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Andrija Žižić (born 14 January 1980) is a Croatian former professional basketball player and executive. Standing of 2.07 m (6 ft 9 ½ in) tall, he played at both the power forward (basketball), power forward and center (basketball), center positions. He is currently the sporting director for KK Cibona, Cibona of the ABA League and the HT Premijer liga, Croatian League.


Professional career

In his career, some of the teams that Žižić played with were: Omiš, Solin, KK Split, Split, KK Cibona, Cibona Zagreb, FC Barcelona Bàsquet, FC Barcelona, Olympiacos BC, Olympiacos, Panathinaikos BC, Panathinaikos. He won two A1 Liga, Croatian League championships (2003, 2004), and in the 2002–03 season, he was the top rebounder in the Adriatic League (8.2 rebounds per game). He won the Greek Basket League, Greek League championship and the Greek Basketball Cup, Greek Cup in the 2007–08 season. On 17 July 2008, Žižić signed a two-year contract with the Turkish team Galatasaray Cafe Crown. On 15 January 2009, he left Galatasaray, and signed with the Spanish club CAI Zaragoza, for the rest of the season. On June 24, 2010, he signed with ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne in France. On 28 February 2011, he left ASVEL, and signed with KK Cedevita Junior, Cedevita Zagreb, for the rest of the season. In the summer of 2011, he returned to KK Cibona, Cibona Zagreb. On 12 December 2013, he parted ways with Cibona. On 3 January 2014, he signed with BC Astana, Astana. On 12 February 2014, he left Astana, and signed with Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C., Maccabi Tel Aviv for the rest of the season. With Maccabi, the third club he joined in the 2013–14 season, he became a EuroLeague champion, playing in the role of the team's third string center (basketball), center. In September 2014, he joined the Serie A2 Basket, Italian second division side Fulgor Libertas Forlì, Credito di Romagna Forli. On 6 January 2015, he left Forli, and signed with Pallacanestro Piacentina of the Serie B Basket, Italian third division. On 5 March 2015, he parted ways with Piacentina. In August 2015, he returned to Cibona Zagreb, playing alongside his younger brother, Ante Žižić, in the process.Andrija Zizic agreed to terms with Cibona Zagreb
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Croatia national team

Žižić was a member of the senior Croatia national basketball team. He also won a silver medal at the 1998 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, and a bronze medal at the 1999 FIBA Under-19 World Championship, while playing with the Croatian national junior teams.


Post-playing career

Shortly after the 2015–16 season ended, Žižić announced his retirement from playing professional basketball, and he became the sporting director for KK Cibona Zagreb, Cibona Zagreb.


Personal life

He is the older brother of the professional basketball player Ante Žižić, who played for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA).


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