Mirko Novosel
Mirko Novosel (born 30 June 1938) is a Croatian former professional basketball coach and player.
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| Born | 30 June 1938 Zagreb, Kingdom of Yugoslavia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Croatian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Playing career | 1952–1966 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Head coach | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coaching career | 1967–1993 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1952–1966 | Lokomotiva | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1967–1971 | Lokomotiva | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1971–1972 | Yugoslavia (juniors) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1973–1976 | Yugoslavia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1976–1985 | Cibona | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1980 | Yugoslavia (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1984 | Yugoslavia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1986–1988 | Cibona | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1988–1990 | Napoli | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1993 | Croatia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As head coach
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| Basketball Hall of Fame as coach | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIBA Hall of Fame as coach | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medals
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Novosel coached some of the greatest players in former Yugoslavia and Croatia, such as Croatian Hall of Fame players Krešimir Ćosić and Dražen Petrović. He was enshrined into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, as a coach, on 7 September 2007. He was inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame, as a coach, in 2010.
Playing career
Novosel played club basketball, from 1952 to 1966, with Lokomotiva Zagreb.
Coaching career
Clubs
Novosel coached Cibona to two Yugoslav League titles, seven Yugoslav Cups, and two European Champions Cup (EuroLeague) titles in 1985 and 1986, when he was named the European Coach of the Year.
Yugoslav national team
As a head coach, Novosel led the senior men's Yugoslavian national team to the silver medal at the 1974 FIBA World Championship, the silver medal at the 1976 Montreal Summer Olympics, and the bronze medal at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Olympics.
Croatian national team
Novosel was also the head coach for the senior men's Croatian national team. As a head coach, he won a bronze medal at the EuroBasket 1993.
Career achievements
Club career
- FIBA European Champions Cup (EuroLeague): 2 (with Cibona: 1984–85, 1986)
- FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup (Saporta Cup): 2 (with Cibona: 1981–82, 1986–87)
- FIBA European Champions Cup (EuroLeague) – top 6 (with Cibona: 1982–83)
- FIBA Korać Cup – finalist (with Cibona: 1979–80, 1987–88)
- Yugoslav League: 2 (with Cibona: 1981–82, 1983–84)
- Yugoslav Cup: 7 (with Cibona: 1968–69 (under the name Lokomotiva), 1979–80, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1984–85, 1987–88)
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