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Miro Jurić (born 10 August 1972) is a Croatian professional
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coach and former player. He currently serves as an assistant coach for Šibenka of the Croatian League.


National team career

Jurić was a member of the cadet Yugoslavia national team that won the silver medal at the 1989 European Championship in Spain. He was also a member of the senior Croatia national team that won the bronze medal at the
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.


Coaching career


Šibenka (2010–2019; 2020–present)

Following his retirement from playing professional
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, Jurić was appointed assistant coach for Šibenka under the coaching staff of the head coach Jeronimo Šarin, in 2010, which role he took alongside Nenad Amanović and his former team-mate Petar Maleš. On 11 May 2018, after the head coach
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parted ways with the club, Jurić was named his successor as the head coach at his hometown club. In his official
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ing debut, on 6 October, Jurić led the team to an 86–79 home win against Gorica. On 2 November 2019, following a 111–77 away loss to
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in the Croatian League, he was sacked by the club. On 24 June 2020, following the appointment of Dženan Rahimić as head coach for Šibenka, Jurić was named his assistant.


References

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