Nihad Izić ( tr, Nihat İziç; born 20 June 1959) is a Turkish-Bosnian professional
basketball
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coach
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and former player.
Playing career
Izić started to play basketball in his hometown team
Radnik Bijeljina
Fudbalski klub Radnik Bijeljina ( sr-cyr, Фудбалски клуб Радник Бијељина) is a professional association football club based in the city of Bijeljina that is situated in northeast Bosnia and Herzegovina. The club plays ...
. Afterwards, he joined
Bosna where he won an
EuroLeague title for the
1978–79 season. Izić won two
Yugoslav Leagues and a
Yugoslav Cup
The Yugoslav Cup ( hr, Pokal Jugoslavije; sr, Куп Југославије; sl, Pokal Jugoslavije, mk, Куп на Југославија), officially known between 1923 and 1940 as the King Alexander Cup ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, Kup kralja Aleksandra, ...
with Bosnia, alongside
Mirza Delibašić
Mirza Delibašić (9 January 1954 – 8 December 2001) was a Bosnian professional basketball player and coach.
Delibašić was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players in 1991. He was enshrined into the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2007. In 2008, he was ...
,
Ratko Radovanović
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Early life
Born in the town of Nevesinje with ...
, and
Žarko Varajić
Žarko Varajić ( sr-cyr, Жарко Варајић; 26 December 1951 – 23 June 2019) was a Serbian professional basketball player and executive. He represented the Yugoslavia national team internationally.
Early career
Growing up in Nikšić, ...
.
In 1982, Izić moved to
Istanbul
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, Turkey where he played for
İstanbul Bankası Yenişehir and
Galatasaray
Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (, ''Galatasaray Sports Club'') is a Turkish sports club based on the European side of the city of Istanbul in Turkey. Most notable for its association football department, the club also consists of various other dep ...
. He retired as a player with Galatasaray in 1987.
National team career
Izic was a member of the
Yugoslavia Juniors team that won the bronze medal at the
1978 European Championship for Juniors held in
Italy
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. Over six tournament games, he averaged 14.9 points per game.
Coaching career
Izic coached
Fenerbahçe during the
2000–01 TBL season.
Izic won the
2nd-tier Turkish First League in 2009 with
Tofaş
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.
Turkey national teams
In 1994, the
Turkish Basketball Federation
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They organize the Basketball Super League, the Turkish Basketball Cup and the Tur ...
added Izic to youth coaching staff.
Izic was the head coach of the
Turkey under-18 team that won two silver medals at
FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship
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s. At the
2004 Championship in Spain, he had a 89–71 lost to
Spain
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, ...
in the Final. At the
2005 Championship in Serbia and Montenegro, he lost in the tournament final to the
host team.
Izić was the head coach of the
Turkey under-20 team that won the silver medal at the
2006 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
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in
Izmir, Turkey. He also led the team at the
2007 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
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Between 2007 and 2013, Izić was an assistant coach for the
Turkey national team, under
Bogdan Tanjević
Bogdan Tanjević ( sr-cyr, Богдан Тањевић; born 13 February 1947), nicknamed "Boša" ( it, Boscia) is a Montenegrin professional basketball coach and former player.
He is best known for being KK Bosna's head coach when the club becam ...
.
In January 2017, the Turkish Basketball Federation parted ways with Izic.
Career achievements and awards
;As player:
*
EuroLeague champion: 1
(with Bosna: 1978–79)
*
Turkish Super League
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champion: 2
(with Galatasaray
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: 1984–85, 1985–86)
*
Yugoslav League
The Yugoslav First Federal Football League ( Serbian: Прва савезна лига у фудбалу / ''Prva savezna liga u fudbalu'', hr, Prva savezna liga u nogometu, sl, Prva zvezna nogometna liga, mk, Прва сојузна лига, ...
champion: 2
(with Bosna: 1977–78, 1979–80)
*
Yugoslav Cup
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winner: 1
(with Bosna: 1977–78)
*
Turkish President's Cup winner: 1
(with Galatasaray
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: 1985)
;As head coach:
*
Turkish First League (2nd-tier) champion: 1
(with Tofaş
Tofaş (acronym for ''Türk Otomobil Fabrikası Anonim Şirketi''; ''Turkish Automobile Factory Joint-Stock Company'' pronounced ) is a Turkish automobile manufacturer which was established in 1968 by Vehbi Koç, who was the founder of Koç Hold ...
: 2008–09)
References
External links
Coach Profileat
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Coach Profileat
FIBA Europe
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Player Profileat
TBLStat.net
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1959 births
Living people
Basketbol Süper Ligi head coaches
Bosnia and Herzegovina basketball coaches
Bosnia and Herzegovina men's basketball players
Bosniaks of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Fenerbahçe basketball coaches
Galatasaray S.K. (men's basketball) players
KK Bosna Royal players
KK Radnik Bijeljina players
Naturalized citizens of Turkey
Sportspeople from Bijeljina
Point guards
Tofaş S.K. coaches
Turkish basketball coaches
Turkish men's basketball players
Turkish people of Bosnia and Herzegovina descent
Yugoslav emigrants to Turkey
Yugoslav men's basketball players