Jaka Daneu (born February 3, 1971) is a Slovenian former professional basketball player.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 3 February 1971 Ljubljana, SR Slovenia, Yugoslavia |
| Nationality | Slovenian |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 1988–2001 |
| Position | Point guard |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1988–1999 | Smelt / Union Olimpija |
| 1999 | Czarni Słupsk |
| 2000–2001 | Geoplin Slovan |
| As coach: | |
| 2010–2013 | Union Olimpija (assistant) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Professional career edit
Daneu played for Smelt Olimpija, Czarni Słupsk and Geoplin Slovan.[1]
Slovenian national team edit
[clarification needed]Daneu was a member of the Slovenia national basketball team since 1992. He competed at Eurobasket 1993, Eurobasket 1995, Eurobasket 1997 and Eurobasket 1999. He represented Slovenia officially at 67 games. [2] and scored a 362 points [3]
Personal life edit
During the covid-19 pandemic he volunteered as a computer programmer for the national Sledilnik ("Tracker") effort tracking the statistics of the disease in Slovenia. In January 2022, he won the vote of the national Val 202 radio station's audience for the name of the week for his contribution.[4]
He has two sons and a daughter who are all involved in basketball.[4] His father is basketball player Ivo Daneu.[5]
References edit
- ^ Kje so, kaj delajo rimski junaki
- ^ "Lestvica uradnih nastopov". Archived from the original on 2017-09-28. Retrieved 2017-05-29.
- ^ "Lestvica strelcev na uradnih tekmah". Archived from the original on 2017-08-29. Retrieved 2017-05-29.
- ^ a b Lopatič, Jaka (16 January 2022). "Uživa v novem svetu, v katerem pomaga Slovencem in Slovenkam" [He Enjoys in a New World Helping the Slovenians]. Sportal Siol.net (in Slovenian).
- ^ Dinastja Daneu se nadaljuje