Mirko Bašić
Mirko Bašić (born 14 September 1960 in Bjelovar, SFR Yugoslavia) is a former Croatian handball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics and in the 1988 Summer Olympics. He has also played six EHF Champions League finals winning two in 1984-85 and 1985-86 as part of the famous RK Metaloplastika which dominated European handball in the 1980s (often referred to as Handball Aliens).[1]
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| Full name | Mirko Bašić | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
14 September 1960 Bjelovar, SFR Yugoslavia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Croatian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1972–1976 | Partizan Bjelovar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1976–1980 | Partizan Bjelovar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1980–1989 | Metaloplastika Šabac | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1989–1990 | Medveščak Zagreb | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1990–1992 | Vénissieux | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992–1994 | OM Vitrolles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1996–2001 | Badel 1862 Zagreb | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2001–2002 | Medveščak Infosistem | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2002 | Zagreb | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2003 | Fotex Veszprém | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1979–1981 | Yugoslavia U-21 | 17 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1979–1991 | Yugoslavia | 133 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992–2000 | Croatia | 47 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams managed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2003 | Croatia (GK coach) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2003–2010 | RK Zagreb (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018 | Croatia (GK coach) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Bašić was a big influence on Thierry Omeyer who is regarded as the greatest goalkeeper in handball history.[2]
Career
At the age of 16 Bašić debuted for RK Partizan Bjelovar.
In 1984 he was a member of the Yugoslav handball team which won the gold medal. He played all six matches as goalkeeper. Four years later he was part of the Yugoslav team which won the bronze medal. He played five matches as goalkeeper.
In 1985 and 1986 he was a member of European Champions Cup winning team of RK Metaloplastika. With RK Metaloplastika he also won 7 Yugoslav national titles. He also played an additional ECC final with the club and reached three more semi-finals and a Cup Winners' Cup semi-final. Throughout the 1980s Bašić was considered one of the best goalkeepers in the game.[3] In 1989 he left Šabac to go play for Medveščak Zagreb for one season. With club he won the Yugoslav Cup that season.
He moved to the French LNH to Vénissieux handball club, with whom he won the 1992 championship. Then he joined the wealthy emerging OM Vitrolles in 1992 and won the 1993 EHF Cup Winners' Cup and in 1994 his second French title. From 1994 to 1996 Bašić was in retirement from handball.[4]
In 1996 he returned to the scene with Badel 1862 Zagreb where he played for five years winning five league and four cup titles also reaching the EHF Champions League final three times.[5] After a season and half in RK Medveščak he ended his career in 2003 at Fotex Veszprém.[6]
Personal life
He is the father of professional handball player Sonja Bašić.
Honours
Player
- Partizan Bjelovar
- Yugoslav First League (2): 1976-77, 1978–79
- Metaloplastika Šabac
- Yugoslav First League (7): 1981-82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88
- Yugoslav Cup (3): 1983, 1984, 1986
- European Champions Cup (2): 1984-85, 1985-86, finalist (1): 1983-84
- Medveščak Zagreb
- Yugoslav Cup (1): 1990
- Vénissieux
- French First League (1): 1991-92
- Coupe de France (2): 1991, 1992
- Vitrolles
- French First League (1): 1993-94
- Coupe de France (1): 1993
- EHF Cup Winners' Cup (1): 1993, finalist (1): 1994
- Badel 1862 Zagreb
- Croatian First League (5): 1996-97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999-00, 2000–01
- Croatian Cup (4): 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
- EHF Champions League finalist (3): 1996-97, 1997-98, 1998-1999
- Fotex Veszprém
- Hungarian First League (1): 2002-03
- Magyar Kupa (1): 2003
- Individual
- Best goalkeeper in the world: 1982, 1986
Assistant Coach
- RK Zagreb
- Croatian First League (7): 2003-04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10
- Croatian Cup (7): 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
- EHF Cup Winners' Cup finalist (1): 2005
References
- ""Vanzemaljci" glume sami sebe". novosti.rs. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
- "Thierry Omeyer: Mirko Bašić mi je bio velika inspiracija". 24 sata. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
- "Mirko Bašić: Hrvatska bez mnogih zlata zbog golmana". balkan-handball.com. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
- "Et un, et deux, et trois podiums..." humanite.fr. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
- "Mirko Bašić". os-prva-bj.skole.hr. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
- "Ein großer Torwart: Mirko Basic feiert seinen 50. Geburtstag". handball-world.com. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
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