Franko Nakić ( el, Φράνκο Νάκιτς; 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

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, 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

Olympiacos Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós ( el, Ολυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς, Olympic Club of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number ...

. 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 EuroLeague championship, Greek League championship, and the Greek Cup all in the same season, thus winning the coveted

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. He also participated at two

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( 1994 Tel Aviv, 1995 Saragoza) and at the 1997 McDonald's Championship final against the

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of Michael Jordan. In 1998, he moved to Alba Berlin, 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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, Near East, the Italian League club

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, 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