Ante "Mile" Nakić (born 8 January 1942) is a Croatian former professional renowned

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coach and water polo player. He worked as the head coach of the Yugoslavia national team from 1982 to 1983, while from 1992 to 1995 he coached the Greece national team. At a club level, he successfully coached

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and VK Šibenik.Mile Nakić coaching Olympiacos
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Franko Nakić Franko Nakić (; born June 9, 1972) is a Croatian-Greek retired professional basketball player. Under his Greek nationality, he is known by the name of Franko Nakits. Early life Nakić was born in Šibenik, to his father, Mile Nakić, who is a C ...

Playing career

As a player, Nakić played for ten years (1957–1967) for his home town team VK Šibenik.

Coaching career

After his retirement, Nakić became the head coach of VK Šibenik for eleven years (1967–1978). He then moved to Greece as the head coach for

(1978–1979). In 1980–81 he coached Biograd, as well as the junior national team of Yugoslavia. His work earned him the position of the head coach of Yugoslavia men's national water polo team in 1983. He resigned in spring 1984, just two months before the

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and he was replaced by

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. Yugoslavia went on to win the

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. In 1984–85 he coached

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and the next season (1985–86) he returned to Olympiacos for his second tenure at the club as the head coach. In 1986 he became the head coach of

and led the club to four Greek Championships (1986, 1987, 1989, 1990) and three Greek Cups (1986, 1987, 1989). From 1992 to 1995 he was appointed the head coach of

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. After his stint in the

, he returned to Olympiacos for his third tenure in the club and coached the Reds to two Greek Championships (1995, 1996). He also coached Chalkida (1998–1999), Iran men's national water polo team (2001, 2002–2004), Al-Qadisiyah in

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(2002, 2009–2010) and Slovakia men's national water polo team (2005–2006, 2007–2008).

References

External links

Ante Mile Nakić career highlights, bio and interview
p. 144, ''A Century of Croatian Water Polo''
Ante Mile Nakić interview
(in Croatian) {{DEFAULTSORT:Nakic, Mile 1942 births Living people Croatian male water polo players Croatian water polo coaches Olympiacos Water Polo Club coaches Sportspeople from Šibenik