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{{short description|Montenegrin basketball player and coach}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Bogdan Tanjević
| image = BogdanTanjevic.jpg
| image_size = 260px
| caption = Tanjević, in November 2007.
| position = [[Coach (basketball)|Head coach]]
| height_ft = 
| height_in = 
| weight_lb = 
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1947|2|13|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Pljevlja]], [[People's Republic of Montenegro|PR Montenegro]], [[Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia|FPR Yugoslavia]]
| nationality = Montenegrin / Bosnian / Italian / Turkish
| draft_year = 1969
| career_start = 1965
| career_end = 1971
| coach_start = 1971
| coach_end = 2017
| years1 = 1965–1971
| team1 = [[OKK Beograd]]
| years2 = 1972
| team2 = [[KK Bosna|Bosna]]
| cyears1 = 1971–1974
| cteam1 = [[KK Bosna|Bosna]]
| cyears2 = 1975–1980
| cteam2 = Bosna
| cyears3 = 1980–1982
| cteam3 = [[Yugoslavia national basketball team|Yugoslavia]]
| cyears4 = 1982–1986
| cteam4 = [[Juvecaserta Basket|Juventus Caserta]]
| cyears5 = 1986–1994
| cteam5 = [[Pallacanestro Trieste|Trieste]]
| cyears6 = 1994–1996
| cteam6 = [[Olimpia Milano]]
| cyears7 = 1996–1997
| cteam7 = [[Limoges CSP|Limoges]]
| cyears8 = 1997–2001
| cteam8 = [[Italy national basketball team|Italy]]
| cyears9 = 2001
| cteam9 = [[KK Budućnost|Budućnost]]
| cyears10 = 2001–2002
| cteam10 = [[ASVEL Basket|ASVEL]]
| cyears11 = 2002
| cteam11 = [[Virtus Pallacanestro Bologna|Virtus Bologna]]
| cyears12 = 2004–2010
| cteam12 = [[Turkey national basketball team|Turkey]]
| cyears13 = 2007–2010
| cteam13 = [[Fenerbahçe Men's Basketball|Fenerbahçe]]
| cyears14 = 2012–2013
| cteam14 = Turkey
| cyears15 = 2015–2017
| cteam15 = [[Montenegro national basketball team|Montenegro]]
| highlights = '''As head coach:'''
*[[EuroLeague]] champion ([[1978–79 FIBA European Champions Cup|1979]])
*2× [[Yugoslav Basketball League|Yugoslav League]] ([[1977–78 Yugoslav First Basketball League|1978]], [[1979–80 Yugoslav First Basketball League|1980]])
*[[Lega Basket Serie A|Italian League]] champion (1996)
*[[YUBA Liga|FR Yugoslav League]] champion ([[2000–01 YUBA League|2001]])
*[[LNB Pro A|French League]] champion (2002)
*2× [[Turkish Basketball Super League|Turkish League]] champion ([[2007–08 Turkish Basketball League|2008]], [[2009–10 Turkish Basketball League|2010]])
*[[Yugoslav Basketball Cup|Yugoslav Cup]] winner (1978)
*[[Italian Basketball Cup|Italian Cup]] winner (1996)
*[[Yugoslav Basketball Cup|FR Yugoslav Cup]] winner (2001)
*[[Turkish Cup Basketball|Turkish Cup]] winner (2010)
*[[Turkish Basketball Supercup|Turkish Supercup]] winner (2007)
*[[Italian Basketball Hall of Fame]] (2016)
| FIBA_HOF_coach = Bogdan-Tanjević
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's [[basketball]]}}
{{MedalCountry|{{bk|YUG}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship|European U-18 Championship]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[1966 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship|1966 Porto San Giorgio]]|}}
{{MedalSport|Head Coach for {{bk|YUG}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[EuroBasket]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[EuroBasket 1981|1981 Czechoslovakia]]|}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship|European U-18 Championship]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[1974 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship|1974 Orléans]]|}}
{{MedalSport|Head Coach for {{bk|ITA}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[EuroBasket]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[EuroBasket 1999|1999 France]]|}}
{{MedalSport|Head Coach for {{bk|TUR}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[FIBA World Cup]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2010 FIBA World Championship|2010 Turkey]]|}}
}}
'''Bogdan Tanjević''' ({{lang-sr-Cyrl|Богдан Тањевић}}; born 13 February 1947), nicknamed "'''Boša'''" ({{langx|it|Boscia}}) is a Montenegrin professional [[basketball]] coach and former player.

He is best known for being [[KK Bosna]]'s [[Coach (basketball)|head coach]] when the [[basketball club|club]] became [[European professional club basketball system|the top-tier level European-wide]] champions by winning the [[EuroLeague|FIBA European Champions Cup]] in the [[1978–79 FIBA European Champions Cup|1978–79 season]]<ref name=Fiba06>{{cite web| url = http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fe/06_wcm/teamPlay/team/p/openNodeIDs/672/roundID/3507/selNodeID/672/teamNumber/376/fe_teamPlay_teamCoac.html| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071124100125/http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fe/06_wcm/teamPlay/team/p/openNodeIDs/672/roundID/3507/selNodeID/672/teamNumber/376/fe_teamPlay_teamCoac.html| archive-date = 2007-11-24| title = 2006 FIBA World Championship - powered by www.fiba.com}}</ref> as well as for coaching the [[Italy national basketball team|Italian national team]] to the gold medal at [[EuroBasket 1999]]. He was elected to the [[FIBA Hall of Famer|FIBA Hall of Fame]] in 2019.<ref>{{cite web |title=2019 Class of FIBA Hall of Fame: Bogdan Tanjevic |url=http://www.fiba.basketball/news/2019-class-of-fiba-hall-of-fame-bogdan-tanjevic |website=fiba.basketball |access-date=2 January 2020}}</ref>

==Early life and career==
Tanjević was born on 13 February 1947 in [[Pljevlja]], [[People's Republic of Montenegro|PR Montenegro]], [[Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia|FPR Yugoslavia]]. Four years later, in 1951, four-year-old Bogdan was brought to [[Sarajevo]], [[People's Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina|PR Bosnia-Herzegovina]] due to his [[Yugoslav People's Army]] (JNA) officer father Strahinja Tanjević getting reassigned there.<ref name="vreme-jun-2012">{{cite news|last=Nikčević|first=Tamara|url=http://www.vreme.com/cms/view.php?id=1060223|title=Život je sjajna zajebancija|agency=[[Vreme]]|date=28 June 2012|access-date=3 January 2015}}</ref> Growing up in Sarajevo, he spent most of his summers back in Montenegro in his grandfather's village on the slopes of the [[Ljubišnja]] mountain near Pljevlja.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nacional.hr/danas-73-rodendan-slavi-bogdan-tanjevic-kosarkaski-trener-iz-kuce-slavnih/|title=Danas 73. rođendan slavi Bogdan Tanjević, košarkaški trener iz Kuće slavnih|agency=[[Nacional (weekly)|Nacional]]|date=13 February 2020|access-date=24 May 2020}}</ref> Attending Veselin Masleša primary school in Sarajevo, young Boša got involved with basketball at the FIS outdoor courts alongside friends such as Uglješa Uzelac and [[Davorin Popović]].

