Damir Rančić (born 23 June 1983) is a Croatian

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and former professional player who currently coaches Ribola Kaštela of the Prva liga.

Pro career

Rančić was born in

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and began his professional career in 2000 with Solin. He then moved to

in 2001. In 2005, he moved to

Cibona Zagreb Košarkaški klub Cibona, commonly referred to as Cibona Zagreb or simply Cibona, is a men's professional basketball club based in Zagreb, Croatia. The club is a founding member and shareholder of the Adriatic Basketball Association, and competes ...

. He then joined

Panellinios Panellinios G.S. (Greek (language), Greek: Πανελλήνιος Γ.Σ.), full name, Panellinios Gymnastikos Syllogos (Greek (language), Greek: Πανελλήνιος Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος), is a Greece, Greek sports club, mult ...

, before going to

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. He then returned to Panellinios before moving to

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. In 2010, he joined

Obradoiro CAB Obradoiro Clube de Amigos do Baloncesto (lit, Obradoiro Friends of Basketball Club), also known as Monbus Obradoiro for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball team based in Santiago de Compostela, Galicia. They currently compete in t ...

, before returning once again to Panellinios, but left the team soon after for personal reasons. After retiring as player due to chronicle back problems, in October 2018 he took up coaching Ribola Kaštela, a club he formerly played for.

Croatian national team

Rančić was a member of the Croatian junior national teams. He played at the 1999

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. He has also been a member of the senior men's

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. He played at the

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and he won the gold medal at the

2009 Mediterranean Games The 2009 Mediterranean Games, officially the XVI Mediterranean Games ( it, XVI Giochi del Mediterraneo) and commonly known as Pescara 2009, was a multi-sport event held in Pescara, Italy, from 26 June to 5 July 2009. It was governed by the Inte ...

, where he was also voted the tournament's

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References

External links

Euroleague.net ProfileEurobasket.com ProfileAdriatic League ProfileSpanish League Profile

Greek League Profile
1983 births Living people ABA League players BC Kyiv players Competitors at the 2009 Mediterranean Games Croatian men's basketball players Greek Basket League players KK Cibona players KK Kaštela players KK Split players KK Zadar players KK Zagreb players Liga ACB players Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Croatia Obradoiro CAB players Panellinios B.C. players Shooting guards Small forwards Soproni KC players Basketball players from Split, Croatia Mediterranean Games medalists in basketball Helios Suns players {{Croatia-basketball-bio-stub