Borce Ilievski

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Borce Ilievski
Fjölnir
PositionHead coach
League1. deild karla
Personal information
Born (1972-08-03) August 3, 1972 (age 51)
Štip, Macedonia, Yugoslavia
NationalityMacedonian / Icelandic
Career information
Playing career1988–1994
Career history
As player:
1988–1992BC Stip
1992–1993BC Sloga
1993–1994BC Madjari Skopje
As coach:
1998–2003BC Stip
2004–2005BC Polo Trejd
2006KFÍ (assistant)
2006–2010KFÍ
2010–2011Tindastóll
2012Bolungarvík
2012–2014Breiðablik
2015ÍR (assistant)
2015–2021ÍR
2022–presentFjölnir
Career highlights and awards
As coach:

Borce Ilievski (born August 3, 1972) is a Macedonian-Icelandic professional basketball coach. In 2019 he was named the Úrvalsdeild karla Coach of the Year after guiding ÍR to the Úrvalsdeild finals.

Coaching career[edit]

In 2006, Ilievski was hired as an assistant coach to KFÍ's men's team as well as the head coach of the club's youth program.[1] He took over as head coach of the men's team in end of November 2006 after Baldur Ingi Jónasson resigned.[2] After winning the 1. deild karla with the team in 2010, and achieving promotion to the top-tier Úrvalsdeild karla, Ilievski was not retained by the club at the conclusion of his contract despite also being the 1. deild karla Coach of the Year.[3]

In May 2010, Ilievski went on to sign with Úrvalsdeild club Tindastóll.[4] He guided Tindastóll to a 9th-place finish with a 7–14 record during his first season.[5] He resigned as head coach three games into his second season after a disagreement with board about the need to strengthen the roster.[6]

He guided 2. deild karla club Bolungarvík for the final games of the 2011–2012 season, where the team bowed out in the first round of the playoffs.[7][8]

In June 2012, Ilievski was hired as the head coach of Breiðablik.[9] After guiding the team to a 9–9 record, he received a two-year contract extension in April 2013.[10] In December 2014, he was relieved of his duties as head coach by the board of Breiðablik.[11]

After starting the 2015–2016 as an assistant coach to ÍR, Ilievski was promoted to head coach when Bjarni Magnússon resigned as head coach six games into the season.[12][13] He guided the club to the playoffs during his second season where it was swept by Stjarnan in the first round.[14]

In 2018, Ilievski led ÍR to the second best record in the league.[15] They faced Stjarnan in the first round of the playoffs for the second straight year in what turned out to be a heated series. In game three of the series, Stjarnan's Hlynur Bæringsson was fouled hard by ÍR's Ryan Taylor[16] After the game he experienced concussion like symptoms[17] and was ultimately ruled out of game four which Stjarnan eventually lost after Danero Thomas scored the game winning basket at the buzzer.[18] Although Taylor received an unsportsmanlike foul, he was not ejected from the game.[19] After the game he received a three-game suspension from the league.[20] In the semi-finals, ÍR ultimately lost to Tindastóll in four games.[21]

In February 2019, Ilievski led ÍR to the semi-finals of the Icelandic Cup where it faced Stjarnan in a tension filled game were fighting broke out between fans during the game.[22] ÍR ultimately lost the game, 87–73.[23] In the Úrvalsdeild, ÍR finished with the 7th best record and faced second seed Njarðvík in the first round. After losing the first two games in the best-of-five series, ÍR unexpectedly won the next three and knocked out Njarðvík.[24] In the semi-finals, ÍR faced top-seed and heavy title favorites Stjarnan. After losing the first game by 33 points,[25] ÍR bounced back and took the next two games before Stjarnan tying the series with a comfortable 90–75 victory in game four.[26] In game five, ÍR came out on top with an 83–79 victory and advanced to the finals.[27][28] In the finals, ÍR lost 2–3 to KR after leading 2–1. After the season, Ilievski was named as the Úrvalsdeild Coach of the Year.[29]

Ilievski resigned from ÍR following a 0–3 start to the 2021–22 season.[30]

In May 2022, Ilievski was hired as the head coach of Fjölnir men's team.[31]

Head coaching record[edit]

Season Team Tier League Pos. W–L Playoffs Icelandic Cup
2006–07 KFÍ 2 1. deild karla 6th 5–9 DNQ N/A1
2007–08 KFÍ 2 1. deild karla 6th 8–10 DNQ 1st Round
2008–09 KFÍ 2 1. deild karla 5th 11–7 Semi-finals 1st Round
2009–10 KFÍ 2 1. deild karla 1st 16–2 N/A 2nd Round
2010–11 Tindastóll 1 Úrvalsdeild karla 9th 7-15 DNQ Semi-finals
2011–12 Tindastóll 1 Úrvalsdeild karla 11th 0-3 N/A N/A
2011–12 Bolungarvík 3 2. deild karla Group B 3rd 1–0 1st Round N/A
2012–13 Breiðablik 2 1. deild karla 6th 9-9 DNQ 1st Round
2013–14 Breiðablik 2 1. deild karla 5th 10-8 1st Round 1st Round
2014–15 Breiðablik 2 1. deild karla N/A 4-5 N/A 1st Round
2015–16 ÍR 1 Úrvalsdeild karla 10th 4-12 DNQ N/A1
2016–17 ÍR 1 Úrvalsdeild karla 7th 11-11 1st Round 2nd Round
2017–18 ÍR 1 Úrvalsdeild karla 2nd 16-6 Semi-finals 3rd Round
2018–19 ÍR 1 Úrvalsdeild karla 7th 10-12 Finals Semi-finals
2019–20 ÍR 1 Úrvalsdeild karla 7th 11-10 Canceled2 1st round
2020–21 ÍR 1 Úrvalsdeild karla 10th 8-14 DNQ Semi-finals
2021–22 ÍR 1 Úrvalsdeild karla 12th 0-3 N/A 2nd round3

