Vladimir Bogojević

Vladimir Bogojević (Serbian Cyrillic: Владимир Богојевић, born 20 April 1976) is a Serbian-German professional basketball coach and former player. He represented Germany basketball team internationally.

Vladimir Bogojević
Personal information
Born (1976-04-20) 20 April 1976
Kraljevo, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalityGerman / Serbian
Listed height1.94 m (6 ft 4+1⁄2 in)
Listed weight93 kg (205 lb)
Career information
NBA draft1998: undrafted
Playing career1993–2007
PositionShooting guard / point guard
Number7, 4, 6
Coaching career2007–present
Career history
As player:
1993–1997Gießen Flippers
1997–2000Alba Berlin
2000Partizan
2000–2001Caja San Fernando Sevilla
2001–2003RheinEnergie Köln
2003Sicilia Messina
2003–2004RheinEnergie Köln
2004Tenerife CB
2005MENT Vassilakis
2005–2006Prostějov
2006–2007Düsseldorf Magics
As coach:
2007–2008Kaiserslautern Braves
2009–2011Gießen 46ers
2014–2016Alba Berlin (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
As player

Early life

Bogojević was born in Kraljevo, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia.

Playing career

Bogojevič started his professional career at the Gießen Flippers. There he made his breakthrough and then moved to Alba Berlin.[1] During his time in Berlin, he was also a member of the Germany basketball team and played in 57 international games. After Berlin, Bogojević had stints in Yugoslavia, Spain, Italy, Greece and the Czech Republic where he played for RheinEnergie Köln, Partizan Belgrade and Tenerife CB, among others. During his career as a guard, Bogojević was a member of three German League championship teams and two German Cup winning teams. In 2006, he returned to Germany and signed for the Düsseldorf Magics of the ProA league the 2006–07 season. In 2007, he ended his professional career.

National team career

Bogojević was a member of the Germany national U22 team that competed at the 1998 European Championship for Men '22 and Under' in Trapani, Italy. Over eight tournament games, he averaged 8.0 points, 4.9 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game.[2]

Bogojević was a member of the Germany national basketball team that competed at the 1997 FIBA European Championship in Spain. Over eight tournament games, he averaged 6.6 points, 1.9 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game.[3] He was a member of the team that competed at the 1999 FIBA European Championship in France. Over nine tournament games, he averaged 6.6 points, 2.6 rebounds and 5.2 assists per game.[4]

Coaching career

Bogojević had coaching stints with the Kaiserslautern Braves and the Gießen 46ers.[5][6][7]

Career achievements and awards
As player

References
  1. "Vladimir Bogojevic: Comeback des Querdenkers". Der Tagesspiegel Online. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  2. "1998 Germany U22 9 - Vladimir Bogojevic". archive.fiba.com. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  3. "1997 Germany 7 - Vladimir Bogojevic". archive.fiba.com. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  4. "1999 Germany 7 - Vladimir Bogojevic". archive.fiba.com. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  5. "Bogojevic ist wieder an Bord". alsfelder-allgemeine.de. 2008-12-03. Retrieved 6 March 2019. (in German)
  6. "Bogojevic: "Gut aufgestellt"". wetterauer-zeitung.de. 2011-08-04. Retrieved 6 March 2019. (in German)
  7. "Giessen 46ers stellen Sportdirektor Bogojevic frei". focus.de. Retrieved 6 March 2019. (in German)
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