Dragan Raca is a Cypriot–Serbian basketball coach and former player. He was the coach of the national basketball teams of Lebanon, Cyprus and North Macedonia national basketball team. Today he heads the basketball clubBeikong Fly Dragons, a member of the Chinese CBA league, as a coach, head of the profession and general supervisor. Dragan Raca spent his professional career playing for Yugoslavia professional teams: KK Knin, BC December 22 - Belgrade, KK Zorka - Sabac, KK Sibenka - Sibenik. He continued his career in Cyprus in AEL - Limassol. He was building a professional coaching career in Cyprus, Greece, Lebanon, Macedonia and China. He trained Cypriot AEL and Apoel, as well as Lebanese Hekmeh. Dragan Raca was named the best young coach in Europe by FIBA in 2002, and in 2005 FIBA named him the best coach in club competitions under her auspices. The basketball team of Lebanon led on the Asian’s championships in 2007 and 2009 and won a silver medal at the 2007 championship. At the 2009 Chinese Championship, he was placed in the 2010 World Cup in Turkey. He was building a professional coaching career in Cyprus, Greece, Lebanon, Macedonia and China. He trained Cypriot AEL and Apoel, as well as Lebanese Hekmeh. Dragan Raca was named the best young coach in Europe by FIBA in 2002, and in 2005 FIBA named him the best coach in club competitions under her auspices. The basketball team of Lebanon led on the Asian’s championships in 2007 and 2009 and won a silver medal at the 2007 championship. At the 2009 Chinese Championship, he was placed in the 2010 World Cup in Turkey. The winner of the silver medal at the Williams Jones Intercontinental Cup in China in 2007 and 2008. With the Cypriot national team, which he led in 2004-2005, he won the gold medal at the B Olympic Games of the European Championship in Andorra in 2005 - without a lost game. The supervisor and also the coordinator of projects supported by China's Guangxi Teachers Education University and Guangxi University of Science and Technology, as well as 12 other faculties in China, cooperate with universities in the US, Australia and Russia. For his contribution to humanitarian activities, he was decorated with the Order of the Republic of Serbia.
Education
Honorary Doctoral degree Alfa BK University - for his exceptional contribution in the field of sports, sports management, training technology, university education in the field of sports science, and humanitarian activities in the territory of Europe, Asia and America. Basketball University of Belgrade University of mathematics and natural science in Belgrade. Languages: English, Russian, Greek, Ex-Yugoslav republic languages
Playing career
Career player Dragan Raca spent in the following basketball clubs: Zorka Sabac, Kvarner, Sibenik, First Partizan, Etea, AEK, Aris, Keravnos, Ahileas, AEL He played for the representation of Cyprus from 1994 to 1999. Achievements: Three times best scorer of former Yugoslavia A1 Four times best scorer of Cyprus A1 and the best scorer in the history of Cyprus basketball
Coach of Cyprus 2004-2005. With a Cypriot national team, he won a gold medal at the B Olympics of the European Championship in Andorra in 2005, without a lost game. Coach of the national team of Lebanon 2007-2009. The Silver Medal winner of the 2007 Asian Championship in Japan of 16 teams and thus won the right to participate in the FIBA Olympic Qualification Tournament Beijing - China 2008. Winner of the Silver Medal at the Williams Jones Cup in 2007 in China. At the Asian Championship in China in 2009 he qualified for the 2010 World Cup in Turkey. Macedonian national coach 2016 – 2017.
Achievements
As coach of Eka-AEL As coach of SAGESSE As coach of APOEL NOCOSIA
Awards
The Best Rookie Fiba Coach Europe – nominated by FIBA in 2003.
The Best European FIBA COACH – officially nominated by FIBA in Munich
Coach Of The European Team Europe vs. Rest of the world – Nicosia 2005
Winner Of Super League FIBA Asian 2005/2006.
The Best Coach Of Super League FIBA Asian 2005/2006
His method for physical preparation is officially approved by Indiana University in USA.
Other achievements
Counsellor, professor and instructor in the coaches schools Supervisor and organizer of the FREMA international camp 2004 Instructor of the national program for sport infrastructure support for four consecutive years Instructor of the coaches School China Basketball Federation National. Previews coaches are Dell Harris and Pat Riley.
Books
Dragan Raca wrote several books about basketball. First one "Basketball" was translated on eight languages and sold in 68.000 copies. All proceeds from the book Dragan Raca donated to charity, international organization "SOS Villages", children without parents.
