Radenko Varagić
{{short description|Serbian-Dutch basketball coach}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Radenko Varagić
| image =
| caption =
| league = BNXT League
| team = BAL
| position = Head coach
| height_m =
| weight_kg =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1973|9|23}}
| birth_place = Belgrade, Serbia
| death_date =
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| nationality = Serbian / Dutch
| college =
| coach_start =
| coach_end =
| cyears2 = 2012–2013
| cteam2 = Serbia Women U20
| cyears1 = 2007
| cteam1 = Serbia Men U20 (assistant)
| cyears3 = 2019–present
| cteam3 = Netherlands Men U16
| cyears4 = 2016–2017
| cteam4 = BSW
| cyears5 = 2017–present
| cteam5 = BAL
| cyears6 = 2022–present
| cteam6 = Netherlands (interim head coach)
| highlights = As coach:
- BNXT Dutch Coach of the Year (2024)
- Dutch Cup champion (2021)
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's Basketball}}
{{MedalSport|Assistant Coach for {{SRB}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|U20 European Championship}}
{{MedalGold| 2007 Italy / Slovenia | Team}}
}}
Radenko Varagić (born 23 September 1973) is a Serbian Dutch basketball coach. He currently serves as a head coach for BAL Weert of the BNXT League.
Coaching career
Born in Serbia, Varagić started his coaching career in 2015 with Ribnica and during 2017 to 2011, he worked for Kraljevo, Krusevac and Novi Sad.{{Cite web |title=Radenko Varagic aangesteld als interim-bondscoach van de Nederlandse basketballers |url=https://www.basketball.nl/nieuwsoverzicht/radenko-varagic-aangesteld-als-interim-bondscoach-van-de-nederlandse-basketballers/ |access-date=2022-10-06 |website=Basketball.nl |language=nl}}
After a period in the youth academy of Red Star Belgrade, he moved to the Netherlands in 2014. On 13 September 2016, Varagić was appointed as head coach of BSW of the Dutch Basketball League (DBL).{{cite web|url=https://www.1limburg.nl/radenko-varagic-nieuwe-hoofdcoach-bsw|title=Radenko Varagic nieuwe hoofdcoach BSW | 1Limburg | Nieuws en sport uit Limburg|website=1limburg.nl|accessdate=2018-06-04}} After the 2016–17 season, the club went bankrupt and was replaced by BAL, as he took over as head coach of the club's new DBL team.{{cite web|url=http://www.basketballleague.nl/speler/493|website=basketballleague.nl|title=Eredivisie basketbal Nederland, basketballleague.nl|accessdate=2018-06-04}}
In the 2020–21 season, he coached BAL to their first playoffs appearance after finishing in eighth place. On 2 May 2021, Varagić won the 2021 DBL Cup with his team after beating Yoast United in the final.{{cite news |title=Basketball Academie Limburg uit Weert verovert nationale beker |url=https://nos.nl/artikel/2379122-basketball-academie-limburg-uit-weert-verovert-nationale-beker |access-date=2 May 2021 |work=nos.nl |language=nl}}
On 6 October 2022, Varagic was appointed as interim head coach of the Netherlands national team after the firing of Maurizio Buscaglia. He was already coaching Netherlands U-16 since 2019.
Personal
Coaching record
= Dutch Basketball League =
{{Euroleague coach statistics start}}
|-
| align="left"|BSW
| align="left" |2016–17
|28||4||24||{{Winning percentage|4|24}}|| align="center" |
|-
| align="left" |BAL
| align="left" |2017–18
|28||4||24||{{Winning percentage|4|24}}|| align="center" |
|-
| align="left" |BAL
| align="left" |2018–19
|34||5||29||{{Winning percentage|5|29}}|| align="center" |
|-
| align="left" |BAL
| align="left" |2019–20
|24||9||15||{{Winning percentage|9|15}}|| align="center" |
|-
| align="left" |BAL
| align="left" |2020–21
|21||12||9||{{Winning percentage|12|9}}|| align="center" | Quarterfinalist
|-
|-class="sortbottom"
| align="center" colspan=2|Career||{{Sum|34|101}}||34||101||{{Winning percentage|34|101}}||
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References
{{Reflist}}
{{BAL (basketball club) current roster}}
{{BNXT League Coach of the Year}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Varagic, Radenko}}
Category:Basketball Academie Limburg coaches
Category:Serbian expatriate basketball people in the Netherlands