Rado Trifunović

Radovan "Rado" Trifunović (Slovene pronunciation: [râdoʋaːn trifǔːnoʋitɕ]; born 25 January 1973) is a Slovenian professional basketball coach and former player. He currently serves as an assistant coach for Fenerbahçe of the Turkish Basketball Super League and the EuroLeague.

Rado Trifunović
Fenerbahçe Beko
PositionAssistant coach
LeagueTurkish Basketball Super League
EuroLeague
Personal information
Born (1973-01-25) 25 January 1973
Ljubljana, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalitySlovenian
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Career information
CollegeShaw (1996–1997)
NBA draft1996 / Undrafted
Playing career1993–2008
PositionForward
Coaching career2008–present
Career history
As player:
1993–1996Helios Domžale
1997–1998Helios Domžale
1998–1999Hopsi Polzela
1999–2001Helios Domžale
2001–2002Leiria
2002–2003Koper
2003–2004Šentjur
2004–2007Litija
As coach:
2008Helios Domžale (assistant)
2008–2010Helios Domžale
2010–2011Helios Domžale
2011Zlatorog Laško
2015–2017Slovenia (assistant)
2017–2020Slovenia
2020–presentFenerbahçe (assistant)

Coaching career

Slovenia (2017–2020)

On 10 October 2017, after Igor Kokoškov's contract expired, Trifunović was appointed the head coach of the Slovenian men's national team.[1] Before he became Slovenia head coach, he has worked as an assistant coach under Kokoškov who led the team to the gold medal at the 2017 EuroBasket.[2]

On 28 March 2020, Basketball Federation of Slovenia parted ways with Trifunović.[3]

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