Ivo Daneu
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Ivo Daneu is a retired Slovenian basketball player and coach.
He played for Branik Maribor (1949-1956) and Olimpija Ljubljana
(1956-1970), won Yugoslav league in 1957, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1966 and 1970).
He played 209 games for Yugoslavia national team
from 1956 to 1970, winning World Championship
in 1970, silver medal at 1968 Olympics
, silver medals at World Championships in 1963
and 1967
(he was voted the tournament's MVP in 1967), silver medals at European Championships in 1961
, 1965
and 1969
and a bronze medal at European Championship in 1963
. He was voted Best Sportsperson of the Year in Yugoslavia in 1967.
He coached Olimpija Ljubljana
(1970-1971) and Rudar Trbovlje (1976). He was enshrined in the FIBA Hall of Fame
in 2007.
He played for Branik Maribor (1949-1956) and Olimpija Ljubljana
KK Union Olimpija
-Depth Chart:-In: Ben Woodside Deon Thompson Aleksandar Ćapin Jaka Blažič Danny Green Ratko Varda Robert Rothbart -Out: Giorgi Shermadini - return from a loan Kenny Gregory Samo Udrih Aloysius Anagonye Vladimir...
(1956-1970), won Yugoslav league in 1957, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1966 and 1970).
He played 209 games for Yugoslavia national team
Yugoslavia national basketball team
The Yugoslavian national basketball team represented the Kingdom and socialist Yugoslavia. Its of governing body was the Basketball Federation of Yugoslavia, whose seat was in Belgrade....
from 1956 to 1970, winning World Championship
1970 FIBA World Championship
The 1970 FIBA World Championship was an international basketball competition hosted by Yugoslavia at Sarajevo, Split, Karlovac, Skopje and Ljubljana, from May 10 to 24 , 1970...
in 1970, silver medal at 1968 Olympics
Basketball at the 1968 Summer Olympics
-Group B:October 13October 14October 15October 16October 18October 19October 20-Medal bracket:-Classification brackets:5th–8th Place9th–12th Place...
, silver medals at World Championships in 1963
1963 FIBA World Championship
The 1963 FIBA World Championship was an international basketball competition hosted by Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from May 11 to 23 , 1963.- Competing nations :- Preliminary round :-Group A:-Group B:-Group C:-Classification round:...
and 1967
1967 FIBA World Championship
The 1967 FIBA World Championship was an international basketball competition hosted by Montevideo, Uruguay from May 27 to June 11, 1967.-Venues:- Competing nations :- Preliminary round :-Group A:-Group B:-Group C:-Classification round:...
(he was voted the tournament's MVP in 1967), silver medals at European Championships in 1961
EuroBasket 1961
The 1961 European Basketball Championship, commonly called Eurobasket 1961, was the 12th regional championship held by FIBA Europe. Eighteen national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation entered the competition. The competition was hosted by Yugoslavia...
, 1965
EuroBasket 1965
-Venues:-Final rankings:# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # First roundGroup A - MoscowGroup B - Tbilisi-Places 13 - 16:-Places 9 - 12:-Places 5 - 8:-Places 1 - 4:-Finals:-Team rosters:...
and 1969
EuroBasket 1969
-Final rankings:# # # # # # # # # # # # -Group A - Caserta:-Group B - Naples:-Places 9 - 12 in Naples:-Places 5 - 8 in Naples:-Places 1 - 4 in Naples:-Finals - all games in Naples:-Team rosters:...
and a bronze medal at European Championship in 1963
EuroBasket 1963
The 1963 European Basketball Championship, commonly called Eurobasket 1963, was the 13th regional championship held by FIBA Europe. Seventeen national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation entered the competition...
. He was voted Best Sportsperson of the Year in Yugoslavia in 1967.
He coached Olimpija Ljubljana
KK Union Olimpija
-Depth Chart:-In: Ben Woodside Deon Thompson Aleksandar Ćapin Jaka Blažič Danny Green Ratko Varda Robert Rothbart -Out: Giorgi Shermadini - return from a loan Kenny Gregory Samo Udrih Aloysius Anagonye Vladimir...
(1970-1971) and Rudar Trbovlje (1976). He was enshrined in the FIBA Hall of Fame
FIBA Hall of Fame
FIBA Hall of Fame honors basketball players, coaches and administrators who have contributed to international competitive basketball. It was established by FIBA in 1991. It includes the "Samaranch Library", the biggest basketball library in the world that, as of 2007, has over 10,000 basketball...
in 2007.