Ivan Rudež
Ivan Rudež (born 22 December 1979) is a Croatian professional basketball coach who currently serves as a head coach for Donar of the Dutch Basketball League (DBL).
 Rudež in November 2018 | |
| Donar | |
|---|---|
| Position | Head coach |
| League | Dutch Basketball League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 22 December 1979 Zagreb, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Nationality | Croatian |
| Coaching career | 2006–present |
| Career history | |
| As coach: | |
| 2006–2007 | Zrinjevac |
| 2007–2010 | Prievidza |
| 2010–2011 | Cedevita (assistant) |
| 2011 | BC Vienna |
| 2011–2012 | Cibona (assistant) |
| 2012–2016 | Lions de Genève |
| 2016–2018 | Slovakia |
| 2018–2020 | PS Karlsruhe Lions |
| 2020–present | Donar |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Coaching career
Rudež started as a coach at KK Zrinjevac in 2004, where he coached both U18 and senior teams. In 2007, he went to Slovakia, where he coached BC Prievidza until 2010. After that, Rudež was named an assistant coach of the Croatian club Cedevita.
In the summer of 2011, Rudež took over BC Vienna of the Austrian Bundesliga as the head coach.[1] After compiling a record of three wins and six losses in the Austrian top flight[2] he parted ways with the club in November 2011 and then moved to Cibona where he served as assistant coach to Jasmin Repeša.[3]
In 2012, Rudež signed as the head coach with the Swiss side Lions de Genève, where he worked until 2016. He was awarded Coach of the Year twice, and won two national championships and three national cup titles.
Between 2016 and 2018, Rudež led the Slovakia men's national team.[4]
In November 2018, Rudež accepted the position as the head coach of the PS Karlsruhe Lions in the German second-tier ProA league.[5] He guided the team to the playoffs in 2018–19, where they lost to top-seeded Chemnitz in the quarter-finals.[6] He was sacked in early Februar 2020.[7] At that time, the Karlsruhe team was 15th of 17 teams in the ProA league having won seven of 22 games that season.[8]
On 17 April 2020, Rudež signed a three-year deal with Donar in the Netherlands.[9]
Personal life
His younger brother Damjan is a professional basketball player who has played with the Indiana Pacers, Minnesota Timberwolves and Orlando Magic in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
References
- "LAOLA1.at - vorschau 1112 vienna". www.laola1.at. Retrieved 2018-11-30.
- GmbH, Relevant Media. "BC Vienna trennt sich von Coach Rudez - Payton übernimmt". relevant (in German). Archived from the original on 2018-12-01. Retrieved 2018-11-30.
- "Repeša preuzeo Cibonu: Želim malog Arapovića u seniorima" (in Croatian). Retrieved 2018-11-30.
- "Dirljiva priča o hrvatskom treneru Ivanu Rudežu: Vrlo zanimljiv čovjek". www.tportal.hr. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
- Software, CAS. "Mai-Nachfolger steht fest: Lions verpflichten slowakischen Nationaltrainer Ivan Rudež | Baden TV". Baden TV. Archived from the original on 2018-11-30. Retrieved 2018-11-30.
- "BARMER 2. Basketball Bundesliga | Tabelle ProA" (in German). Retrieved 2020-02-04.
- "BARMER 2. Basketball Bundesliga | PS Karlsruhe LIONS trennt sich von Headcoach Ivan Rudež" (in German). Retrieved 2020-02-04.
- "BARMER 2. Basketball Bundesliga | Tabelle ProA" (in German). Retrieved 2020-02-04.
- "Coach Ivan Rudež voor drie seizoenen vastgelegd" [Coach Ivan Rudež signed for three seasons] (in Dutch). Donar.nl. 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2020.