Vanja Guša

Vanja Guša

Free agent
Position	Head coach
Personal information
Born	(1966-07-28) 28 July 1966 (age 58) Zadar, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality	Serbian
Coaching career	1993–present
Career history
As coach:
2007–2009	FMP Želežnik U18
2009–2010	Radnički Basket (assistant)
2010–2011	FMP Želežnik U18
2012–2013	Crvena zvezda (youth)
2013–2016	Kazma (assistant)
2016–2017	Al Kuwait SC
2017–2019	Zlatibor
2021	FMP
Career highlights and awards
Serbian League Cup winner (2018) 2× Euroleague NGT (2008, 2009) Kuwait Basketball League Championship (2017)
Medals Men's basketball Head Coach for  Serbia FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship 2013 Ukraine U16 Team FIBA Under-17 World Championship 2014 UAE U17 Team

Vanja Guša (Serbian Cyrillic: Вања Гуша; born 28 July 1966) is a Serbian basketball coach.

Early life

Guša was born in Zadar, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia to Serb parents. He started to play basketball in the youth system of his hometown team Zadar. However, his family later fled to Belgrade, at the start of the Yugoslav wars.^[1]

Coaching career

Youth teams

Guša worked as a youth system coach for teams from Belgrade, such as: Beovuk 72 (1993–1995; 2003–2007), Beobanka (1996–1999), Avala Ada (2000–2003), FMP Železnik and Crvena zvezda.^[2] He won two Nike International Junior Tournaments (NIJT) with the FMP Železnik U18 team (2008, 2009).^[3][4]

Senior teams

In August 2013, Guša went to Kuwait.^[5] He was an assistant coach for Kazma of the Kuwaiti Division I League. On 23 July 2016, he was named the head coach for Al Kuwait SC.^[6]

On 13 July 2017, Guša was named the head coach for Zlatibor of the Basketball League of Serbia.^[3][7] He parted ways with Zlatibor in February 2019.^[8]

On 4 February 2021, Guša became the head coach of Montenegrin team Teodo Tivat.^[9][10] However, he parted ways with Teodo prior his debut. On 13 February, FMP hired Guša as their new head coach.^[11][12] He left FMP after the end of the 2020–21 season.^[13]

National youth teams

Guša was the head coach of the Serbia U16 team that won the silver medal at the 2013 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship in Kyiv, Ukraine.^[14] Next year, he was the head coach for the Serbia U17 national team that won the bronze medal at the 2014 FIBA Under-17 World Championship in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. At both tournaments, Guša coached players such as Stefan Peno and Vanja Marinković.

In 2015, Guša was the head coach of the Serbian university team at the Summer Universiade in Gwangju, South Korea.^[15] His team finished 9th with a 6–2 record. Also, Guša coached a boys team for the European Youth Olympic Festival (2011–2013).

In February 2019, Guša signed with the Bahrain Basketball Association as the head coach for the Bahrain junior national team.^[16][17]

Career achievements

• Serbian League Cup winner: 1 (with Zlatibor: 2017–18)
• Nike International Junior Tournament champion: 2 (with FMP U18: 2007–08, 2008–09)
• Kuwait Baseketball League Championship winner:  Gold (with Al Kuwait SC: 2017)
• 2011 European Youth Olympic Festival:  Silver
• 2013 European Youth Olympic Festival:  Gold

References

1. "Vanji se steglo u guši: Ključale su emocije, morao sam da ih sakrijem od igrača". mozzartsport.com. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
2. "Vanja Gusa - SLA Profile". sports-leader-agency. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
3. "Vanja Guša novi trener košarkaša Zlatibora". zoomue.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 4 November 2017.
4. "Biografije selektora mlađih selekcija Srbije". kosarka24.com (in Serbian). Retrieved 4 November 2017.
5. "Vanja Guša ide u Kuvajt". novosti.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 4 November 2017.
6. "Coach Vanja Gusa (EX Kazma) agreed terms with Al Kuwait SC". asia-basket.com. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
7. "Vanja Guša novi trener košarkaša Zlatibora". radioluna.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 4 November 2017.
8. "Derbi u Beogradu, Sloboda bi da konačno obezbedi Superligu". mozzartsport.com. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
9. "Teodo dobio trenera: Vanja Guša vodi Tivćane". sportski.me. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
10. "Teodo ima novog trenera". feral.bar. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
11. "FMP appoint Vanja Guša as new head coach". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
12. "Vanja Guša novi trener FMP-a". nova.rs. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
13. "Vanja Guša više nije trener FMP". mozzartsport.com. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
14. "Serbia at U16 European Championship Men - DIVISION A 2013". fibaeurope.com. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
15. "Zlato se kuje na Dalekom istoku: Mogu li srpski košarkaši na Univerzijadi da najave berićetnu godinu?". mozzartsport.com. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
16. "SPORTS WRAP: Gusa to coach basketball team". gdnonline.com. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
17. "Basketball squad set for Arab clash". gdnonline.com. Retrieved 14 February 2021.

External links

• Coach Profile at eurobasket.com