Ivo Daneu

Ivo Daneu

Daneu in 1967.
Personal information
Born	(1937-10-06) October 6, 1937 Maribor, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Nationality	Slovenian
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
Playing career	1956–1970
Position	Point guard / Shooting guard
Number	10, 13
Coaching career	1970–1976
Career history
As player:
1956–1970	AŠK Olimpija
As coach:
1970–1971	AŠK Olimpija
1976	Rudar Trbovlje
Career highlights and awards
As player: FIBA World Cup MVP (1967) FIBA European Selection (1967) 6× Yugoslav League champion (1957, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1966, 1970) Yugoslav Sportsperson of the Year (1967) Slovenian Sportsperson of the Year (1969) FIBA's 50 Greatest Players (1991) No. 13 retired by Union Olimpija (2007)
FIBA Hall of Fame as player
Medals Men's Basketball Representing Yugoslavia FIBA World Cup 1963 Rio de Janeiro 1967 Montevideo 1970 Ljubljana Olympic Games 1968 Mexico City EuroBasket 1969 Italy 1961 Yugoslavia 1965 Soviet Union 1963 Poland Mediterranean Games 1959 Lebanon

Ivo Daneu (born October 6, 1937) is a retired Slovenian professional basketball player and coach. During his playing career, at a height of 1.91 m (6'3") tall, he played at the point guard and shooting guard positions. He represented the Yugoslavia national basketball team internationally.

He was voted the Best Sportsperson of the Year in Yugoslavia, in 1967, and the Slovenian Sportsperson of the Year, in 1969. He was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players in 1991. He was enshrined into the FIBA Hall of Fame, in 2007. He was inducted into the Slovenian Athletes Hall of Fame, in 2012.

Playing career

Club career

During his club career, Daneu played with Branik Maribor (1949–1956) at the junior levels, and with AŠK Olimpija (1956–1970), at the senior men's level. With AŠK Olimpija, he won the Yugoslav First Federal League championship six times, in the years 1957, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1966, and 1970. He was a FIBA European Selection in 1967. After his playing career, his number 13 jersey was retired by Olimpija.

National team career

Daneu played in 209 games with the senior Yugoslavian national team, from 1956 to 1970. With Yugoslavia's senior team, he won the following medals: the gold medal at the 1970 FIBA World Championship, the silver medal at the 1968 Summer Olympic Games, silver medals at the 1963 FIBA World Championship and the 1967 FIBA World Championship (where he was also voted the tournament's MVP), silver medals at the 1961 EuroBasket, 1965 EuroBasket, and 1969 EuroBasket, and a bronze medal at the 1963 EuroBasket.

Coaching career

Daneu was the head coach of AŠK Olimpija (1970–71), and Rudar Trbovlje (1976).

External links

• FIBA Profile
• FIBA Europe Profile
• FIBA Hall of Fame Profile
• Olimpija Profile