Vanja Guša
Personal information | |
---|---|
Born | Zadar, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia | July 28, 1966
Nationality | Serbian |
Position | Head coach |
Coaching career | 1993–present |
Career history | |
As coach: | |
2007–2009 | FMP (youth) |
2009–2010 | Radnički Basket (assistant) |
2010–2011 | FMP (youth) |
2012–2013 | Crvena zvezda (youth) |
2013–2016 | Kazma (assistant) |
2016–2017 | Al Kuwait SC |
2017–2019 | Zlatibor |
2019–present | Bahrain U18 |
Career highlights and awards | |
| |
Medals |
Vanja Guša (Serbian Cyrillic: Вања Гуша; born July 28, 1966) is a Serbian basketball coach.
Coaching career
Youth teams
Guša worked as a youth coach for teams from Belgrade such as: Beovuk 72 (1993–1995; 2003–2007), Beobanka (1996–1999), Avala Ada (2000–2003), FMP and Crvena zvezda.[1] He won two Nike International Junior Tournaments (NIJT) with FMP junior team (2008, 2009).[2][3]
Senior teams
In August 2013, Guša went to Kuwait.[4] He was an assistant coach for the Kazma of the Kuwaiti Division I League. On Jul 23, 2016, he was named the head coach for the Al Kuwait SC.[5]
On July 13, 2017, Guša was named the head coach for the Zlatibor of the Basketball League of Serbia.[2][6] He parted ways with Zlatibor in February 2019.[7]
National youth teams
Guša coached Serbian men's national youth basketball teams: under-16[8] (2013), under-17 (2014) and university team (2015). Also, he coached boys team for the EYOF (2011–2013).
In February 2019, Guša signed for the Bahrain Basketball Association as a head coach for the Bahrain junior national team.[9]
Career achievements
- Serbian League Cup winner: 1 (with Zlatibor: 2017–18)
- Nike International Junior Tournament champion: 2 (with FMP U18: 2007–08, 2008–09)
- 2011 European Youth Olympic Festival:
Silver
- 2013 European Youth Olympic Festival:
Gold
References
- ^ "Vanja Gusa - SLA Profile". sports-leader-agency. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Vanja Guša novi trener košarkaša Zlatibora". zoomue.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ^ "Biografije selektora mlađih selekcija Srbije". kosarka24.com (in Serbian). Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ^ "Vanja Guša ide u Kuvajt". novosti.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ^ "Coach Vanja Gusa (EX Kazma) agreed terms with Al Kuwait SC". asia-basket.com. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ^ "Vanja Guša novi trener košarkaša Zlatibora". radioluna.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ^ "Derbi u Beogradu, Sloboda bi da konačno obezbedi Superligu". mozzartsport.com. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
- ^ "Serbia at U16 European Championship Men - DIVISION A 2013". fibaeurope.com. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ^ "SPORTS WRAP: Gusa to coach basketball team". gdnonline.com. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
External links
- Coach Profile at eurobasket.com
- 1966 births
- Living people
- Serbs of Croatia
- Croatian expatriate basketball people in Serbia
- KK Crvena zvezda youth coaches
- KK Zlatibor coaches
- Serbian men's basketball coaches
- Serbian expatriate basketball people in Bahrain
- Serbian expatriate basketball people in Kuwait
- Sportspeople from Zadar
- University of Belgrade Faculty of Sport and Physical Education alumni
- Yugoslav Wars refugees