Đorđe Andrijašević
Yugoslav basketball player and coach From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Đorđe Andrijašević (Serbian Cyrillic: Ђорђе Андријашевић; born 5 May 1931), credited as Giorgio Andrijassevic in Italy, is a Serbian professional basketball former player and former coach. He represented the Yugoslavia national basketball team internationally. He was the first coach to use full-court press technique in Europe.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 May 1931 Kingdom of Yugoslavia |
| Nationality | Serbian |
| Listed height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 1953: undrafted |
| Playing career | 1950–1963 |
| Position | Guard |
| Number | 6 |
| Coaching career | 1956–1987 |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1950–1955 | Crvena zvezda |
| 1955–1958 | Pallacanestro Pavia |
| 1962–1963 | JA Vichy |
| As coach: | |
| 1956–1958 | Pallacanestro Pavia |
| 1962–1970 | JA Vichy |
| 1970–1971 | Crvena zvezda |
| 1974–1976 | Caen |
| 1977–1986 | Olympique Antibes |
| 1986–1987 | Caen |
| Career highlights and awards | |
As player:
As coach:
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Andrijašević played for Crvena zvezda from 1950 to 1956. During that time he won six Yugoslav Championships.
In July 1950, he was a member of the Zvezda squad that won an international cup tournament in Milan, Italy.[1]
After 1955, he played in Italy and France.
As a player for the Yugoslavia national basketball team Andrijašević participated in 1954 FIBA World Championship and 1953 and 1955 European Championship.[2] Andrijašević has played 47 games for the national team.
Andrijašević played and coached Pallacanestro Pavia from 1955 to 1958. From 1962 to 1970 he coached the JA Vichy (in 1962–63 as player-coach), winning two French Cups and reaching the finals of the European Cup Winner's Cup in 1970. Andrijašević led Olympique Antibes in second place in the championship and the semifinals at FIBA Korać Cup in 1984.
Andrijašević was the first one to use full-court press technique in Europe. His zone press was an adapted and improved version of Gene Johnson's full-court press. He used it for the first time with French team JA Vichy in 1965.
Player
- Yugoslav League champion: 6 (with Crvena zvezda: 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955).
Coach
- French Cup winner: 2 (with JA Vichy: 1968–69, 1969–70).
- Yugoslav Cup winner: 1 (with Crvena zvezda: 1970–71).
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