Miro Jurić (born 10 August 1972) is a Croatian professional

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coach and former player. He currently serves as an assistant coach for Šibenka of the Croatian League.

National team career

Jurić was a member of the cadet Yugoslavia national team that won the silver medal at the 1989 European Championship in Spain. He was also a member of the senior Croatia national team that won the bronze medal at the

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Coaching career

Šibenka (2010–2019; 2020–present)

Following his retirement from playing professional

, Jurić was appointed assistant coach for Šibenka under the coaching staff of the head coach

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, in 2010, which role he took alongside Nenad Amanović and his former team-mate Petar Maleš. On 11 May 2018, after the head coach Vladimir Anzulović parted ways with the club, Jurić was named his successor as the head coach at his hometown club. In his official

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ing debut, on 6 October, Jurić led the team to an 86–79 home win against Gorica. On 2 November 2019, following a 111–77 away loss to

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in the Croatian League, he was sacked by the club. On 24 June 2020, following the appointment of Dženan Rahimić as head coach for Šibenka, Jurić was named his assistant.

References

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