Mihovil Nakić-Vojnović (born 31 July 1955) is a Croatian former professional
basketball
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player. Standing at , he played as a
small forward
The small forward (SF), also known as the three or swingman, is one of the five positions in a regulation basketball game. Small forwards are typically shorter, quicker, and leaner than power forwards and centers but taller, larger, and stronger t ...
.
Club career
Nakić spent most of his club career in
Cibona
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 ...
, which he helped win back-to-back
EuroLeague titles in 1985 and 1986, as well as the
Saporta Cup in 1987, always supporting his great teammate,
Dražen Petrović
Dražen Petrović (; 22 October 1964 – 7 June 1993) was a Yugoslav and Croatian professional basketball player. A shooting guard, he initially achieved success playing professional basketball in Europe in the 1980s, before joining the Nati ...
. He also won the 1982
Saporta Cup with Cibona. He was nominated for the
EuroLeague's 50 Greatest Contributors list in 2008.
Yugoslavia national team
With the senior
Yugoslav national basketball team
The Yugoslavia men's national basketball team ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Košarkaška reprezentacija Jugoslavije, Кошаркашка репрезентација Југославије; sl, Jugoslovanska košarkarska reprezentanca; mk, ...
, Nakić won the gold medal at the
1980 Summer Olympic Games, and the bronze medal at the
1984 Summer Olympic games. He also was a part of the Yugoslavian national team that won the bronze medal at the
1979 EuroBasket
The 1979 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1979, was the 21st FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA Europe. Twelve national teams affiliated with the International Basketball Federation enter ...
.
Post-playing career
After his playing career, Nakić served as
Cibona
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 ...
's sports director.
External links
Fiba.com profile - Mihovil NakicEuroLeague's 50 Greatest Contributors Nominees
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1955 births
Living people
Competitors at the 1979 Mediterranean Games
Competitors at the 1983 Mediterranean Games
Basketball players at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Basketball players at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Croatian men's basketball players
KK Cibona players
Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Yugoslavia
Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Yugoslavia
Olympic basketball players of Yugoslavia
Olympic bronze medalists for Yugoslavia
Olympic gold medalists for Yugoslavia
Olympic medalists in basketball
Sportspeople from Drniš
Small forwards
Yugoslav men's basketball players
KK Cibona coaches
KK Zrinjevac players
Mediterranean Games medalists in basketball
Universiade medalists in basketball
Universiade silver medalists for Yugoslavia
Medalists at the 1979 Summer Universiade