toroman's grandson and Sansra's son, Djordje Sekularac was a member of the Serbian Under-16 team and was starting small forward for the U18 Partizan Belgrade team in the Junior Euroleague.[5] Toroman's nephew Denis plays professional basketball for KK Luka Koper in the Premier A Slovenian Basketball League.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: PBA: More active role for Rajko | Tempo - News in a Flash . . 2012-09-19 . dead . https://archive.today/20130503153308/http://www.tempo.com.ph/2012/pba-more-act/ . 2013-05-03 . 08-24-12
  2. Web site: 提示 .
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20081011053147/http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/news/lateNews/p/newsid/28635/arti.html
  4. Web site: Li . Matthew . Charles Tiu to reunite with mentor Rajko Toroman in Mighty Sports . Tiebreaker Times . 21 May 2019 . Tiebreaker Times . 22 May 2019.
  5. Web site: Badua . Snow . Rajko Toroman grandson now a standout in Serbia's U16 team. SPIN . 19 March 2024 . Tiebreaker Times . 4 July 2019.