Vladimir Anzulović (born 6 February 1978) is a Croatian professional basketball coach and former player currently serving as head coach for Dinamo of the Croatian League.

Vladimir Anzulović
Dinamo
PositionHead coach
LeagueCroatian League
Personal information
Born (1978-02-06) 6 February 1978 (age 46)
Zagreb, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalityCroatian
Listed height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Career information
NBA draft2002: undrafted
Playing career1996–2010
PositionPoint guard
Coaching career2011–present
Career history
As player:
1996–1997Kantrida Rijeka
1997–1999Zrinjevac
1999–2000Zagreb
2000–2002Krka
2002Anwil Włocławek
2002–2003Krka
2003MOL Szolnoki
2003–2004Dubrava
2004–2005Krka
2005Debreceni
2005Iraklis
2006–2007Zadar
2007–2008Kvarner Novi Resort
2008–2009Verviers-Pepinster
2009Hopsi Polzela
2009–2010KK Rudar
As coach:
2011–2012Krka (assistant)
2012–2014Kvarner 2010
2014–2015Kolpa Črnomelj
2015–2016Krka (assistant)
2016Krka
2016–2018Šibenik
2018–2019Split
2019–2021Krka
2021–2022Zadar
2022–2023Tindastóll
2023–presentDinamo
Career highlights and awards
As player

As head coach

Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Croatia
European U-18 Championship
Gold medal – first place 1996 France

Playing career

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Anzulović played pro basketball as a point guard from 1996 to 2010.[citation needed]

For the senior Croatia national team he played total 7 games (2 friendly, 5 officially). Anzulović played five official games at FIBA EuroBasket 2003 qualification, scoring total 22 points.[citation needed]

Coaching career

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Anzulović firstly worked in Slovenia. In August 2016, he was hired as the head coach for Šibenik. In his inaugural season at the club, Šibenik reached semifinals of the domestic championship, while in the next season, they managed to reach quarterfinals, where Split defeat them. On 10 May 2018, his contract expired, and he left the club.

On 29 May 2018, he was hired as the head coach for Split, but following a poor performance in the ABA League, he was sacked on 5 March 2019. In the summer of 2019, he coached the Croatia national team at the Universiade.[1][2]

On 7 November 2019, Anzulović replaced Simon Petrov as the head coach of the Slovenian team Krka. On 17 March 2021, Krka parted ways with him.[3]

On 23 October 2021, Zadar hired Anzulović as their new head coach.[4] He left after one season.

In July 2022, Anzulović was hired as the head coach of Úrvalsdeild karla club Tindastóll.[5] He left the team in January 2023, with the team in 7th place with 6 wins in 12 games.[6]

In March 2023, Anzulović was named head coach of Dinamo of the Croatian League signing a two-and-a-half-year contract.[7]

Personal life

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His older brother Dražen is also a basketball coach.[8]

References

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  1. ^ Vladimir Anzulović: Čeka me puno posla / Novi list
  2. ^ Vladimir Anzulović novi je trener Šibenika
  3. ^ "Damjanović replaces Anzulović on Krka bench". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Vladimir Anzulović je novi trener Zadra". zadarskilist.hr. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  5. ^ Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (27 July 2022). "Eftirmaður Baldurs fundinn". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  6. ^ Hjörtur Leó Guðjónsson (8 January 2023). "Vladimir Anzulovic látinn fara frá Tindastól". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  7. ^ "Dinamo ima novog trenera, ugovor je potpisan na dvije i pol godine". tportal.hr. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  8. ^ Anzulović najmlađi: Cibona je za nas svetinja
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