Elevate June 2017 | Air Serbia

NA TRONU SA ŽELJKOM OBRADOVIĆEM ON THE THRONE WITH ŽELJKO OBRADOVIĆ

ZOVU GA ŽOC EUROPE HAS A BASKETBALL GOD. THEY CALL HIM ŽOC! EVROPA IMA BOGA KOŠARKE.

Osvajač devet Evroliga, 14 nacionalnih titula, brojnih kupova... Nepregledna je niska trofeja. I ne nazire joj se kraj!

He is the conqueror

of nine Euroleagues, 14 national titles and numerous cups ... An endless collection of trophies. And the end is still not in sight!

Tekst / Words: Nebojša Todorović Fotografije / Photography: Marko Metlaš, Getty images

N eponovljivi Čačanin, ponos Srbije, najtrofej- niji stručanjak u istori- ji igre pod obručima na Starom kontinentu, sa devet titula Evrolige pomerio je granicu viso- ko. Gotovo nedodirljivo. Teško će ga iko nadmašiti, a čovek, uz čije ime kao sinonim ide pehar, uvek želi još više. Željko Obradović je šampion nad šampionima. Gde god da je radio, pamte ga kao vrhunskog stručnjaka, o čemu svedoče ne sa- mo rezultati već čitave košarkaške dinastije koje je stvorio. Fenerbah- če je prvak Evrope ove godine, jer ima Obradovića. Jedinog trenera

T hisinimitableČačaknative,thepride of Serbia, the professional with the most trophies in the history of the game under the hoops in the Old Continent, with nine Euroleague titles, has raised the bar high. He is almost untouchable. It will be hard for anyone to ever surpass him, and this man, whose name is synonymous with trophy winning, always wants more. Željko Obradović is a champion of cham- pions. Wherever he has worked, he is remem- bered as a top expert, which is not only evi- denced by results, rather the entire basketball dynasties that he has created. Fenerbahçe is the champion of Europe this year because it has Obradović. He is the only coach in the history of basketball to have been adorned with that

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