Dragan Raca
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| Macedonia | |
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| Position | Head coach |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
3 March 1961 Bosansko Grahovo, Yugoslavia |
| Nationality | Cypriot / Serbian |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 1984–2002 |
| Coaching career | 2002–present |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1984–1986 | Kvarner |
| 1986–1989 | Šibenik |
| 1989–1990 | Partizan |
| 1990–1991 | ETHA Engomis |
| 1991–1992 | AEK Larnaca |
| 1992–1993 | Aris Limassol |
| 1993–2000 | Keravnos |
| 2000–2001 | Achilleas Kaimakli |
| 2001–2002 | AEL Limassol |
| As coach: | |
| 2002–2005 | AEL Limassol |
| 2004–2005 | Cyprus |
| 2005 | Andorra |
| 2005 | Iraklis Thessaloniki |
| 2006–2007 | APOEL |
| 2007–2009 | Lebanon |
| 2008 | Olympia Patras |
| 2008–2009 | AEL Limassol |
| 2010 | Apollon Limassol |
| 2010–2014 | Guangzhou Free Man |
| 2016–present | Macedonia |
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Dragan Raca (born 3 March 1961 in Bosansko Grahovo, Yugoslavia) is a Serbian former professional basketball player and a current head coach of the Macedonia national basketball team.
Raca has spent his professional career in Cyprus, Lebanon and China. This includes stints with Cypriot sides AEL Limasol and APOEL Nicosia and Lebanese side Hekmeh. He has also coached the Lebanon national basketball team at both the FIBA Asia Championship 2007 and FIBA Asia Championship 2009, leading the team to a silver medal in 2007. Despite the team's disappointing fourth-place finish in 2009, they were later awarded a wild card to the 2010 FIBA World Championship.
The Best Rookie Fiba Coach Europe – nominated by FIBA in 2003.
THE BEST EUROPEAN FIBA COACH – officially nominated by FIBA in Munich (June2004)
The Best Coach Of The Year Eurobasket All League (2004)
Coach Of The European Team ( All star game) Europe vs. Rest of the world – Kiev 2004
Coach Of The European Team ( All star game) Europe vs. Rest of the world – Nicosia 2005
Winner Of Super League FIBA Asian 2005/2006.
The Best Coach Of Super League FIBA Asian 2005/2006
His method for physical preparation is officially approved by Indiana University in USA.
Basketball University of Belgrade (Highest Level)
University of mathematics and natural science in Belgrade.
Languages: English, Russian, Greek,
Ex-Yugoslav republic languages
Cyprus Aris, AEK, Keravnos, AEL
National team of Cyprus (after gaining naturalization) 1994–1999
Achievements:
Three times best scorer of former Yugoslavia A1
Four times best scorer of Cyprus A1 and the best scorer in the history of Cyprus basketball
Cyprus
AEL (A1) 2002–2003
AEL (A1) 2003–2004
AEL (A1) 2004–2005
Greece
Iraklis (A1) 2005
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