Tanjević began playing organized basketball at the hometown [[KK Željezničar Sarajevo|Mlada Bosna Sarajevo]].

In 1965, after graduating high school, Tanjević moved to [[Belgrade]] where he enrolled at the [[University of Belgrade]]'s Faculty of Philosophy, studying [[world literature]].<ref name="vreme-jun-2012"/>

==Club career==
===OKK Beograd===
In parallel with his university studies in Belgrade, young Tanjević played basketball at [[OKK Beograd]] on a team alongside established players [[Radivoj Korać]], [[Trajko Rajković]], [[Slobodan Gordić]], and [[Miodrag Nikolić]].

In summer 1971, he parted ways with OKK Beograd, agreeing principal terms with [[KK Slavonski Brod|KK Oriolik]], a [[Yugoslav First Basketball League]] (top-tier) club from [[Slavonski Brod]] that had just finished its second-ever [[1970–71 Yugoslav First Basketball League|top-tier season]] in 11th place (out of twelve) and was in the process of putting together its roster for the upcoming top league campaign. However, within a month of signing for Oriolik, instead of going to Slavonski Brod, Tanjević decided to abruptly end his playing career at the age of twenty-four by taking the head coaching offer at [[KK Bosna]], a second division club from Sarajevo.

==National team career==
Despite a four-year run with the [[Yugoslavia men's national under-18 basketball team|Yugoslav national junior (under-18) team]], having made the final cut for several FIBA Europe youth competitions from 1964 until 1966 under head coach [[Ranko Žeravica]], Tanjević wasn't able to make the next step and earn a spot on the Yugoslav full squad.

===Youth===
Sixteen-year-old Tanjević received his first call up for the Yugoslav junior national team by its head coach Žeravica in 1963. Tanjević later talked of his surprise to have gotten his debut considering he played for a "provincial lower-league club KK Željezničar Sarajevo", commending Žeravica for not favouring players from big established clubs over those from smaller ones.<ref>{{YouTube|id=zwJlMu8bKmM&t=723|title=Tanjević at a coaching clinic in 1996}}</ref>

In spring 1964, sixteen-year-old Tanjević, still with Željezničar at the time, made the Yugoslav junior team for the [[1964 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship|European Championship for Juniors]] in [[Naples]] in April 1964. As the youngest player on that roster, he had to fight hard for his spot until the very last training camp game, just edging out Staša Đorđević of [[BKK Radnički|Radnički Belgrade]] for the 12th roster spot.<ref>{{YouTube|id=zwJlMu8bKmM&t=788|title=Tanjević at a coaching clinic in 1996}}</ref> Consisting of youngsters most of whom wouldn't later go on to notable basketball careers (Ljubiša Janjić, Anton Bračun, Ljubiša Stanković, Srđan Skulić, Miljenko Valcić, Slobodan Jelić, [[Tihomir Pavlović]], Jurica Kosta, Danko Hočevar, Momčilo Pazmanj, and Andrej Brenk), the Yugoslav team lost 3 of its 5 games at the championship.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20151017135533/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/team/p/sid/2329/tid/390/_/1964_European_Championship_for_Junior_Men/index.html Yugoslavia at 1964 European Championship for Juniors]</ref> Tanjević got very little playing time, without managing to score a single basket at the competition.

In summer 1966, 19-year-old Tanjević, now an OKK Beograd player, was selected for the Yugoslav junior team sent to the [[1966 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship|European Championship for Juniors]] in [[Porto San Giorgio]] on the Italian [[Adriatic Sea|Adriatic]] coast in late August 1966. Unlike two years earlier when he mostly sat on the bench, this time Tanjević actually got a bit of playing time on a roster alongside players that would go on to reach great heights in the game of basketball such as [[Krešimir Ćosić]], [[Aljoša Žorga]], [[Ljubodrag Simonović|Duci Simonović]], [[Damir Šolman]], Kosta Grubor, [[Dragiša Vučinić]], [[Dragan Kapičić]], etc. Yugoslavia made it to the final, but suffered a 21-point blowout by Soviet Union in the gold medal game.<ref>[http://kaunas2012.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/game/p/gid/A/grid/4/rid/477/sid/2330/tid/390/_/1966_European_Championship_for_Junior_Men/statistic.html YUG-USSR 50:71] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220140918/http://kaunas2012.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/game/p/gid/A/grid/4/rid/477/sid/2330/tid/390/_/1966_European_Championship_for_Junior_Men/statistic.html |date=2016-12-20 }};1966 European Championship for Juniors Final, 28 August 1966</ref> For his part, Tanjević appeared in all five games Yugoslavia played at the championship, recording a modest output of 2.4 points per game.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://kaunas2012.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/player/p/pid/500231/sid/2330/tid/390/_/1966_European_Championship_for_Junior_Men/index.html |title=Bogdan Tanjević @ 1966 European Championship for Juniors |access-date=2013-07-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220141754/http://kaunas2012.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/player/p/pid/500231/sid/2330/tid/390/_/1966_European_Championship_for_Junior_Men/index.html |archive-date=2016-12-20 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Club coaching career==
===KK Bosna===
In 1971, twenty-four-year-old Tanjević got named as head coach of [[KK Bosna]], a club playing in the second-tier Yugoslav Second Federal League.

The appointment happened quite abruptly as Tanjević, an active player still, had just agreed on the terms of his transfer to KK Oriolik from [[Slavonski Brod]]. Having a whole month before going to Slavonski Brod to finalize the transfer and sign the necessary paperwork, Tanjević spent time in Sarajevo by frequenting KK Bosna's daily summer training sessions, a second-tier club with a batch of young players preparing for its upcoming Second Federal League season. Quite unexpectedly, within weeks, young Tanjević got offered the head coaching position at Bosna by the club's brass who liked the young man's vocal nature and enthusiasm. After months of wrangling during which he had to re-arrange different details of his personal and professional lives, he decided to quit playing basketball at the age of twenty-four and take the unexpected head coaching offer.

