David Dedek
PositionHead coach
Birth dateJanuary 25, 1971 (age 55)
Birth placeLjubljana, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalitySlovenian
Cyears 11988-1995
Cteam 1Jezica - Youth Categories
Cyears 21995-1996
Cteam 2Iskra Litus (assistant)
Cyears 31996-1997
Cteam 3Jezica
Cyears 41997–1998
Cteam 4IMOS Jezica (W - Euroleague)
Cyears 51998-1999
Cteam 5Slovan
Cyears 61998–1999
Cteam 6Slovan U20
Cyears 72000-2001
Cteam 7Kraski Zidar
Cyears 82002-2003
Cteam 8Jurij Plava Laguna
Cyears 92003–2006
Cteam 9Anwil Włocławek (assistant)
Cyears 102006–2007
Cteam 10Anwil Włocławek
Cyears 112007–2007
Cteam 11Śląsk Wrocław (assistant)
Cyears 122007–2011
Cteam 12Asseco Prokom Gdynia (assistant)
Cyears 132011–2012
Cteam 13AZS Koszalin (assistant)
Cyears 142012–2013
Cteam 14Start Gdynia
Cyears 152013–2015
Cteam 15Asseco Gdynia
Cyears 162011–2012
Cteam 16AZS Koszalin
Cyears 172016–2021
Cteam 17Start Lublin
Cyears 182022
Cteam 18DEAC
Cyears 192023–2024
Cteam 19Zastal Zielona Góra
Highlights

As coach:

  • 1x Polish vice champion (2020)
  • 1x Slovenian Champion - women team (1998)
  • 1x Slovenian Cup Winner - women team (1998)
  • 1x Slovenian 1. B league Champion (2002)
  • 1x U17 Slovenian Campion (1994)
  • 1x U19 Slovenian vice Campion (1995)
  • 1x U20 Slovenian Campion (1999)

As coach assistant:

  • 5x Polish Champion (2003, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011)
  • 2x Polish vice Champion (2005, 2006)
  • 1x Polish Cup Winner (2008)
  • 1x Euroleague ELITE 8 (2010)
  • 1x Euroleague TOP 16 (2009)

David Dedek (born 25 January 1971) is a Slovenian professional basketball coach. He was most recently the head coach for Zastal Zielona Góra of the Polish Basketball League.

Education

David Dedek enrolled into Fakulteti za elektrotehniko in računalništvo v Ljubljani in 1989. He continued his education at Fakulteta za šport, where he has finished his education at the top of his class.[1]

Coaching career

David Dedek began his coaching career at Primary School Franceta Bevka in 1985, assisting the established educator Aleš Pečeta in winning the national championship in the primary school competition. He worked for several years in the youth department of KD Ježica.[2] He was coaching young players till 1996 when he took over the senior team.[3] Until 2003, he successfully worked in Slovenia[4] before accepting an invitation from Andrej Urlep to go to Poland and join the Anwil Włocławek team. That year, he won the national championship with Anwil, the first in the club's history.[5] After Anwil Włocławek he was coaching Śląsk Wrocław, Asseco Prokom Gdynia, Start Gdynia and AZS Koszalin. Midseason 2016 he took over Start Lublin team.[6] In the 4th season he led the team to 2nd place in PLK.[7] In the 2022/23 season he continued his coaching career in Hungary at DEAC.[8] After Hungary he has returned to Poland to coach Zastal Zielona Góra in the 2023/24 season.[9]

Awards

Individual awards

  • 1998 Basketball Coach of the year - ZKT Slovenije
  • 2014 Sportsman of the month (january) - trojmiasto.pl [10]
  • 2015 Sportsman of the month (may) - trojmiasto.pl [11]
  • 2014 Basketball Coach of the year - redakcja Sportowe Fakty [12]
  • 2014 Basketball Coach of the year - Radio Gdansk [13]
  • 2015 Basketball Coach of the year - Radio Gdansk [14]
  • 2020 Basketball Coach of the year - redakcja Polski Kosz [15]
  • 2020 Best Basketball coach - redakcja Polsat Sport [16]
  • 2020 City Lublin - Coach of The Year Award [17]

References

  1. ^ "Zbornik" (in Slovene). Fakulteta za Šport. 2010. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
  2. ^ "Rozmowa z…David Dedek" (in Polish). Sportowiec. 2020-02-23. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
  3. ^ "Słoweniec, który myśli po polsku" (in Polish). Kurier Lubelski. 2017-04-26. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
  4. ^ "David Dedek" (in Slovene). KD Jezica. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
  5. ^ "David Dedek: Polska to mój drugi dom" (in Polish). Interia. 2019-12-27. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
  6. ^ "Dedek nowym trenerem TBV Startu" (in Polish). Polska Liga Koszykówki. 2016-11-24. Archived from the original on 2016-11-26. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
  7. ^ "Komunikat w sprawie zakończenia sezonu 2019/20 EBL" (in Polish). Polska Liga Koszykówki. 2020-03-18. Archived from the original on 2020-03-18. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
  8. ^ "David Dedek a DEAC-Tungsram új vezetőedzője" (in Hungarian). DEAC. 2022-06-11. Retrieved 2022-06-11.
  9. ^ "Zastal ma nowego trenera! David Dedek w Zielonej Górze!" (in Hungarian). gazetalubuska.pl. 2023-07-17. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
  10. ^ "Dedek pierwszym Ligowcem Miesiąca w 2014 roku" (in Polish). Trojmiasto.pl. 2014-02-07. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
  11. ^ "Dedek na pożegnanie Ligowcem Maja" (in Polish). Trojmiasto.pl. 2015-06-05. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
  12. ^ "Nagrody sezonu zasadniczego 2013/2014" (in Polish). Sportowefakty. 2014-03-21. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
  13. ^ "Trenerem roku został Dawid Dedek z Asseco Gdynia" (in Polish). Radio Gdansk. 2014-04-14. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
  14. ^ "Gruszecki, Dedek i Lisztwan laureatami radiowych Pick'n'rolli" (in Polish). Radio Gdansk. 2015-04-18. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
  15. ^ "Najlepszy trener sezonu PLK" (in Polish). Polski Kosz. 2020-03-13. Retrieved 2020-04-02.[dead link]
  16. ^ "MVP i inni najlepsi na czas epidemii" (in Polish). Polsat Sport. 2020-03-14. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
  17. ^ "Lublin: Nagrody sportowe miasta dla Aleksandry Mirosław i Davida Dedka" (in Polish). Dziennik Wschodni. 2020-06-25. Retrieved 2020-06-25.