Global InformationDragan Raca information
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 3 March 1961 Bosansko Grahovo, PR Bosnia-Herzegovina, FPR Yugoslavia |
| Nationality | Cypriot / Serbian |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 1982–2002 |
| Position | Head coach |
| Coaching career | 2002–present |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1982–1984 | OKK Šabac |
| 1984–1986 | Kvarner |
| 1986–1989 | Šibenka |
| 1989–1990 | Prvi partizan |
| 1990–1991 | ETHA Engomis |
| 1991–1992 | AEK Larnaca |
| 1992–1993 | Aris Limassol |
| 1993–2000 | Keravnos |
| 2000–2001 | Achilleas Kaimakli |
| 2001–2002 | AEL Limassol |
| As coach: | |
| 2002–2005 | AEL Limassol |
| 2005 | Sagesse - Al Hekmeh |
| 2005-2006 | Iraklis Thessaloniki |
| 2006–2007 | APOEL |
| 2008 | Olympias Patras |
| 2009 | AEL Limassol B.C. |
| 2010–2019 | Guangzhou Free Man/Chonqqing Fly Dragons/Beijing Fly Dragons |
| 2004–2005 | Cyprus |
| 2005 | Andorra |
| 2007, 2009 | Lebanon |
| 2016–2017 | North Macedonia |
| 2020 | Shandong Heroes |
| 2021 | Wuhan Dangdai |
| Career highlights and awards | |
As player:
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Dragan Raca (Serbian Cyrillic: Драган Раца; born 3 March 1961) is a Cypriot–Serbian basketball coach and former player. He used to be the coach of the national basketball teams of Lebanon, Cyprus and North Macedonia national basketball team. He is the current head coach of the Wuhan Dangdai in the Chinese Basketball Association.[1]
Dragan Raca spent his professional career playing for Yugoslavia professional teams: KK Knin, BC December 22 - Belgrade, KK Zorka - Sabac, KK Sibenka - Sibenik. He continued his career in Cyprus in AEL - Limassol.
He was building a professional coaching career in Cyprus, Greece, Lebanon, Macedonia and China. He trained Cypriot AEL and Apoel, as well as Lebanese Hekmeh. Dragan Raca was named the best young coach in Europe by FIBA in 2002, and in 2005 FIBA named him the best coach in club competitions under her auspices. The basketball team of Lebanon led on the Asian's championships in 2007 and 2009 and won a silver medal at the 2007 championship. At the 2009 Chinese Championship, he was placed in the 2010 World Cup in Turkey.
He was building a professional coaching career in Cyprus, Greece, Lebanon, Macedonia and China. He trained Cypriot AEL and Apoel, as well as Lebanese Hekmeh. Dragan Raca was named the best young coach in Europe by FIBA in 2002, and in 2005 FIBA named him the best coach in club competitions under her auspices. The basketball team of Lebanon led on the Asian's championships in 2007 and 2009 and won a silver medal at the 2007 championship. At the 2009 Chinese Championship, he was placed in the 2010 World Cup in Turkey.
The winner of the silver medal at the Williams Jones Intercontinental Cup in China in 2007 and 2008.
With the Cypriot national team, which he led in 2004-2005, he won the gold medal at the B Olympic Games of the European Championship in Andorra in 2005 - without a lost game.
The supervisor and also the coordinator of projects supported by China's Guangxi Teachers Education University and Guangxi University of Science and Technology, as well as 12 other faculties in China, cooperate with universities in the US, Australia and Russia.
For his contribution to humanitarian activities, he was decorated with the Order of the Republic of Serbia.
- ^ "Dragan Raca head coach Wuhan Dangdai". 1 March 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2021.