====1971–72: Gaining promotion====
Inheriting a roster of youngsters such as nineteen-year-old [[Žarko Varajić]], [[Anto Đogić]], Rođeni Krvavac, twenty-one-year-old center Zdravko Čečur, Jovo Terzić, twenty-two-year-old Mirsad Milavić, Milan Pavlić, Slobodan Pejović, and Aleksandar Nadaždin,<ref name="tvnovosti-april-1979">{{cite news|last=Popović|first=Srđan|url=http://www.yugopapir.com/2014/11/kk-bosna-sampion-evrope-ostvaren.html|title=KK Bosna, šampion Evrope: Ostvaren najveći uspeh jugoslovenske klupske košarke|agency=TV novosti|date=April 1979|access-date=8 January 2017}}</ref> Tanjević brought in twenty-two-year-old guard [[Svetislav Pešić]] on loan from [[KK Partizan|Partizan Belgrade]]<ref>{{cite news|last=Stanković |first=Vladimir |url=http://www.euroleague.net/features/voices/2010-2011/vladimir-stankovic/i/79732/5237/pesic-the-double-champ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101208052411/http://www.euroleague.net/features/voices/2010-2011/vladimir-stankovic/i/79732/5237/pesic-the-double-champ |archive-date=8 December 2010 |url-status=dead |title=Pesic, the double champ |agency=Euroleague.net |date=4 December 2010 |access-date=2 April 2023}}</ref> and Bruno Soče, also arriving from Belgrade.<ref name="oslobođenje-kkbosna-december-2012">{{cite news|author=Redakcija|url=http://www.oslobodjenje.ba/sport/kosarka/sjecanja-na-vrijeme-uspjeha-kk-bosna-mirsad-milavic-nekadasnji-kapiten-grenoble-je-vrhunac-svih-generacija-bosne/123212|title=Sjećanja na vrijeme uspjeha KK Bosna (5) Mirsad Milavić, nekadašnji kapiten: Grenoble je vrhunac svih generacija Bosne|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150101113740/http://www.oslobodjenje.ba:80/sport/kosarka/sjecanja-na-vrijeme-uspjeha-kk-bosna-mirsad-milavic-nekadasnji-kapiten-grenoble-je-vrhunac-svih-generacija-bosne|archive-date=1 January 2015|agency=[[Oslobođenje]]|date=1 December 2012|access-date=8 January 2017}}</ref> Furthermore, the head coach sought to establish authority over players only a couple of years younger than him. To that end he re-hauled the training regiment, instituting practice sessions twice a day while introducing strict discipline.<ref>[http://www.trebinje.se/images/PDF/50_54.pdf Životna ispovijest Sarajlije iz Trebinja] {{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }};''Slobodna Bosna'', 7 December 2006</ref>

The new approach produced immediate results as the club managed to gain promotion in Tanjević's first season. The promotion was secured in dramatic fashion in a single-game playoff against city rivals [[KK Željezničar Sarajevo|KK Željezničar]] because the two clubs sat atop the Second League's west division, having split the regular season home-and-away series, so it was decided that a single game (the so-called ''majstorica'') would determine which team gets promoted. Played on 28 April 1972 in front of 7,000 spectators at the [[Dvorana Mirza Delibašić|Skenderija Hall]], only two weeks after the same venue hosted the iconic Yugoslav [[partisan film]] ''[[Valter brani Sarajevo]]'' premiere, the game was a tense affair. KK Bosna, that saw its 25-year-old head coach Tanjević suit up and play 20 minutes after a whole season of not playing competitive basketball, ended up winning 65–59 behind Pešić's 26 points.<ref name="Pesic-KKBosna">{{cite news|first=Svetislav|last=Pešić|url=https://www.novosti.rs/vesti/feljton/1066308/feljton-tri-folksvagen-bube-karija-opstem-slavlju-ukrali-prvi-trofej-svajcarski-sat|title=Tri "Folskvagen bube" za Karija: U opštem slavlju ukrali mu prvi trofej - švajcarski sat|agency=[[Večernje novosti]]|date=16 December 2021|access-date=29 December 2022}}</ref> It was a historic success for KK Bosna that prior to Tanjević's arrival spent 16 seasons stuck in the Second Federal League, unable to overcome the last hurdle before the top-tier First Federal League.

====1972–73: Delibašić signs; club's and coach's top-flight debut====
Over the summer of 1972, preparing for its first ever top-flight campaign, the newly promoted club pulled off a remarkable coup by bringing in eighteen-year-old top prospect [[Mirza Delibašić]] from [[KK Sloboda Tuzla|Sloboda Tuzla]], in the process beating out bigger Yugoslav clubs such as [[KK Partizan]] for the youngster's signature. The signing was preceded by a year-long recruitment courtship that culminated during the summer. Knowing Partizan already managed to get KK Sloboda's agreement to release Delibašić, Bosna management intensified their direct approach to the player on two fronts — [[USD Bosna|Bosna sports society]] president Vukašin "Vule" Vukalović made frequent visits to Delibašić's parents cajoling them with financial terms while the team's young coach, only 7 years Delibašić's senior, essentially stalked the player during his training camp for the upcoming [[1972 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship|European Championship for Juniors]] in [[Zadar]], eventually befriending and persuading him that Bosna would be the best fit for him.<ref>{{YouTube|id=K2Owc0RRT3Q#t=1291s|title=Tanjević at ''Živa istina''}};TV Atlas, 21 June 2013</ref> Furthermore, the club managed to buy out Pešić from Partizan for a [[Deutsche Mark|DM]]10,000 transfer fee.<ref name="Pesic-KKBosna"/> Just before the season began, Bosna also brought in [[Ratko Radovanović]], a tall and raw sixteen-year-old from [[Nikšić]] who hadn't even played organized basketball up to that point, however, liking the teenager's size and motor skills, Tanjević believed he could be molded into a good player, a move that would pay dividends a few years later.

