Teo Čizmić (born 30 March 1971) is a Croatian professional basketball coach and former player, currently serving as the sport director at KK Split.[1]
| KK Split | |
|---|---|
| Position | Sport director |
| League | HT Premijer liga |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 30 March 1971 Split, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Nationality | Croatian |
| Listed height | 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 1993: undrafted |
| Playing career | 1988–2006 |
| Position | Power forward |
| Coaching career | 2006–present |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1988–1995 | Jugoplastika / Pop 84 |
| 1995–1997 | Postojna |
| 1997–1998 | Karlovac |
| 1998–1999 | Hapoel Galil Elyon |
| 1999–2001 | Troy Pilsner |
| 2001–2004 | Oostende |
| 2004–2005 | Troy Pilsner |
| 2005–2006 | Split |
| As coach: | |
| 2006–2008 | Split (assistant) |
| 2008–2009 | Split |
| 2009–2011 | Steaua București |
| 2011–2012 | Cibona (assistant) |
| 2012–2013 | Koszalin |
| 2014–2016 | Körmend |
| 2017–2018 | Atomerőmű |
| 2018–2019 | Cedevita (assistant) |
| 2019–2021 | Cedevita Olimpija (assistant) |
| 2021-2022 | ZTE KK |
| 2022-present | KK Split (sport director) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
As player
As head coach
| |
Playing career
editČizmić started playing professional basketball in 1988 with Split-based team Jugoplastika. He won three EuroLeagues, and played with the famous Croatian players Velimir Perasović, Dino Rađa and Toni Kukoč on the team. He finished his career as a player with Split in 2006.
Coaching career
editAt the beginning of his coaching career, Čizmić was the assistant coach for Split of the Croatian League. In 2006–07 season Split managed to qualify for the semifinals of the national championship which it lost. In 2007–08 season Split managed to play the Croatian league final which they lost. On 17 December 2008, Čizmić succeeded Slobodan Subotić as head coach at Split.[2] On 5 May 2009, he resigned from his hometown club.[3]
Following the resignation in Split, he was named the head coach of Romanian League team Steaua Bucuresti, with whom in 2009–10 season, he managed to qualify for the play-offs. In the next season, Steaua Bucuresti played EuroChallenge competition. Čizmić left Steaua in 2011.[4] In 2011–12 season, he was the assistant coach to Veljko Mršić at Cibona. In 2012 he was named the head coach of Polish League team AZS Koszalin. He left the club in 2013.
In 2015 Čizmić was appointed the head coach for Hungarian club BC Körmend. In 2017 he was named the coach for Atomeromu SE. He left the club in June 2018, and became the assistant coach of Cedevita under the coaching staff of the head coach Slaven Rimac.[5][6]
Personal life
editReferences
edit- ^ "Teo Čizmić novi sportski direktor KK Split". Večernji.hr. 31 December 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ "Potvrđena Subotićeva ostavka, novi trener Čizmić". tportal.hr (in Croatian). 17 December 2008. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
- ^ "Splićani ostali bez trenera: Teo Čizmić podnio ostavku". 24sata.hr (in Croatian). 5 May 2009. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
- ^ "Slobodna Dalmacija - Teo Čizmić: Plaća nam je redovita, ali je organizacija loša". 11 December 2009.
- ^ "Čizmić asistent Alonsu, Rimac preuzima 'drugu momčad'". basketball.hr. 14 June 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- ^ "Teo Čizmić: Prvog dana sam rekao Maljkoviću da ne mogu trenirati jer me boli želudac, neću zaboraviti što mi je odgovorio..." 100posto.hr. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
- ^ "DraftExpress - Leo Cizmic DraftExpress Profile: Stats, Comparisons, and Outlook".