Jasmin Repeša (born 1 June 1961) is a Bosnian-born Croatian professional

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coach and former player whose last coached team was

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of the Italian Serie A. Repeša has won numerous pro

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competitions during his

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ing career, and he was also a somewhat successful basketball player during his youth, while playing for KK Čapljina early on in his pro career.

Early life

Repeša was a

player for his hometown team KK Čapljina during the 1980s.

Coaching career

On 21 June 2013, Repeša was appointed head coach of Cedevita of the Croatian League. His son Dino was named his assistant. In inaugural season, the club won the domestic league championship and managed to reach the semifinals of the

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playoffs. In April 2015 Repeša announced his departure from Cedevita bench at the end of the season, citing health reasons. On 25 June he officially resigned and was replaced with Veljko Mršić, his assistant. On 26 June 2015, Repeša signed a contract to become the head coach of Italian team

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. In June 2017 he was sacked. On 30 December 2018, Repeša was named the head coach of Budućnost, which role he took after Aleksandar Džikić resigned. In April 2019 following a loss to Crvena zvezda in the ABA League finals, Repeša resigned. On 23 June 2020, Repeša came back to Italy, signing a deal with Victoria Libertas Pesaro of the

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. He decided to exit from the contract at the end of the

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. On 24 May 2021, Repeša signed a multi-year contract to come back at

of the Italian Serie A. However, on 26 September 2021, he resigned from his post after only one game of regular season.

Coaching record

EuroLeague

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National team coaching career

EuroBasket Qualifier Austria vs Croatia, Repesa 01

In 2005 after

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's unsuccessful

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tournament,

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resigned from the national team bench and Repeša took the head coach role. He led the squad at the 2007 EuroBasket, 2008 Summer Olympic Games and at the 2009 EuroBasket. On 9 February 2012, following the unsuccessful

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, Repeša took Croatia bench the second time in his coaching career, this time instead of

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, leading the team at the

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in Slovenia, where Croatia managed to reach the semifinal of that tournament after 18 years; he also led them at the

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in Brazil, after which Repeša parted ways with the Croatian national team. On 2 September 2018, Repeša was named the interim head coach of the

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, after

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resigned due to the health reasons. On 12 November 2018, the Basketball Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (KSBiH) named

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as the permanent head coach of the team.

References

External links

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