Playing their [[1972–73 Yugoslav First Basketball League|debut season]] in the country's top-tier competition, Tanjević's young Bosna team finished in 12th spot (out of 14 clubs) with a 10–16 record. Though in the end they avoided relegation comfortably, it wasn't without a fight, at one point recording nine straight league losses, all of which was considered disappointing. Bosna's losing streak included a 77-94 home loss to the city rivals [[KK Željezničar Sarajevo|KK Željezničar]] (that still managed to gain promotion to the top-tier league despite the previous season's promotion playoff loss due to the league expanding by two teams).<ref name="scsport1">{{cite news|last= |first= |url=https://scsport.ba/na-danasnji-dan-prije-50-godina-prvi-sarajevski-prvoligaski-kosarkaski-derbi/ |title=Na današnji dan prije 50 godina: Prvi sarajevski prvoligaški košarkaški derbi |agency=SCSport.ba |date=23 February 2023 |access-date=2 April 2023}}</ref> The game, first ever meeting of two Sarajevo-based teams in the country's top-tier league, was played on 17 December 1972 in Skenderija's small hall in front of 1,500 spectators due to the main hall already being booked for a commercial [[fair]].<ref name="scsport1"/> During the season's low point, after finally ending the nine-game losing streak, the level of deflation among the team's fans was such that Tanjević got approached by ''[[Oslobođenje]]'' journalist [[Kemal Kurspahić]] with an offer of addressing the public directly via an op-ed of sorts in the city's only daily newspaper — Tanjević accepted, penning a piece urging fans not to give up on the team and boldly predicting a league title in the 1976–77 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htH6Fi1hocI&t=445|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230403225448/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htH6Fi1hocI&t=445|archive-date=2023-04-03|url-status=bot: unknown|title=Sportsko popodne gost Bogdan Tanjevic|last=Janićijević|first=Jelena|publisher=Radio Televizija Budva|date=May 2016|access-date=10 December 2016}}</ref> With the skillful young players on its roster led by the country's most sought-after young talent Delibašić, many expected Bosna to be more than just mere relegation battlers. Delibašić who contributed with 15.8 points per game over the 26-game season,<ref>{{cite news|last=Stanković |first=Vladimir |url=http://www.euroleague.net/features/voices/2015-2016/vladimir-stankovic/i/6owtuhm3cd3rnnvy/bogdan-tanjevic-national-coach-in-four-countries |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160229073046/http://www.euroleague.net/features/voices/2015-2016/vladimir-stankovic/i/6owtuhm3cd3rnnvy/bogdan-tanjevic-national-coach-in-four-countries |archive-date=29 February 2016 |url-status=dead |title=Bogdan Tanjevic, national coach in four countries |agency=Euroleague.net |date=21 February 2016 |access-date=2 April 2023}}</ref> already the target of criticism over his shaky defensive displays throughout the season,<ref name="mirza-exyukosarka-apr2015">{{cite news|last=Spasojević |first=Zlatko |url= https://exyukosarka.wordpress.com/2015/04/13/mirza-hvala-ti/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150721071131/https://exyukosarka.wordpress.com/2015/04/13/mirza-hvala-ti/ |archive-date=21 July 2015 |url-status=dead |title=Mirza, hvala ti! |agency=Ex-Yu Košarka |date=13 April 2015 |access-date=3 April 2023}}</ref> publicly admitted disappointment with the team's overall performance as well as his own in particular while expressing confidence that the team still has title potential.<ref>[http://yugopapir.blogspot.ca/2013/06/sportske-legende-mirza-delibasic-prva.html Sportske legende: Mirza Delibašić – Prva šansa u državnom timu];''[[Tempo (Serbian magazine)|Tempo]]'', November 1973</ref>

====1973–74: Achieving a European spot====
The following season, [[1973–74 Yugoslav First Basketball League|1973–74]], the team made remarkable progress with a 14–12 record that was good enough for the 4th spot (their record was identical with KK Partizan and Radnički Belgrade, but Bosna had a better head-to-head record). It was another historic result because it meant that Bosna would compete in Europe the following season for the first time in its history.

====1974–75: A year-long army stint====
After coaching the Yugoslavia junior national team and winning gold at the [[1974 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship|European Championship for Juniors]] during summer of 1974 in [[Orléans]], 27-year-old Tanjević went away to serve his mandatory [[Yugoslav People's Army]] (JNA) stint,<ref>{{cite news|last=Koprivica |first=Veseljko |url=http://www.monitor.co.me/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3748:igra-ivot-snovi-&catid=2552:broj-1143&Itemid=3784 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140908090016/http://www.monitor.co.me/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3748:igra-ivot-snovi-&catid=2552:broj-1143&Itemid=3784 |archive-date=8 September 2014 |url-status=dead |title=Zdravko Čečur: Igra, život, snovi |agency=[[Monitor (magazine)|Monitor]] |date=14 September 2012 |access-date=3 April 2023}}</ref> temporarily handing the head coaching position at Bosna over to [[Luka Stančić]] from [[Valjevo]] who took over for the entire 1974–75 season.

The combination of Tanjević's absence and the pressures of playing in Europe reflected badly on team's domestic league performance as Bosna finished the [[1974–75 Yugoslav First Basketball League|season]] in somewhat disappointing 7th place with a 12–14 record. On the other hand, they posted notable success in the [[1974–75 FIBA Korać Cup|FIBA Korać Cup]], making the quarterfinals where they got eliminated over two legs by [[Ranko Žeravica]]'s [[FC Barcelona Bàsquet|FC Barcelona]] — after winning by eight points 81–73 at home behind Varajić's 24 points, Delibašić's 16 (though he fouled out in 32nd minute), Pešić's 15, and Čečur's 13 in front of a 7,000-strong raucous crowd at [[Dvorana Mirza Delibašić|Skenderija]] on 5 February 1975, they couldn't hold on to the lead away a week later, losing by fourteen 80–66.<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20131111013704/http://linguasport.com/baloncesto/internacional/clubes/c3/C3_75gd.htm KK Bosna – CF Barcelona]}};FIBA Korac Cup, February 1975</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Mržljak|first=Jasmin|url=https://www.radiosarajevo.ba/sport/kosarka/bosna-pala-u-blaugrani-sjecanje-na-prvu-europsku-odiseju-studenata/285221|title=Prije 42 godine / Bosna pala u Blaugrani: Sjećanje na prvu europsku odiseju Studenata|agency=RadioSarajevo.ba|date=18 December 2017|access-date=18 December 2017}}</ref>

====1975–76: Return====
With Tanjević's return from the army, the team also returned to form, finishing the [[1975–76 Yugoslav First Basketball League|league]] in 3rd spot with an 18–8 record, just behind Partizan and Jugoplastika.

