Dražen Anzulović (born 7 May 1967) is a Croatian professional

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and former player. He currently serves as a head coach for

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of the

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Playing career

Anzulović spent most of his playing career in Cibona. He won the

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title as a player of Cibona in 1986 with

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on the team.

Coaching career

Anzulović started his

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ing career after he got injured. As a head coach he has made great successes with Cibona, Cedevita, Spirou Charleroi and MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza. On 28 November 2017, he was appointed head coach for Nanjing Monkey King. In April 2018, he left the Chinese club. On 19 June 2019, he was named head coach for the

club

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National team coaching career

Anzulović had served as an assistant coach for the Croatia national team twice, for the first time in period between 2006 and 2009, when Croatia managed to qualify for the

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for the first time after

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, and then for the

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, where the national team won the fifth place. On 24 April 2018, he was appointed the new head coach for the senior Croatia national team, after Ivica Skelin parted ways with the Croatian Basketball Federation (HKS). On 2 May 2019, Anzulović was sacked and replaced by

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Career achievements and awards

As a player: * FIBA European Champions Cup: ** 1985–86 As a coach: * Stanković Cup: **2018 * Croatian Basketball Cup: **2011–12 * Belgian Basketball Supercup: **2008–09 *

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: **2008–09 * Pro Basketball League: ***2008–09 ***2007–08 * A-1 Liga Ožujsko: ***2003–04 ***2005–06 ***2006–07

References

External links

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EuroLeague profile
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