 Jusup coachingZadar in 2010 | |
| Zadar | |
|---|---|
| Position | Head coach |
| League | ABA League Croatian League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1961-09-08)8 September 1961 (age 63) Zadar,PR Croatia,FPR Yugoslavia |
| Nationality | Croatian |
| Coaching career | 1992–present |
| Career history | |
| As coach: | |
| 1992–1993 | Zadar |
| 1993–1996 | Benston Zagreb |
| 1996–1999 | Zadar |
| 2001 | Široki |
| 2000–2002 | Anwil Włocławek |
| 2002–2004 | Zadar |
| 2004–2005 | Split |
| 2005 | Telekom Baskets Bonn |
| 2007–2008 | Zagreb |
| 2008–2009 | Lokomotiv Rostov |
| 2010 | Široki Eronet |
| 2010–2011 | Zadar |
| 2012–2017 | Zagreb |
| 2018–2019 | Široki |
| 2019–2020 | Zadar |
| 2021–2022 | Široki |
| 2022–present | Zadar |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Danijel Jusup (born 8 September 1961) is a Croatian professionalbasketball coach who is the head coach forZadar of theABA League and theCroatian League.
Jusup started his sporting career withZadar, first as a player, later as a coach. In 1992, at age of 31, he became the head coach for Zadar that played in theCroatian League and theEuroLeague. Altogether, he spent eight years in his hometown club during which he won threeCroatian Cups, theAdriatic League and played the finals of the Croatian League three times. Aside from Zadar andZagreb, Jusup coachedBenston Zagreb andSplit of the Croatian League, and was named Croatian Coach of the Year twice.
His first international position was the head coach of thePolish First Division clubAnwil Wloclawek with which Jusup took part in theSaporta Cup. He also participated in another European second-tier competition,ULEB Cup, with Zadar.[1]
In July 2005, Jusup signed with the German clubTelekom Baskets Bonn, but after only six months terminated the contract.[2] During the 2008–09 season he led the RussianLokomotiv Rostov.
In January 2010, Jusup led Bosnian teamŠiroki Eronet for only one week before returning to Zadar for the fourth time.[3] In the summer of 2012, Jusup signed for Zagreb for the second time.[4] Five days before the start of the 2017–18 season, he left Zagreb.[5]
In April 2018, Jusup signed with Široki of theBosnian League for the third time in his coaching career.[6]
On 23 October 2019, Jusup was named the head coach for Zadar.[7] He debuted for the fifth time in his coaching career as Zadar coach on 25 October 2019, in the 78–82 loss toCibona, in theABA League. In February 2020, Jusup celebrated winning theKrešimir Ćosić Cup for the 2019–20 season. On 24 June 2020, Zadar terminated the contract with Jusup.[8]
On 7 July 2022, Zadar hired Jusup as their new head coach, for the sixth time.[9]