Having been groomed by Tanjević over the previous years for a main role at the center position, the season saw the full maturation of lanky nineteen-year-old [[Ratko Radovanović]] who contributed with 13.3ppg,<ref name="euroleague-feb-2015">{{cite news|last=Stanković |first=Vladimir |url=http://www.euroleague.net/features/voices/2014-2015/vladimir-stankovic/i/5r5gb3ljb3je5upl/ratko-radovanovic-mind-over-matter |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150224103239/http://www.euroleague.net/features/voices/2014-2015/vladimir-stankovic/i/5r5gb3ljb3je5upl/ratko-radovanovic-mind-over-matter |archive-date=24 February 2015 |url-status=dead |title=Ratko Radovanovic, mind over matter |agency=Euroleague.net |date=15 February 2015 |access-date=3 April 2023}}</ref> largely joining Delibašić and Varajić as the team's main offensive threats and squeezing center Zdravko Čečur out of the squad in the process. Though liking Čečur's hustle and willingness to sacrifice his body, Tanjević largely considered him a liability due to his continual lack of fitness and looked to decrease the team's reliance on him under the basket by bringing up young Radovanović who in addition to better agility also had a height advantage over Čečur.<ref>{{YouTube|id=K2Owc0RRT3Q#t=1453s|title=Tanjević at ''Živa istina''}};TV Atlas, 21 June 2013</ref>

====1976–77: Letting the Yugoslav title slip====
Bosna led the [[1976–77 Yugoslav First Basketball League|league]] comfortably most of the season. With three games to go until the end, they were top of the table, two games ahead of the second-placed [[Petar Skansi]]-coached KK Split (Jugoplastika) that was coming to Sarajevo for a scheduled league game between two teams. Bosna won their previous contest in Split during first half of the season by 15 points. Going into the Sarajevo game, KK Split players seemed conciliatory, already pronouncing Bosna new champion in their press sound bytes. Bosna players, on the other hand, brimmed with confidence having just recorded a big away win versus KK Partizan, another title contender, on their home court in Belgrade.<ref name="tvnovosti-april-1979"/> However, in what was something of an upset, KK Split pulled out a notable away win at Skenderija, getting within only one game behind Bosna. Next fixture, second last of the season, saw Bosna go to play [[KK Zadar]] away and lose, which combined with Split winning meant a tie at the top. The final week changed nothing as both teams won their respective games, finishing with identical 23–3 records.

The league title was thus decided in a single-game playoff at [[Belgrade]]'s [[Hala Pionir]] where despite leading for most of the second half, and even having an 8 point lead with three minutes to go,<ref name="mirza-exyukosarka-apr2015"/> Bosna ended up losing 98–96 courtesy of [[Damir Šolman]]'s last second buzzer beater — a crushing defeat along with a feeling that they let the title slip through their fingers.<ref>{{cite news|last=Miletić|first=A.|url=http://www.politika.rs/rubrike/Sport/kosarka/Tri-decenije-od-istorijskog-uspeha-Bosne.lt.html|title=Tri decenije od istorijskog uspeha Bosne|agency=[[Politika]]|date=5 April 2009|access-date=2015-03-15}}</ref>

====1977–78: Yugoslav title, FIBA Korać Cup final====
With the pain and frustration of the previous season hanging over the team as it prepared for the upcoming league campaign, Tanjević's Bosna parted ways with center Zdravko Čečur (who had been seeing his role at the five position gradually reduced ever since the ascent of young Radovanović) and point guard Vjećeslav Tolj (local Sarajevo favourite who decided to retire).<ref name="Bosna-77-78">{{cite news|last=Bjelobaba|first=Darko|url=https://kosmagazin.com/sezona-1977-78-stigao-bosna-ekspres/|title=Sezona 1977-78: Stigao Bosna ekspres!|agency=Kos magazin|date=23 March 2022|access-date=12 April 2022}}</ref> On the other hand, the squad was set to benefit from the return of shooting guard [[Svetislav Pešić]] from his year-long JNA stint.

Bosna began the [[1977–78 Yugoslav First Basketball League|league season]] sluggishly, losing unexpectedly in week 3 away at KK Brest Olimpija 80-76. The loss was even more perplexing considering Olympia played without its best player [[Krešimir Ćosić]], with its young guards Jože Papič and Marko Gvardijančić outplaying Bosna's established stars Delibašić and Varajić.<ref name="Bosna-77-78"/> Week 5 brought Tanjević's team the chance for revenge for the previous season's panful loss with Jugoplastika arriving to Skenderija—in front of packed stands with 5,000 people in attendance, Bosna entered the contest with lots of nerves but managed to settle down in the second half, winning comfortably in the end 92-84 behind Delibašić's 32 points.<ref name="Bosna-77-78"/> By week 9, Bosna separated at the top of the league with an 8-1 record; Jugoplastika and Partizan were in close pursuit with 7-2. The league competition paused for two weeks for the annual [[Balkan Basketball Championship]] featuring national teams of Yugoslavia, Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, and Turkey. Coming back to league competition, Bosna players again started slow out of the gates in a nervy home game versus Cibona—despite leading for most of the contest, Bosna never managed to put away the visitors who, led by [[Andro Knego]], took the lead down the stretch, pulling off a great upset.<ref name="Bosna-77-78"/> League chasers Partizan and Jugoplastika thus joined Bosna at the top of the league standings. The leader of the first half the league season would thus be decided in week 12 with Partizan arriving to Skenderija. In a spectacular game in front of 7,000 fans, Bosna took the early lead but the Belgrade visitors came back to overturn the score and win 102-107 with their stars [[Dražen Dalipagić]] and [[Dragan Kićanović]] (who played on four fouls since the 25th minute of the contest) scoring 43 and 34 points, respectively, and securing the leading position halfway through the league season.<ref name="Bosna-77-78"/>

The beginning of the second part of the league season began with two uncomfortable and nervy away trips for Tanjević's team: first to [[Valjevo]] where the Sarajevans barely managed to overcome [[KK Metalac Valjevo|KK Metalac]] in the last two minutes of the game and then to Rijeka where [[KK Kvarner]] was no less resilient and it took a lot of effort from Bosna stars Delibašić, Varajić, and Radovanović to pull out a 100-103 win.<ref name="Bosna-77-78"/> Jugoplastika beating Partizan in Split allowed Bosna to catch up to Partizan at the top of the league table. Week 17 brought another spectacular game with Bosna travelling to Split for an away clash against old rivals Jugoplastika: with a lot on the line in front of a hostile home crowd at Gripe Hall in a televised event that attracted a large TV audience, the contest featured many lead changes as Jugoplastika led 100-93 few minutes until the end as Bosna managed a 0-10 run and eventually won 108-114.<ref name="Bosna-77-78"/> With six games left in the league season, every single week featured great drama. Travelling away to [[Čačak]], Bosna eked out a 111-118 overtime win versus [[KK Borac Čačak|Borac]] followed by another difficult away match, this time in [[Zagreb]] where they defeated Cibona 89-92. The title was decided in a game that saw Bosna travel to Belgrade to play Partizan on 24 March 1978. The game took place only three days after the same two teams contested the Korac Cup final in Banja Luka and considering Partizan won that game as well as the one back in the first half of the league season, the Belgrade team also entered this contest as a favourite. However, Bosna proved resilient, managing to put in a great performance and lead for most of the game. At the very end with Partizan trailing by two points, Delibašić kept his cool to score on two crucial free-throws as Bosna won 102-109 and almost secured the title. For the title to be mathematically secured, Bosna had to win the last game of the league season at home against [[BKK Radnički|KK Radnički]] on 27 March 1978. Played in front of the sold-out Skenderija packed with 7,000 eager fans, the contest was never in doubt with Bosna up by 17 at the half and eventually winning 110-88 behind Varajić's 34 points and Delibašić adding 26.<ref>{{cite news|last= |first= |url=https://scsport.ba/na-danasnji-dan-prije-45-godiina-ludniica-u-skenderiji-bosna-je-sampion/ |title=Na današnji dan prije 45 godina: Ludnica u Skenderiji, Bosna je šampion |agency=SCSport.ba |date=27 March 1978 |access-date=3 April 2023}}</ref> In the end, Yugoslav champions Bosna finished the league season with a 23–3 record, two games ahead of second-place [[Ranko Žeravica]]-coached KK Partizan's 21–5.

