Caner Osman ( mk, Џанер Осман; born 12 July 1991) is a Turkish-Macedonian coach and former professional

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player. He is currently assistant coach of Aleksandar Trifunović in

Yeşilgiresun Belediye Yeşilgiresun Belediyespor, more commonly known as Yeşilgiresun, was a Turkish professional basketball club based in Giresun that played in the Turkish Basketball Super League. The team was founded by Giresun Municipality in 2006. Their home are ...

. He last played for

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which competes in the Macedonian First League .

Personal life

Osman was born in

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, to a

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father and

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mother

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. His brother,

Cedi Osman Cedi Osman (born 8 April 1995) is a Turkish professional basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He plays the small forward position. Early years Osman was born in Ohrid, Macedonia, modern-da ...

, is also a professional basketball player.

References

1988 births Living people Macedonian men's basketball players Macedonian people of Turkish descent Macedonian people of Bosnia and Herzegovina descent Sportspeople from Ohrid Anadolu Efes S.K. players KK Bosna Royal players Erdemirspor players Small forwards {{RMacedonia-basketball-bio-stub