Jaka Daneu

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Jaka Daneu
Personal information
Born (1971-02-03) 3 February 1971 (age 53)
Ljubljana, SR Slovenia, Yugoslavia
NationalitySlovenian
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Career information
Playing career1988–2001
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

Jaka Daneu (born February 3, 1971) is a Slovenian former professional basketball player.

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Professional career

Daneu played for Smelt Olimpija, Czarni Słupsk and Geoplin Slovan. [1]

Slovenian national team

[ clarification needed ]Daneu was a member of the Slovenia national basketball team since 1992 where he competed at Eurobasket 1993, Eurobasket 1995, Eurobasket 1997 and Eurobasket 1999. He also represented Slovenia officially at 67 games. [2] and scored a 362 points [3]

Personal life

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 former basketball player Ivo Daneu [5] and his son Žiga is also a basketball player. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ Kje so, kaj delajo rimski junaki
  2. ↑ "Lestvica uradnih nastopov". Archived from the original on 2017-09-28. Retrieved 2017-05-29.
  3. ↑ "Lestvica strelcev na uradnih tekmah". Archived from the original on 2017-08-29. Retrieved 2017-05-29.
  4. 1 2 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).
  5. ↑ Dinastja Daneu se nadaljuje
  6. ↑ ŽIGA DANEU WILL BE PART OF SENIOR TEAM IN THE UPCOMING SEASON!
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