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Dario Gjergja (born 21 August 1975) is a Croatian-Belgian[1][2] professional basketball coach who currently serves as the head coach for Oostende and the Belgium national team.

Dario Gjergja

Oostende
Position	Head coach
League	Belgian League
Personal information
Born	(1975-08-21) 21 August 1975 (age 47) Zadar, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality	Belgian / Croatian
Coaching career	2001–present
Career history
As coach:
2001–2003	Zagreb (assistant)
2003–2007	Cibona VIP (assistant)
2007–2008	Ural Great Perm (assistant)
2008–2009	Spirou Charleroi (assistant)
2009–2011	Liège
2011–present	Oostende
2015	Croatia (assistant)
2018–present	Belgium
Career highlights and awards
As head coach 11× Belgian League champion (2012–2022) 7× Belgian Cup champion (2013–2018, 2021) 4× Belgian Supercup champion (2014, 2015, 2017, 2018) 3× Belgian League Coach of the Year (2013, 2017, 2018) As assistant coach 3× Croatian League champion (2004, 2006, 2007) Belgian League champion (2009)

Coaching career

Gjergja signed with Telenet BC Oostende in December 2011. He was named the Coach of the Year in Belgium for the 2012–13 season.[3] In May 2014, he extended his contract for 3 more years.[4][5] In February 2017, Gjergja extended his contract with Telenet Oostende for another four years.

National team coaching career

Gjergja served as an assistant coach of the Croatia national team during EuroBasket 2015, under the coaching staff of the head coach, Velimir Perasović.

In September 2018, he was named the head coach of the Belgium national team. He also gained Belgian citizenship.[1]

References

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