Miro Jurić (born 10 August 1972) is a Croatian professional basketball coach and former player.[1] He is an assistant coach for Šibenka of the Croatian League.
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| Position | Assistant coach | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Croatian League | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 10 August 1972 Šibenik, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Croatian | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| NBA draft | 1994: undrafted | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1990– | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coaching career | 2010–present | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career history | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2010–2018 | Šibenik (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Šibenka | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–present | Šibenka (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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National team career
editJurić was a member of the cadet Yugoslavia national team that won the silver medal at the 1989 European Championship in Spain.
He was also a member of the senior Croatia national team that won the bronze medal at the 1994 World Cup.[2]
Coaching career
editŠibenka (2010–2019; 2020–present)
editFollowing his retirement from playing professional basketball, Jurić was appointed assistant coach for Šibenka under the coaching staff of the head coach Jeronimo Šarin, in 2010, which role he took alongside Nenad Amanović and his former team-mate Petar Maleš.
On 11 May 2018, after the head coach Vladimir Anzulović parted ways with the club, Jurić was named his successor as the head coach at his hometown club.[3][4] In his official head coaching debut, on 6 October, Jurić led the team to an 86–79 home win against Gorica.[5]
On 2 November 2019, following a 111–77 away loss to Cibona in the Croatian League, he was sacked by the club.[6]
On 24 June 2020, following the appointment of Dženan Rahimić as head coach for Šibenka, Jurić was named his assistant.[7]
References
edit- ^ Službeno je: Miro Jurić novi je trener narančastih
- ^ "Croatia 13 - Miro Juric". archive.fiba.com. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
- ^ "Naslijedio Zulu: Miro Jurić novi je trener GKK Šibenik". m.sibenik.in (in Croatian). 11 May 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
- ^ "FOTO Miro Jurić i Petar Maleš, srce i duša kluba s Baldekina". sibenskiportal.rtl.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 28 June 2019.
- ^ "HT Premijer liga (1. kolo): Martin Junaković predvodio Šibenik do prve pobjede u novoj sezoni". hks-cbf.hr (in Croatian). 6 October 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
- ^ "Miro Jurić više nije trener seniorske ekipe Šibenke". gkk-sibenik.hr (in Croatian). 2 November 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
- ^ "Rahimić novi trener Šibenke". sibenka.hr (in Croatian). 24 June 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
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