Andrija Žižić (born 14 January 1980) is a Croatian former professional

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player and executive. Standing of 2.07 m (6 ft 9 ½ in) tall, he played at both the

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and center positions. He is currently the

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for Cibona of the

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and the Croatian League.

Professional career

In his career, some of the teams that Žižić played with were: Omiš, Solin,

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Cibona Zagreb Košarkaški klub Cibona, commonly referred to as Cibona Zagreb or simply Cibona, is a men's professional basketball sports club, club based in Zagreb, Croatia. The club is a founding member and shareholder of the ABA League JTD, Adriatic Basketba ...

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, Olympiacos, Panathinaikos. He won two Croatian League championships (2003, 2004), and in the 2002–03 season, he was the top rebounder in the

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(8.2 rebounds per game). He won the Greek League championship and the

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in the 2007–08 season. On 17 July 2008, Žižić signed a two-year contract with the Turkish team Galatasaray Cafe Crown. On 15 January 2009, he left Galatasaray, and signed with the Spanish club CAI Zaragoza, for the rest of the season. On June 24, 2010, he signed with ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne in France. On 28 February 2011, he left ASVEL, and signed with Cedevita Zagreb, for the rest of the season. In the summer of 2011, he returned to

. On 12 December 2013, he parted ways with Cibona. On 3 January 2014, he signed with

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. On 12 February 2014, he left Astana, and signed with Maccabi Tel Aviv for the rest of the season. With Maccabi, the third club he joined in the 2013–14 season, he became a

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champion, playing in the role of the team's third string center. In September 2014, he joined the Italian second division side Credito di Romagna Forli. On 6 January 2015, he left Forli, and signed with Pallacanestro Piacentina of the Italian third division. On 5 March 2015, he parted ways with Piacentina. In August 2015, he returned to Cibona Zagreb, playing alongside his younger brother,

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National team career

Žižić was a member of the senior

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. He also won a silver medal at the 1998 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, and a bronze medal at the 1999 FIBA Under-19 World Championship, while playing with the Croatian national junior teams.

Post-playing career

Shortly after the 2015–16 season ended, Žižić announced his retirement from playing professional basketball, and he became the sporting director for

Career statistics

EuroLeague

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2003–04 , style="text-align:left;", Cibona , 19 , , 1 , , 22.1 , , .522 , , 1.000 , , .672 , , 5.3 , , .1 , , .2 , , .1 , , 11.1 , , 9.3 , - , style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2", 2004–05 , style="text-align:left;", Cibona , 10 , , 10 , , 30.5 , , .532 , , .000 , , .617 , , 7.8 , , 1.4 , , .6 , , , , 14.5 , , 14.7 , - , style="text-align:left;",

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, 5 , , 2 , , 18.4 , , .448 , , , , .944 , , 4.8 , , .6 , , .2 , , , , 8.6 , , 10.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2005–06 , style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2", Olympiacos , 23 , , 22 , , 20.6 , , .558 , , 1.000 , , .790 , , 4.4 , , .3 , , .6 , , .0 , , 8.3 , , 9.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2006–07 , 22 , , 22 , , 24.9 , , .571 , , .250 , , .798 , , 5.2 , , 1.0 , , .5 , , .2 , , 12.2 , , 13.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2007–08 , style="text-align:left;", Panathinaikos , 18 , , 7 , , 14.0 , , .571 , , .000 , , .600 , , 1.7 , , .4 , , .2 , , , , 5.2 , , 2.1 , - , style="text-align:left;background:#AFE6BA;", 2013–14† , style="text-align:left;", Maccabi , 10 , , 3 , , 4.9 , , .444 , , , , , , 1.3 , , .4 , , , , , , 0.8 , , 0.8 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan=2, Career , 107 , , 67 , , 20.0 , , .543 , , .375 , , .733 , , 4.3 , , .6 , , .4 , , .1 , , 9.0 , , 8.7

Personal life

Žižić is the older brother of the professional basketball player

, who played for the

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of the

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(NBA).