Miro Jurić

Miro Jurić (born 10 August 1972) is a Croatian professional basketball coach and former player.[1] He currently serves as an assistant coach for Šibenka of the Croatian League.

Miro Jurić
Šibenka
PositionAssistant coach
LeagueCroatian League
Personal information
Born (1972-08-10) 10 August 1972
Šibenik, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalityCroatian
Listed height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Career information
NBA draft1994 / Undrafted
Playing career1990–0
Coaching career2010–present
Career history
As player:
00Šibenka
00Split CO
00KK Rijeka
00Široki
00Šibenka
As coach:
2010–2018Šibenik (assistant)
2018–2019Šibenka
2020–presentŠibenka (assistant)
Medals
Men’s basketball
Representing  Croatia
FIBA World Cup
1994 CanadaTeam
Representing  Yugoslavia
European Championship for Cadets
1989 SpainTeam

National team career

Jurić was a member of the cadet Yugoslavia national team that won the silver medal at the 1989 European Championship in Spain.

He was also a member of the senior Croatia national team that won the bronze medal at the 1994 World Cup.[2]

Coaching career

Šibenka (2010–2019; 2020–present)

Following his retirement from playing professional basketball, Jurić was appointed an assistant coach for Šibenka under the coaching staff of the head coach, Jeronimo Šarin, in 2010, which role he took alongside Nenad Amanović and his former team-mate Petar Maleš.

On 11 May 2018, after the head coach Vladimir Anzulović parted ways with the club, Jurić was named his successor as the head coach of his hometown club.[3][4] In his official head coaching debut, on 6 October, Jurić led the team to a 86–79 win against Gorica.[5]

On 2 November 2019, following the 111–77 loss to Cibona in the Croatian League, he was sacked by the club.[6]

On 24 June 2020, following the appointment of Dženan Rahimić as the new head coach for Šibenka, Jurić was named his assistant.[7]

References
  1. Službeno je: Miro Jurić novi je trener narančastih
  2. "Croatia 13 - Miro Juric". archive.fiba.com. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  3. "Naslijedio Zulu: Miro Jurić novi je trener GKK Šibenik". m.sibenik.in (in Croatian). 11 May 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  4. "FOTO Miro Jurić i Petar Maleš, srce i duša kluba s Baldekina". sibenskiportal.rtl.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  5. "HT Premijer liga (1. kolo): Martin Junaković predvodio Šibenik do prve pobjede u novoj sezoni". hks-cbf.hr (in Croatian). 6 October 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  6. "Miro Jurić više nije trener seniorske ekipe Šibenke". gkk-sibenik.hr (in Croatian). 2 November 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  7. "Rahimić novi trener Šibenke". sibenka.hr (in Croatian). 24 June 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
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