Jurica Golemac (born May 29, 1977) is a Croatian-born Slovenian professional

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coach and former player. He currently serves as the head coach for

Cedevita Olimpija Košarkarski klub Cedevita Olimpija ( en, Cedevita Olimpija Basketball Club), commonly referred to as KK Cedevita Olimpija or simply Olimpija, is a men's professional basketball club based in Ljubljana, Slovenia. The club competes in the ABA Le ...

of the Slovenian League,

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and the EuroCup. He is 2.09 m (6 ft 10¼ in) tall and weighs 102 kg (225 lbs). He can played at both the

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and

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positions.

Professional career

In his professional career Golemac had played with the following clubs:

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, Geoplin Slovan, Efes Pilsen,

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, Ural Great,

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, Colossus Rhodes,

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, Sidigas Avellino and Krka. He retired from playing professional basketball in January 2013 after knee injury. Internationally, Golemac played for the senior Slovenian men's national team at the

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and at the

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tournaments.

Coaching career

Golemac started his coaching career as an assistant coach to Slaven Rimac at

, in November 2013. The surprising victory at the 2013–14 ABA League final four in

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was followed by a string of bad results which resulted in Rimac and Golemac being sacked in December 2015. In 2016, Golemac was appointed the assistant coach of the Georgia national team and the head coach of Tajfun Šentjur of the Slovenian League. In May 2017, Golemac was named the head coach of Koper Primorska. In his inaugural season with the club, Primorska won first trophies in its history, including the

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and Supercup. In 2019, Primorska managed to win the

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, being consequently promoted to the First Division. Besides this success, the club also won the first domestic league title, and the second domestic cup in the history. On 20 December 2019, Golemac resigned from Koper Primorska. On January 27, 2020, Golemac was appointed the head coach of the Slovenian club

, following the departure of his former colleague Slaven Rimac.

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