Simultaneously, the same two teams made the [[1977–78 FIBA Korać Cup|FIBA Korać Cup]] final played on 21 March 1978 in [[Banja Luka]]'s Borik Hall—Bosna's first-ever European final. In a game of great quality in front of 6,000 fans, the score at the end of regulation was tied 101–101, requiring overtime in which Bosna succumbed 110–117 to Partizan team that got a great contribution from its stars [[Dražen Dalipagić]] and [[Dragan Kićanović]] with 48 and 33 points, respectively.

====1978–79: European champion====
The crown of Tanjević's rich sporting career came on 5 April 1979, at [[Palais des Sports (Grenoble)|Palais des Sports]], in [[Grenoble]], when [[KK Bosna]], under his command, became the [[EuroLeague|FIBA European Cup Champions]] ([[EuroLeague]]) champions, by winning the [[1978–79 FIBA European Champions Cup]].

===ASVEL===
Tanjević signed a three-year contract with ASVEL in July 2001.

He got fired by the club president Gilles Moretton after only a season in April 2002. The dismissal led to Tanjević suing the club for [[breach of contract]], seeking [[€]]1.5 million in damages.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.20minutes.fr/sport/54906-20050614-sport-affaire-bogdan-tanjevic-suite-du-feuilleton-judiciaire|title=Affaire Bogdan Tanjevic:suite du feuilleton judiciaire|agency=20minutes.fr|date=14 June 2005|access-date=2 January 2020}}</ref>

==National team coaching==
=== Yugoslavia  ===
====Youth====
In 1974, KK Bosna head coach Tanjević was appointed head coach of the [[Yugoslavia men's national under-18 basketball team|Yugoslavia Juniors]] that ended up winning the gold medal at the [[1974 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship|FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship]] in France.

====Assistant coach====
Between 1977 and 1980, Tanjević was an assistant coach of the [[Yugoslavia national basketball team|Yugoslavia national team]] under [[Aleksandar Nikolić]], [[Petar Skansi]], and [[Ranko Žeravica]].

====Head coach====
In 1981, Tanjević was the head coach of Yugoslavia that won the silver medal at the [[EuroBasket 1981|FIBA European Championship]] in [[Czechoslovakia]].

=== Italy ===
Tanjević was the head coach of the [[Italy men's national basketball team|Italy national team]] between 1997 and 2000.

=== Turkey ===
Tanjević was the head coach of the [[Turkey men's national basketball team|Turkey national team]] between 2004 and 2013.

=== Montenegro ===
Tanjević was the head coach of the [[Montenegro men's national basketball team|Montenegro national team]] between 2015 and 2017.

==Club titles and medals==
===National Championships===
*Won the [[1977–78 Yugoslav First Basketball League|1977–78]] [[Yugoslav First Basketball League|Yugoslav National Championship]] with [[KK Bosna|Bosna Sarajevo]]
*Won the [[1979–80 Yugoslav First Basketball League|1979–80]] Yugoslav National Championship with Bosna Sarajevo
*Won the 1995–96 [[Lega Basket Serie A|Italian National Championship]] with [[Olimpia Milano]]
*Won the 2000–01 [[YUBA Liga|Yugoslav National Championship]] with [[KK Buducnost|Buducnost Podgorica]]
*Won the 2001–02 [[LNB Pro A|French National Championship]] with [[ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne|Asvel Villeurbanne]]
*Won the [[2007–08 Turkish Basketball League|2007–08]] [[Turkish Basketball Super League|Turkish Super League]] with [[Fenerbahçe Men's Basketball|Fenerbahçe]]
*Won the [[2009–10 Turkish Basketball League|2009–10]] Turkish Super League with Fenerbahçe

===National Cups===
*Won the 1996 [[Italian Basketball Cup|Italian National Cup]] with [[Olimpia Milano]]
*Won the 2001 [[Yugoslav Basketball Cup|Yugoslav National Cup]] with [[KK Buducnost|Budocnost]]
*Won the 2010 [[Turkish Cup Basketball|Turkish National Cup]] with [[Fenerbahçe Men's Basketball|Fenerbahçe]]

===International club competitions===
*Won the [[1978–79 FIBA European Champions Cup|1978–79]] [[EuroLeague]] with [[KK Bosna|Bosna Sarajevo]]

===Others===
*Won the 2007 [[Turkish Basketball President's Cup|Turkish President's Cup]] with [[Fenerbahçe Men's Basketball|Fenerbahçe]]

===National team competitions===
*Won the gold medal at the [[FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship|1974 European Junior Championship]] with [[Yugoslavia national basketball team|Yugoslavia]]
*Won the gold medal at the [[EuroBasket 1999]] with [[Italy national basketball team|Italy]]
*Won the silver medal at the [[EuroBasket 1981]] with [[Yugoslavia national basketball team|Yugoslavia]]
*Won the silver medal at the [[2010 FIBA World Championship]] with [[Turkey national basketball team|Turkey]]

==Investments==
Since 2016, Tanjević has been investing in the energy sector in Montenegro via owning a partnership stake in Barsolar, a [[Bar, Montenegro|Bar]]-based [[limited liability company]] that lists [[Electricity generation|electric power generation]], [[Electric power transmission|transmission]], and [[Electric power distribution|distribution]] as its activities.<ref name="barsolar">{{cite news|last= |first= |url=https://opencorporates.com/companies/me/50771299 |title=Barsolar d.o.o. Bar |agency=The Open Database Of The Corporate World |date=31 August 2016 |access-date=3 April 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last= |first= |url=https://me.ekapija.com/company/view?id=8017148 |title=Barsolar d.o.o. Bar |agency=EKapija.me |date=31 August 2016 |access-date=3 April 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last= |first= |url=https://www.gov.me/dokumenta/6616c9c3-eed3-4319-a748-21b54d2ab56b |title=Barsolar d.o.o. Bar |agency=gov.me |date=25 December 2019 |access-date=3 April 2023}}</ref> In addition to Tanjević, the other two partners with ownership stake in the venture are the former head of the Montenegrin government's Department for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Sources, Igor Kovačević and Turkish company Consus enerji isletmeciligi ve hizmetleri anonym sirketi.<ref name="barsolar"/>

