Ivan_Perinčić

Ivan Perinčić

Ivan Perinčić

Croatian basketball coach and player

Ivan Perinčić (born 11 February 1977) is a Croatian professional basketball coach and former player.

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Playing career

Perinčić grew up with a youth system of his hometown team Zadar. A power forward, he spent his playing career in Croatia, Italy, Turkey, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Czech Republic, and Hungary. During his playing days, he played for Zadar, Progresso Castelmaggiore,[1] Zagreb, Türk Telekom, Dubrava, Cibona, Mlékárna Kunín, Široki, Falco Szombathely, and Zabok.[2][3] He retired as a player with Zabok in 2012.[4]

National team career

In July 1994, Perinčić was a member of the Croatia under-18 team that won the silver medal at the FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship in Tel Aviv, Israel. Over four tournament games, he averaged 8.2 points per game.[5] In July 1995, Perinčić was a member of the Croatia under-19 team that won fourth place at the FIBA Under-19 World Championship in Greece. Over eight tournament games, he averaged five points, 3.1 rebounds, and one assist per game.[6]

Coaching career

In July 2017, Zabok hired Perinčić as their new head coach.[7] He left Zabok in July 2018 and became an assistant coach for Cedevita under Sito Alonso.[2] In the 2019–20 season, he was an assistant coach for Gorica under Josip Sesar.[8]

In July 2020, Perinčić became an assistant coach for Zadar under Veljko Mršić.[9] On 15 July 2021, Zadar promoted Perinčić as the new head coach following departure of Veljko Mršić.[10][11][12] On 18 October, Zadar fired Perinčić after a disappointing (0–4) ABA League season opening.[13]

Personal life

Perinčić comes from a basketball-playing family; his father is Čedomir Ćiro Perinčić, a retired basketball player, a semifinalist of the 1974–75 FIBA European Champions Cup with Zadar, and today a basketball coach;[4][14] his aunt, Sonja, is also a retired basketball player for ŽKK Zadar, ŽKK Split, and for the junior's Yugoslavia national team;[14] and his brother is Hrvoje Perinčić, also retired basketball player and now coach, working in the youth system of KK ABC Zadar.[4][14]

Career achievements

As player
As assistant coach

References

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    "Basket. Gli avversari dei Crabs: il Castelmaggiore di Ticchi". newsrimini.it. 6 February 2002. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
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    "Zabok ostao bez trenera, Ivan Perinčić pomoćnik Situ Alonsu". basketball.hr. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
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    "Ivan Perincic at krepsinis.net". krepsinis.net. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
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    L.A. (31 July 2012). "Još jedan Perinčić u trenerskim vodama". tportal.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 12 August 2021.
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    "1994 U18 Croatia #7 - Ivan Perincic". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
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    "1995 U19 Croatia #7 - Ivan Perincic". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
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    "Ivan Perinčić samostalnu seniorsku karijeru započinje kao trener Zaboka". basketball.hr. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
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    "Ivan Perinčić je novi trener KK Zadar". ezadar.net.hr. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  9. [9]
    "IVAN PERINČIĆ Nadam se da ću kao trener ispraviti neke stvari koje nisam ostvario kao igrač". zadarskilist.hr. 17 August 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  10. [10]
    "Ivan Perinčić je novi trener Zadra!". kkzadar.hr (in Croatian). 15 July 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
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    "Zadar appoint Ivan Perinčić as their new head coach". aba-liga.com. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  12. [12]
    Žura, Dražen (15 July 2021). "Ivan Perinčić sjeda na klupu Zadra: Za mene je posebnost više jer smo obiteljski kroz nekoliko generacija vezani uz klub". Slobodna Dalmacija (in Croatian). Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  13. [13]
    "Zadar smijenio trenera nakon groznog početka sezone". index.hr. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  14. [14]
    "Mirko Novosel me zvao u Lokomotivu, ali srce mi nije dopuštalo odlazak iz Zadra". Zadarski list (in Croatian). 29 March 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
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