Notes[edit]

1 The team was eliminated from the Cup prior to Ilievski's hiring.
2 Playoffs and final regular season game canceled because of the COVID-19 outbreak in Iceland.[32]
1 ÍR had advanced to the 2nd round of the Cup prior to Ilievski's resignation.

Titles and awards[edit]

Titles[edit]

Awards[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Körfubolti í Makedóníu og á Ísafirði" (PDF). Bæjarins Besta (in Icelandic). 16 November 2006. p. 14. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Baldur hættir sem þjálfari KFÍ". karfan.is (in Icelandic). 28 November 2006. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  3. ^ Sigurður Elvar Þórólfsson (6 October 2010). "Langelstur í liðinu". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Borce Ilievski tekur við liði Tindastóls". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 8 May 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  5. ^ "Á þá ósk heitasta að fjölskyldan sameinist á Sauðárkróki". Feykir (in Icelandic). 21 April 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  6. ^ "Borce Ilievski vill þjálfa áfram á Íslandi". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 27 October 2011. pp. 2–3. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  7. ^ "Úrslitadraumurinn úti". UMFB Basketball (in Icelandic). 24 March 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2019.[permanent dead link]
  8. ^ "Úr Sarpinum: Bolungarvík Vs. Álftanes". fusijama.tv (in Icelandic). 23 July 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  9. ^ "Borce tekur við Blikum – samið við lykilleikmenn". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). 20 June 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  10. ^ Jón Björn Ólafsson (15 April 2013). "Blikar framlengja við Borce til tveggja ára". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  11. ^ Jón Björn Ólafsson (3 December 2014). "Borce hverfur frá meistaraflokki Breiðabliks". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  12. ^ Tómas Þór Þórðarson (18 November 2015). "Bjarni: Liðið getur betur og því varð ég að líta í eigin barm og stíga til hliðar". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  13. ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (18 November 2015). "ÍR-ingar réðu aðstoðarþjálfara Bjarna". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  14. ^ Kristinn G. Friðriksson (22 March 2017). "Leik lokið: Stjarnan - ÍR 75-72 - Stjarnan sópaði ÍR í frí". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  15. ^ Skúli B. Sigurðsson (8 March 2018). "ÍR í öðru sæti og mætir Stjörnunni". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  16. ^ Anton Ingi Leifsson (22 March 2018). "Hlynur steinlá eftir högg Taylor - Verðskuldaði þetta brottvísun?". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  17. ^ Einar Sigurvinsson (23 March 2018). "Hlynur Bærings: Á ekki von á að Ryan Taylor spili meira". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  18. ^ Þór Símon Hafþórsson (25 March 2018). "Umfjöllun og viðtöl: Stjarnan - ÍR 69-71 - Danero Thomas skaut ÍR í undanúrslit". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  19. ^ Kristófer Kristjánsson (22 March 2018). "Stjörnumenn æfir út í olnbogaskot Taylors". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  20. ^ "Ryan Taylor í þriggja leikja bann". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 24 March 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  21. ^ "Ilievski áfram með ÍR – Sigvaldi kominn í ÍR". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 25 May 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  22. ^ Þorkell Gunnar SIgurbjörnsson (15 February 2019). "Öryggisgæslan efld eftir slagsmál í Höllinni". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  23. ^ Víkingur Goði Sigurðarson (18 April 2019). "Umfjöllun og viðtöl: Stjarnan - ÍR 87-73 - Stjarnan of stór biti fyrir ÍR". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  24. ^ Einar Örn Jónsson (1 April 2019). "ÍR sendi Njarðvík út og komst í undanúrslit". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  25. ^ Víkingur Goði Sigurðarson (4 April 2019). "Umfjöllun og viðtöl: Stjarnan - ÍR 96-63 - Auðvelt hjá Stjörnunni í fyrsta leik". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  26. ^ Jóhann Ingi Hafþórsson (18 April 2019). "Dómararnir stjórnuðu því sem fór fram". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  27. ^ Jóhann Ingi Hafþórsson (18 April 2019). "Höldum áfram að spila með hjartanu". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  28. ^ Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (19 April 2019). "Mesta þjálfaraafrek í sögu úrslitakeppninnar". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  29. ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (10 May 2019). "Helena og Kristófer valin best annað tímabilið í röð". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  30. ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (22 October 2021). "Borce Ilievski hættur með ÍR-liðið". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  31. ^ Runólfur Trausti Þórhallsson (26 May 2022). "Borche tekur við Fjölni". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  32. ^ Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (18 March 2020). "Körfuboltatímabilið blásið af - Engir Íslandsmeistarar". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 18 March 2020.
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