In late January 2020, the [[Government of Montenegro|Montenegrin government]]'s Regulatory Energy Agency (REA) granted Tanjević's company—specifically, its solar energy facility in Bar—the status of "privileged energy producer" for the subsequent two-year period.<ref name="pobjeda">{{cite news |last=Popović |first=Srđan |url=https://www.pobjeda.me/clanak/medu-povlascenima-proizvodacima-bogdan-tanjevic-i-stefan-savic |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20230403210438/https://www.pobjeda.me/clanak/medu-povlascenima-proizvodacima-bogdan-tanjevic-i-stefan-savic |archive-date=3 April 2023 |url-status=live |title=Među povlašćenim proizvođačima Bogdan Tanjević i Stefan Savić |agency=[[Pobjeda]] |date=29 January 2020 |access-date=3 April 2023 }}</ref> The privileged producer status made the company eligible for [[public funds]] earmarked by the government for support of electricity generation from sustainable and renewable sources.<ref name="pobjeda"/>

==Personal life==
In March 1969, Tanjević married Jasna Selimović,<ref name="politika-august2013">{{cite news|last=Miletić|first=Aleksandar|url=http://www.politika.rs/sr/clanak/266602/%D0%A1-%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%87%D0%B0%D1%9A%D0%B0-%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%BE-%D0%BD%D0%B0-%D1%83%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%86%D1%83|title=S venčanja pravo na utakmicu|agency=[[Politika]]|date=10 August 2013|access-date=9 January 2017}}</ref> a basketball player herself who played for [[ŽKK Željezničar Sarajevo|ŽKK Željezničar]] and [[ŽKK Voždovac]] during her career, even making the [[Yugoslavia women's national basketball team|Yugoslavia national team]].<ref name="vreme-jun-2012"/> The two met and began dating in Sarajevo while both played within the KK Željezničar system, for its men's and women's teams, respectively. Their wedding ceremony took place in Belgrade where 22-year-old Tanjević at the time simultaneously pursued world literature studies at the [[University of Belgrade]]'s Faculty of Philosophy and played basketball with [[OKK Beograd]] while Selimović played with ŽKK Voždovac. The couple has two daughters and a son. Though temporarily residing in different cities throughout Europe due to Tanjević's various head coaching jobs, his family's primary residence since 1986 has been in [[Trieste]], [[Italy]].<ref name="novilist-january2013">{{cite news|last=Velan|first=Elio|url=http://www.novilist.hr/Sport/Kosarka/Bogdan-Tanjevic-Ono-sto-se-dogodilo-nama-nema-veze-s-ratom-vec-s-prevarom|title=Bogdan Tanjević: Ono što se dogodilo nama nema veze s ratom, već s prevarom|agency=[[Novi list]]|date=22 January 2013|access-date=9 January 2017}}</ref>

Tanjević's nephew (his brother's son) Bojan Tanjević (born in 1974) is a Belgrade-born-and-raised basketball agent, formerly, until 2021, associated with the [[San Marino]]-based, [[Luciano Capicchioni]]-founded Interperformances agency.<ref name="bojan-tanjevic">{{cite news|last1=Mečanin|first1=Đurđe|last2=Mečanin|first2=Nela|url=https://mozzartsport.com/kosarka/vesti/pet-na-pet-bojan-tanjevic-u-zivotu-su-najbitniji-zdrav-razum-i-kucno-vaspitanje/331686|title=Bojan Tanjević: U životu su najbitniji zdrav razum i kućno vaspitanje|agency=MozzartSport|date=5 July 2019|access-date=26 September 2022}}</ref> Bojan Tanjević's best-known client is [[Nemanja Bjelica]];<ref name="bojan-tanjevic"/> his additional or former clients include [[Vladimir Štimac]], [[Svetislav Pešić]], [[Mile Ilić]], etc.

===Political views and endorsements===
In 2006, Tanjević came out in support of Montenegrin independence, becoming part of the pro-independence campaign organized by [[Milo Đukanović]]'s Movement for Independent Montenegro; Tanjević's face appeared on billboards urging the citizens of Montenegro to vote 'Yes' at the [[Montenegrin independence referendum, 2006|referendum]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Stodić|first=D.|url=http://arhiva.glas-javnosti.rs/arhiva/2006/05/15/srpski/P06051402.shtml|title=Dejo protiv "Koka- Kole", "Marlboroa" i "Suzukija"|agency=[[Glas javnosti]]|date=15 May 2006|access-date=7 July 2018}}</ref>

In a 2013 interview for a Slovenian TV station ahead of [[EuroBasket 2013]] being held in Slovenia, Turkish national team head coach Tanjević expressed a [[Yugo-nostalgia|nostalgic sentiment towards Yugoslavia]], stating: "I don't have a country anymore, because my country was Yugoslavia in every sense. Even today I think we were stronger together. My homeland has been stolen. You've got these seven countries now, but I don't have my own and neither do the two and half million of those who used to declare as [[Yugoslavs]]. And I used to be an extreme Yugoslav. Literally an extremist".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.klix.ba/sport/kosarka/bogdan-tanjevic-meni-su-ukrali-domovinu/130805127|title=Bogdan Tanjević: Meni su ukrali domovinu |publisher=Totalsport |date=30 April 2013 |website=[[Klix.ba]] |access-date=27 August 2016}}</ref>

