Drago Pašalić (; born June 23, 1984) is a Croatian former professional

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player. He is the current technical director of

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. Standing at , he played both

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and

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positions. In the beginning of his career he played for the Croatian national team. He is a one-time Croatian League and two-time Dutch League champion.

Professional career

His first five years as a pro, Pašalić played with his hometown team,

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. In the 2002–03 season, he won the Croatian Championship with the club. He was an early entry candidate in the

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but withdrew and became one again in

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but was not selected. On June 29, 2016, he signed with

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of the

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. After the 2016–17 DBL regular season, he was named to the

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. In April 2017, Pašalić extended his contract with two more years. His contract was not renewed after the 2018–19 season. Pašalić won two DBL championships with Donar. On August 14, 2019, he has signed with

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of the Dutch Basketball League. After the 2019–20 season was cancelled due to the coronavirus outbreak in March 2020, Pašalić retired.

Executive career

In July 2021, Pašalić became the head of technical business of

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's youth academy. On March 15, 2022, Pašalić signed with

to become its full-time technical director starting from the 2022–23 season.

Personal

Pašalić is married to a wife from the Netherlands. They have three children; two daughters, Kiara and Kinge, and a son, Ivan Pašalić. His off-season place of residence is Breda, the Netherlands. On September 30, 2020, it was announced Pašalić had suffered a

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Career statistics

EuroLeague

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Honours and titles

Club

Split * Croatian League: 2002–03 *

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: 2004 Donar *

: 2016–17, 2017–18 *

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: 2016–17, 2017–18 *

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Individual

: 2016–17

References

External links

Draft Express profileEurobasket.com profileABA League profileTBLStat.net profile
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