Macedonian basketball player-coach
Emil Rajkovic (born September 11, 1978) is a Macedonian former professional basketball player and coach.
He was the head coach of the Polish League club Śląsk Wrocław until 2016.[1] Also he was the head coach for CSKA Moscow of the VTB United League.[2][3][4]
Career
Rajković played club basketball at the senior level from 1996 to 2004 with the Macedonian League club Rabotnicki, Vardar and MZT Skopje.
Rajković coached KK Feni Industries, MZT Skopje and Rabotnički.
On July 13, 2021, he signed with Avtodor of the VTB United League.[5]
Head coaching career with National teams
- 2007–2008: Macedonia U-16 national basketball team
- 2008–2011: Macedonia U-20 national basketball team
- 2014–2015: Macedonia national basketball team (assistant)
- 2020–2021: Kazakhstan national team - FIBA Asia
Championships and cups as player
National domestic league championships
National domestic cup championships
Championships and cups as head coach
European club continental and regional championships
National domestic league championships
National domestic cup championships
Honors
- Best coach of all team sports in Macedonia by the association of sports writers, sports hall of fame representatives & Sitel television 2008
- Best coach in Macedonia by the Basketball Federation of Macedonia - 2008, 2011, 2014
- Eurobasket.com All-Macedonian League Coach of the Year - 2008, 2010, 2011
- Eurobasket.com Balkan League Coach of the year 2011
- Balkan League Champion - 2011
- Macedonian National Cup Winner - 2008, 2010
- Macedonian League Champion - 2008, 2010, 2011
- Macedonian Super Cup - Winner 2017
- Eurobasket.com - All Polish league coach of the year 2017
- http://www.eurobasket.com/Poland/news/492260/Eurobasket.com-All-Polish-League-Awards-2017
- Coach of the year Polish basketball by "Polskikosz.pl" 2018
- http://polskikosz.pl/trener-sezonu-emil-rajkovic-stal-idzie-do-gory/
- Eurobasket.com - Kazakhstan National League Champion & "coach of the year" seasons 2018/19,2019/20,2020/21
- https://www.asia-basket.com/Kazakhstan/news/628791/Asia-Basket.com-All-Kazakhstan-League-Awards-2020
- Eurobasket.com - VTB United League “VTB League Coach of the year” 2019
- https://www.eurobasket.com/VTB-United-League/news/581402/Eurobasket.com-All-VTB-League-Awards-2019
- VTB United League “VTB-League Coach of the year” 2019
- https://www.vtb-league.com/en/news/emil-rajkovic-named-2018-19-coach-of-the-year/
- Eurobasket.com - VTB United League “VTB League Coach of the year” 2023
- https://vtb-league.com/en/news/emil-rajkovic-becomes-the-coach-of-the-year/
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