During spring 2018, Tanjević publicly voiced his support for longtime Montenegrin leader [[Milo Đukanović]] ahead of the upcoming [[Montenegrin presidential election, 2018|Montenegrin presidential elections]]<ref>{{cite news|last= |first= |url=http://admin.nedeljnik.rs/nedeljnik/portalnews/zamislite-ameriku-sa-obamom-24-umesto-osam-godina-zasto-je-bogdan-tanjevic-podrzao-mila-dukanovica-za-predsednika-crne-gore/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418161736/http://admin.nedeljnik.rs/nedeljnik/portalnews/zamislite-ameriku-sa-obamom-24-umesto-osam-godina-zasto-je-bogdan-tanjevic-podrzao-mila-dukanovica-za-predsednika-crne-gore/ |archive-date=18 April 2021 |url-status= |title="Zamislite Ameriku sa Obamom 24, umesto osam godina": Zašto je Bogdan Tanjević podržao Mila Đukanovića za predsednika Crne Gore |agency=[[Nedeljnik]] |date=12 April 2018 |access-date=3 April 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://mondo.rs/a1096313/Info/Ex-Yu/Crna-Gora-predsednicki-izbori-u-Crnoj-Gori-Milo-Djukanovic.html|title=Boša Tanjević: Milo je najpametniji!|agency=Mondo.rs|date=12 April 2018|access-date=7 July 2018}}</ref> via appearing in Đukanović's campaign video: "Being a very political man ever since my youth — I'm reading all the newspapers cover to cover — and having followed the events on the territory of former Yugoslavia in the last 20 years, I think that Milo Đukanović is the best, the smartest, and the right man to be the president of the republic. To those who [negatively] bring up Mr. Đukanović's longevity on the political scene, my answer is: 'Imagine the [[United States of America]] with [[Barack Obama]] in a [[Term limits in the United States#President|16 or 24-year term instead of just 8]] and image how much better the world would be. And then give a thought to why the most developed country in the world [the [[People's Republic of China]]] is currently in the process of [[Constitution of the People's Republic of China#13th National People's Congress (2018)|amending its own constitution]] so that [[Xi Jinping]] can remain its leader'".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kr_t341WTg|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220723085830/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kr_t341WTg|archive-date=23 July 2022|url-status=bot: unknown|title=Bogdan Boša Tanjević pružio podršku Milu Đukanoviću|agency=[[Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro|DPS]]|date=4 April 2018|access-date=7 July 2018}}</ref>

In late December 2019, Tanjević signed a petition calling on the [[European Union]] institutions to condemn the [[demonstration (political)|public demonstrations]] [[2019–20 Montenegrin crisis#Religion law protests|taking place throughout]] [[Montenegro]] against the religious law passed by the Đukanović authorities. Referring to the protests as "a [[Serbia]]n attempt of [[Serbia and Montenegro|returning Montenegro within the same state with Serbia]]" and "[[Greater Serbia]]n nationalist attack that's supposed to set the stage for a new attempt of overthrowing the Montenegrin leadership after it had successfully defended itself from the joint Serbia-and-[[Russia]]-organized [[Montenegrin coup plot|October 2016 coup attempt]]", the petition calls on the political figures in the [[international community]] to condemn "Serbian attempts at destabilizing Montenegro, a country with an unwavering direction for the [[civil society]], [[Euro-Atlantic integration]], [[protection of minorities]], and good relations with its neighbours".<ref name="apel-88">{{cite web|url=https://www.pobjeda.me/clanak/apel-za-osudu-ugrozavanja-mira-u-crnoj-gori-i-regionu-od-strane-beograda|title=Apel za osudu ugrožavanja mira u Crnoj Gori i regionu od strane Beograda|agency=[[Pobjeda]]|date=30 December 2019|access-date=31 December 2019}}</ref> The petition further expands to directly point the finger at Serbia's current official political leadership in [[Belgrade]], the [[Serbian Orthodox Church]], and the local Montenegrin oppositional parties for being the "strategists, financiers, organizers, and logistical support providers for the destabilization of Montenegro, which has once again become the victim of the regenerated policies of [[Slobodan Milošević]]". Finally, the petition places the above-mentioned institutions in the same context and continuity with the "Serb genocide, ethnic cleansing, mass war crimes, and crimes against the humanity in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Kosovo".<ref name="apel-88"/>

In October 2022, ahead of the elections for the [[mayor of Podgorica]], Tanjević expressed public support for the [[Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro|Democratic Party of Socialists]] (DPS) candidate, incumbent [[Ivan Vuković (politician)|Ivan Vuković]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KArzJqjYXc |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230403214745/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KArzJqjYXc |archive-date=3 April 2023 |url-status=bot: unknown |title=Podrška Bogdana Tanjevića Pokretu "Svi za naš GRAD - dr Ivan Vuković" |agency=[[Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro|DPS]] |date=6 October 2022 |access-date=3 April 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last= |first= |url=https://dnevno.me/politika/-/bogdan-tanjevic-podrzao-pokret-svi-za-nas-grad-dr-ivan-vukovic-06-10-2022-16-37-55 |title=Bogdan Tanjević podržao Pokret "Svi za naš grad – dr Ivan Vuković" |agency=Dnevno.me |date=6 October 2022 |access-date=3 April 2023}}</ref>

In late March 2023, ahead of the second round of the [[2023 Montenegrin presidential election]], Tanjević once again expressed public support for Milo Đukanović via appearing in his campaign video.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dX5_iLBKXjs|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230403203054/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dX5_iLBKXjs|archive-date=3 April 2023|url-status=bot: unknown|title=Bogdan Tanjević uputio podršku predsjedniku Đukanoviću|agency=[[Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro|DPS]]|date=27 March 2023|access-date=3 April 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last= |first= |url=https://www.standard.co.me/politika/bogdan-tanjevic-uputio-podrsku-milu-djukanovicu/ |title=Bogdan Tanjević uputio podršku Milu Đukanoviću |agency=Standard.co.me |date=27 March 2023 |access-date=3 April 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last= |first= |url=https://www.portalanalitika.me/clanak/tanjevic-podrzao-dukanovica-za-mene-bi-izbor-bio-veoma-lagan-glasao-bih-za-crnu-goru |title=Tanjević podržao Đukanovića: Za mene bi izbor bio veoma lagan – glasao bih za Crnu Goru |agency=Portal Analitika |date=27 March 2023 |access-date=3 April 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=K. |first=V. |url=https://www.novosti.rs/crna-gora/vesti/1220455/glasao-bih-proevropsku-crnu-goru-bogdan-tanjevic-poslao-poruku-podrske-milu-djukanovicu |title=Bogdan Tanjević poslao poruku podrške Milu Đukanoviću |agency=[[Večernje novosti]] |date=27 March 2023 |access-date=3 April 2023}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[List of FIBA EuroBasket winning head coaches]]
*[[List of EuroLeague-winning head coaches]]

==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.euroleague.net/competition/coaches/showcoach?pcode=wba Euroleague.net Profile]
*[http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fe/06_wcm/teamPlay/team/p/openNodeIDs/672/roundID/3507/selNodeID/672/teamNumber/376/fe_teamPlay_teamCoac.html Profile on FIBA.com site- 2006 World championship] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120213211330/http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fe/06_wcm/teamPlay/team/p/openNodeIDs/672/roundID/3507/selNodeID/672/teamNumber/376/fe_teamPlay_teamCoac.html |date=2012-02-13 }}

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