Franko Nakić (; born June 9, 1972) is a Croatian-Greek retired professional

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player. Under his Greek nationality, he is known by the name of Franko Nakits.FIBAEurope.com Franko Nakits (OLYMPIA LARISSA) Nationality: GRE.
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Early life

Nakić was born in

Šibenik Šibenik (), historically known as Sebenico (), is a historic town in Croatia, located in central Dalmatia, where the river Krka (Croatia), Krka flows into the Adriatic Sea. Šibenik is one of the oldest Croatia, Croatian self-governing cities ...

, to his father, Mile Nakić, who is a Croatian sportsman and

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coach. He moved to Greece to live, and gained Greek citizenship.

Professional career

Nakić started his career with Šibenka 1988. and 1992. he is player in

Olympiacos Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós (, Olympic Association of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number of different competitive departments which participate in football, ...

. He played with

from 1992 to 1998, winning 5 Greek League championships (1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997) and 2 Greek Cups (1994, 1997). In 1997, Nakić won the

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championship, Greek League championship, and the Greek Cup all in the same season, thus winning the coveted Triple Crown. He also participated at two

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( 1994 Tel Aviv, 1995 Saragoza) and at the

1997 McDonald's Championship The 1997 McDonald's Championship took place at Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris, France. Summary The teams that took part in the 8th edition of the tournament were the Chicago Bulls, Paris Basket Racing (France), Olympiacos Piraeus (Gre ...

final against the

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. In 1998, he moved to

Alba Berlin Alba Berlin is a professional basketball club that is based in Berlin, Germany. The club was founded in 1991, and is today the largest German national basketball club by membership figures. Alba Berlin hosts its home games at the Uber Arena and c ...

, and with Alba, he won the German League championship and the

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in the year 1999. After the 1998-99 season, he returned to

. In 2000, he moved to the Greek club Iraklis. He also played for the Greek club

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, the Italian League club Basket Livorno, and the Greek clubs

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, Olympia Larissa, and Kolossos Rodou.

References

External links

FIBA SuproLeague ProfileItalian League Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Nakic, Franko 1972 births Living people Alba Berlin players Aris B.C. players Greek men's basketball players Greek Basket League players Iraklis Thessaloniki B.C. players Kolossos Rodou B.C. players Near East B.C. players Olympiacos B.C. players Olympia Larissa B.C. players Peristeri B.C. players Small forwards Basketball players from Šibenik