Darko Ruso

{{short description|Serbian basketball coach}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Darko Ruso | image = | image_size = | caption = | position = Head coach | height_m = | weight_kg = | league = VTB United League | team = Avtodor Saratov | nationality = Serbian | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1962|03|28|df=y}} | birth_place = | draft_year = | career_start = | career_end = | coach_start = 1994 | coach_end = | cyears1 = 1994–2000 | cteam1 = Beobanka | cyears2 = 2000–2001 | cteam2 = Partizan | cyears3 = 2001 | cteam3 = Hemofarm | cyears4 = 2002 | cteam4 = Budućnost Podgorica | cyears5 = 2002–2005 | cteam5 = Apollon Patras | cyears6 = 2006–2007 | cteam6 = Maroussi | cyears7 = 2008–2010 | cteam7 = Serbia (assistant) | cyears8 = 2009 | cteam8 = Igokea | cyears9 = 2010–2011 | cteam9 = Iraklis | cyears10 = 2011–2012 | cteam10 = Khimik Yuzhny | cyears11 = 2013–2016 | cteam11 = Vienna | cyears12 = 2021–2022 | cteam12 = Astana | cyears13 = 2022–2023 | cteam13 = Avtodor | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's basketball}} {{MedalSport|Head coach for {{bk|FRY}} }} {{MedalCompetition|FIBA 22 & Under World Championship}} {{MedalBronze|1997 Australia|Under-21}} {{MedalSport|Assistant coach for {{bk|FRY}} }} {{MedalCompetition|EuroBasket}} {{MedalBronze|1999 France|}} }} '''Darko Ruso''' ({{lang-sr-cyr|Дарко Русо}}; born 28 March 1962) is a Serbian professional basketball coach who is the current head coach for BC Avtodor of the VTB United League and the Kazakhstan Championship.

== Coaching career == In June 2021, Astana hired Ruso as their new head coach.<ref>{{cite web |title=Darko Ruso seo na trenersku klupu učesnika VTB lige |url=https://www.mozzartsport.com/kosarka/vesti/darko-ruso-seo-na-trenersku-klupu-ucesnika-vtb-lige/391614 |website=mozzartsport.com |access-date=29 June 2021}}</ref> He left Astana in March 2022.<ref>{{cite web |title=Parežanin za spas |url=https://mozzartsport.com/kosarka/vesti/parezanin-za-spas/415030 |website=mozzartsport.com |access-date=18 March 2022}}</ref>

== See also == * List of KK Partizan head coaches

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==External links== * {{cite web|url=http://www.euroleague.net/competition/coaches/showcoach?pcode=WCK&seasoncode=E2001|title=RUSO, DARKO - Welcome to EUROLEAGUE BASKETBALL|publisher=euroleague.net|accessdate=2016-04-14}} * {{cite web|url=http://www.interperformances.com/basket/detail_coach.php?id=153|title=Ruso Darko|publisher=interperformances.com|accessdate=2016-04-14}} * [https://basketball.eurobasket.com/coach/Darko-Ruso/BC-Hallmann-Vienna/1415 Profile] at eurobasket.com

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