Vladimir Anzulović (born 6 February 1978) is a Croatian professional
basketball
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coach and former player currently serving as a consultant and assistant coach for
BC Zhejiang Golden Bulls of the
Chinese Basketball Association - CBA.
Playing career
Anzulović played pro basketball as a
point guard
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from 1996 to 2010.
For the senior
Croatia national team he played total 7 games (2 friendly, 5 officially). Anzulović played five official games at
FIBA EuroBasket 2003 qualification Qualification for the 2003 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 2003 took place between 17 May 2000 and 25 January 2003.Å ibenik
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. In his
inaugural season at the club, Å ibenik won 1st place in the regular part of Croatian Championship, qualifying for Adriatic league, finishing on 2nd place, while in
the next season, they won 5th place in Croatian championship with youngest team of the competition.
In the summer of 2017 he was head coach of Croatian National team U-18,won the European Championship, division B.In the summer of 2018 he coached Croatian National team U-18,11th place on European Championship, division A. On 29 May 2018, he was hired as the head coach for Split. In the summer of 2019, he coached the
Croatia national team at the
Universiade
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.
On 7 November 2019, Anzulović replaced
Simon Petrov
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as the head coach of the Slovenian team
Krka. On 17 March 2021, Krka parted ways with him.
On 23 October 2021,
Zadar
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hired Anzulović as their new head coach. Team won 2nd place of Croatian Championship and reached the finals. He left after one season.
In July 2022, Anzulović was hired as the head coach of
Úrvalsdeild karla club
Tindastóll. He left the team in January 2023 due to financial problems.
In March 2023, Anzulović was named head coach of
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of the
Croatian Leaguereaching playoffs first time in club's history.
In May of 2023 he was named as consultant and assistant coach of
BC Zhejiang Golden Bulls of the
Chinese Basketball Association -CBA. Season 2023-2024 they finished in 3rd place with score of 41-11. In the season 2024-2025 club won 9th place with score of 30-16.
Personal life
His older brother
Dražen is also a basketball coach.
Anzulović najmlađi: Cibona je za nas svetinja
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References
External links
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1978 births
Living people
ABA League players
Croatian basketball coaches
Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia
Croatian men's basketball players
KK Split coaches
KK Zadar coaches
Point guards
Basketball players from Zagreb
KK Zrinjevac players
KK Zagreb players
KK Krka coaches
KK Krka players
KK Włocławek players
Szolnoki Olaj KK players
KK Dubrava players
Debreceni EAC (basketball) players
Iraklis Thessaloniki B.C. players
KK Zadar players
KK Kvarner players
RBC Pepinster players
KD Hopsi Polzela players
Ungmennafélagið Tindastóll men's basketball coaches
Úrvalsdeild karla (basketball) coaches
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