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Ivan Perinčić

Ivan Perinčić (born 11 February 1977) is a Croatian professional basketball coach and former player.

Ivan Perinčić
Personal information
Born (1977-02-11) 11 February 1977 (age 47)
Zadar, SR Croatia, Yugoslavia
NationalityCroatian
Listed height2.09 m (6 ft 10 in)
Listed weight100 kg (220 lb)
Career information
NBA draft1999: undrafted
Playing career1996–2012
PositionPower forward
Number7, 9, 11
Coaching career2015–present
Career history
As player:
1996–1998Zadar
1998–2000Zagreb
2000–2001Zadar
2001–2002Progresso Castelmaggiore
2002–2003Zagreb
2003–2004Türk Telekom
2004–2005Dubrava
2005–2006Cibona VIP
2006–2007Mlékárna Kunín
2007–2008Široki HT Eronet
2008–2009Falco Szombathely
2010–2012Zabok
As coach:
2015–2017Zabok (assistant)
2017–2018Zabok
2018–2019Cedevita (assistant)
2019–2020Gorica (assistant)
2020–2021Zadar (assistant)
2021Zadar
Career highlights and awards
As player

As assistant coach

  • Croatian League champion (2021)
  • 2× Croatian Cup winner (2019, 2021)
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Croatia
European U-18 Championship
Silver medal – second place 1994 Israel Under-18

Playing career edit

Perinčić grew up with a youth system of his hometown team Zadar. A power forward, he spent his playing career in Croatia, Italy, Turkey, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Czech Republic, and Hungary. During his playing days, he played for Zadar, Progresso Castelmaggiore,[1] Zagreb, Türk Telekom, Dubrava, Cibona, Mlékárna Kunín, Široki, Falco Szombathely, and Zabok.[2][3] He retired as a player with Zabok in 2012.[4]

National team career edit

In July 1994, Perinčić was a member of the Croatia under-18 team that won the silver medal at the FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship in Tel Aviv, Israel. Over four tournament games, he averaged 8.2 points per game.[5] In July 1995, Perinčić was a member of the Croatia under-19 team that won fourth place at the FIBA Under-19 World Championship in Greece. Over eight tournament games, he averaged five points, 3.1 rebounds, and one assist per game.[6]

Coaching career edit

In July 2017, Zabok hired Perinčić as their new head coach.[7] He left Zabok in July 2018 and became an assistant coach for Cedevita under Sito Alonso.[2] In the 2019–20 season, he was an assistant coach for Gorica under Josip Sesar.[8]

In July 2020, Perinčić became an assistant coach for Zadar under Veljko Mršić.[9] On 15 July 2021, Zadar promoted Perinčić as the new head coach following departure of Veljko Mršić.[10][11][12] On 18 October, Zadar fired Perinčić after a disappointing (0–4) ABA League season opening.[13]

Personal life edit

Perinčić comes from a basketball-playing family; his father is Čedomir Ćiro Perinčić, a retired basketball player, a semifinalist of the 1974–75 FIBA European Champions Cup with Zadar, and today a basketball coach;[4][14] his aunt, Sonja, is also a retired basketball player for ŽKK Zadar, ŽKK Split, and for the junior's Yugoslavia national team;[14] and his brother is Hrvoje Perinčić, also retired basketball player and now coach, working in the youth system of KK ABC Zadar.[4][14]

Career achievements edit

As player
As assistant coach

References edit

  1. ^ "Basket. Gli avversari dei Crabs: il Castelmaggiore di Ticchi". newsrimini.it. 6 February 2002. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Zabok ostao bez trenera, Ivan Perinčić pomoćnik Situ Alonsu". basketball.hr. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Ivan Perincic at krepsinis.net". krepsinis.net. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  4. ^ a b c L.A. (31 July 2012). "Još jedan Perinčić u trenerskim vodama". tportal.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  5. ^ "1994 U18 Croatia #7 - Ivan Perincic". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  6. ^ "1995 U19 Croatia #7 - Ivan Perincic". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Ivan Perinčić samostalnu seniorsku karijeru započinje kao trener Zaboka". basketball.hr. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Ivan Perinčić je novi trener KK Zadar". ezadar.net.hr. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  9. ^ "IVAN PERINČIĆ Nadam se da ću kao trener ispraviti neke stvari koje nisam ostvario kao igrač". zadarskilist.hr. 17 August 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  10. ^ "Ivan Perinčić je novi trener Zadra!". kkzadar.hr (in Croatian). 15 July 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  11. ^ "Zadar appoint Ivan Perinčić as their new head coach". aba-liga.com. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  12. ^ Žura, Dražen (15 July 2021). "Ivan Perinčić sjeda na klupu Zadra: Za mene je posebnost više jer smo obiteljski kroz nekoliko generacija vezani uz klub". Slobodna Dalmacija (in Croatian). Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  13. ^ "Zadar smijenio trenera nakon groznog početka sezone". index.hr. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  14. ^ a b c "Mirko Novosel me zvao u Lokomotivu, ali srce mi nije dopuštalo odlazak iz Zadra". Zadarski list (in Croatian). 29 March 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.

External links edit

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