Ivan Perinčić

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

Ivan Perinčić
Personal information
Born (1977-02-11) 11 February 1977
Zadar, SR Croatia, Yugoslavia
NationalityCroatian
Listed height2.09 m (6 ft 10 in)
Listed weight100 kg (220 lb)
Career information
NBA draft1999: undrafted
Playing career1996–2012
PositionPower forward
Number7, 9, 11
Coaching career2015–present
Career history
As player:
1996–1998Zadar
1998–2000Zagreb
2000–2001Zadar
2001–2002Progresso Castelmaggiore
2002–2003Zagreb
2003–2004Türk Telekom
2004–2005Dubrava
2005–2006Cibona VIP
2006–2007Mlékárna Kunín
2007–2008Široki HT Eronet
2008–2009Falco Szombathely
2010–2012Zabok
As coach:
2015–2017Zabok (assistant)
2017–2018Zabok
2018–2019Cedevita (assistant)
2019–2020Gorica (assistant)
2020–2021Zadar (assistant)
2021Zadar
Career highlights and awards
As player

As assistant coach

  • Croatian League champion (2021)
  • 2× Croatian Cup winner (2019, 2021)
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Croatia
European U-18 Championship
Silver medal – second place1994 IsraelUnder-18

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
  1. "Basket. Gli avversari dei Crabs: il Castelmaggiore di Ticchi". newsrimini.it. 6 February 2002. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  2. "Zabok ostao bez trenera, Ivan Perinčić pomoćnik Situ Alonsu". basketball.hr. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  3. "Ivan Perincic at krepsinis.net". krepsinis.net. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  4. L.A. (31 July 2012). "Još jedan Perinčić u trenerskim vodama". tportal.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  5. "1994 U18 Croatia #7 - Ivan Perincic". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  6. "1995 U19 Croatia #7 - Ivan Perincic". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  7. "Ivan Perinčić samostalnu seniorsku karijeru započinje kao trener Zaboka". basketball.hr. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  8. "Ivan Perinčić je novi trener KK Zadar". ezadar.net.hr. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  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. "Ivan Perinčić je novi trener Zadra!". kkzadar.hr (in Croatian). 15 July 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  11. "Zadar appoint Ivan Perinčić as their new head coach". aba-liga.com. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  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. "Zadar smijenio trenera nakon groznog početka sezone". index.hr. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  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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