Mihovil Nakić-Vojnović (born 31 July 1955) is a Croatian former professional

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player. Standing at , he played as a

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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

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, 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

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Post-playing career

After his playing career, Nakić served as

's sports director.

External links

Fiba.com profile - Mihovil NakicEuroLeague's 50 Greatest Contributors Nominees
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