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zeljko pavlicevic

Height194cm / 6’4”

PositionHEAD COACH

NationalityCROATIAN

BORNMARCH. 26TH, 1951

Biography

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Born: March 26th, 1951

Coach Assistant:
1975-1976: Cibona Zagreb
1976-1977: Cibona Zagreb
1977-1978: Cibona Zagreb
1978-1979: Cibona Zagreb
1979-1980: Cibona Zagreb
1980-1981: Cibona Zagreb
1981-1982: Cibona Zagreb
1982-1983: Cibona Zagreb
1983-1984: Cibona Zagreb

Head Coach:
1985-1986: Cibona Zagreb
1984-1985: KK Cibona Zagreb (Prva Liga)
1986-1987: OAR Ferrol (Spain)
1989-1990: TAU Vitoria (Spain)
1990-1991: Pop 84 Split (Prva Liga)
1991-1992: Panathinaikos Athens (Greece-A1)
1992-1993: Panathinaikos Athens (Greece-A1)
1996-1997: Split CO
2007-2008: KK Zagreb (A1), hired in Dec.’07
2008-2009: KK Zagreb (A1), left in Nov.’08
2010-2011: Shimane Susanoo Magic (Japan-BJ League)
2012-2013: Shimane Susanoo Magic (Japan-BJ League)
2013-2014: Wakayama Trians (Japan-NBL)
2015-2016: Chiba Jets (Japan-NBL)
2017-2018: Bambitious Nara (Japan-B League D2)
2019-2020: Al-Muharraq (Bahrain-Premier League)
2022-2023: Hong Kong Eastern Long Lions (Hong Kong-D1)

Awards/Achievements:
European Champions Cup Semifinals -1983
Yugoslavian League Regular Season Champion -1985, 86, 91
Yugoslavian League Champion -1985, 91
European Champions Cup Winner -1985, 86, 91
Yugoslavian Cup Winner -1985, 83, 86, 91
FIBA Club World Cup in Spain -1985 (3rd)
Yugoslavian League Finalist -1986
Eurocup -1991
Greek League Finalist -1993
Greek Cup Winner -1993
Head Coach: Japanese U21 National Team -2003-04
Head Coach: Japanese National Team -2004-06
Asian Championship in Doha -2005
World Championship in Japan -2006
FIBA Eurocup Quarterfinals -2008
Croatian Cup (Kresimir Cosic Cup) Winner -2008
FIBA Eurocup All-Star Game -2008
Croatian A1 League Semifinals -2008, 09
Japanese NBL Western Division Regular Season Champion -2014
Japanese NBL Finalist -2014
FIBA Asia Champions Cup Semifinals -2019
Bahrain League Semifinals -2020
Asia-Basket.com All-ASEAN League Coach of the Year -2023
ASEAN League Regular Season Runner Up -2023
ASEAN League Champion -2023

Won Croatian Cup and finished with best season for K.K. Zagreb in over 40 years.
Elected by FIBA as one of the 20 best coaches of Euroleague in the last 50 years.
-2010-2013 Head coach of Shimane Susanoo Magic, Japan.
-2014 -15 Head coach of Wakayama Trians, Japan.

 

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