Želimir Obradović (Serbian Cyrillic: Желимир Обрадовић, pronounced ; born 9 March 1960) is a Serbian professional basketball coach and former professional player who the head coach for Partizan of the Basketball League of Serbia (KLS), the ABA League and the EuroLeague.
Obradović has won 63 club titles and honours in his entire coaching career, including nine EuroLeague titles with five different clubs, and has also made 18 EuroLeague Final Four appearances, during his coaching career. In addition to his success at the club level, he has also won major trophies as head coach of the senior FR Yugoslavian national team, most notably winning the gold medals at the 1997 EuroBasket and the 1998 FIBA World Championship.
Among his individual coaching awards, he has won two FIBA European Coach of the Year awards, three EuroLeague Coach of the Year awards, four Greek Basket League Best Coach awards, the ABA League Coach of the Season award, two Manager of the Year in Turkey awards, the Best Sports Coach in Greece award and the Ivković Award for Lifetime Achievement. In 2008, he was named one of the 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors, making the list as one of the ten head coaches that were chosen. He is considered by many to be one of the greatest head coaches in history.
ABA League 2022-2023 KK Partizan | Turkish Basketball Cup 2020 Fenerbahçe Basketbol | Turkish Basketball Cup 2019 Fenerbahçe Basketbol | Basketbol Super Ligi 2017-2018 Fenerbahçe Basketbol | EuroLeague 2016-2017 Fenerbahçe Basketbol | Basketbol Super Ligi 2016-2017 Fenerbahçe Basketbol | Turkish Basketball Cup 2016 Fenerbahçe Basketbol | Basketbol Super Ligi 2015-2016 Fenerbahçe Basketbol |
Basketbol Super Ligi 2013-2014 Fenerbahçe Basketbol | Greek Basketball Cup 2011-2012 Panathinaikos BC | EuroLeague 2010-2011 Panathinaikos BC | Greek Basket League 2010-2011 Panathinaikos BC |
Greek Basket League 2009-2010 Panathinaikos BC | EuroLeague 2008-2009 Panathinaikos BC | Greek Basket League 2008-2009 Panathinaikos BC | Greek Basketball Cup 2008-2009 Panathinaikos BC |
Greek Basket League 2007-2008 Panathinaikos BC | Greek Basketball Cup 2007-2008 Panathinaikos BC | EuroLeague 2006-2007 Panathinaikos BC | Greek Basket League 2006-2007 Panathinaikos BC |
Greek Basketball Cup 2006-2007 Panathinaikos BC | Greek Basket League 2005-2006 Panathinaikos BC | Greek Basketball Cup 2005-2006 Panathinaikos BC | Greek Basket League 2004-2005 Panathinaikos BC |
Greek Basketball Cup 2004-2005 Panathinaikos BC | Greek Basket League 2003-2004 Panathinaikos BC | Greek Basket League 2002-2003 Panathinaikos BC | Greek Basketball Cup 2002-2003 Panathinaikos BC |
EuroLeague 2001-2002 Panathinaikos BC | Greek Basket League 2000-2001 Panathinaikos BC | EuroLeague 1999-2000 Panathinaikos BC | Greek Basket League 1999-2000 Panathinaikos BC |
FIBA Saporta Cup 1998-1999 Pallacanestro Treviso | FIBA Womens World Cup 1998 Serbia Basketball | FIBA EuroBasket 1997 Serbia Basketball | Supercoppa Italiana di Pallacanestro 1997 Pallacanestro Treviso |
FIBA Saporta Cup 1996-1997 Real Madrid Baloncesto | Olympics Silver 1996 Yugoslavia Basketball | EuroLeague 1994-1995 Real Madrid Baloncesto | EuroLeague 1993-1994 Joventut Badalona |
EuroLeague 1991-1992 KK Partizan | FIBA World Cup 1990 Yugoslavia Basketball | FIBA Korać Cup 1988-1989 KK Partizan | Olympics Silver 1988 Yugoslavia Basketball |
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