- Memi Bečirovič
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Mehmed "Memi" Bečirovič (born 1 March 1961) was the head coach of the Slovenia national basketball team from December 2009 till December 2010, when he was replaced by Božidar Maljković.[1][2] He coached the national team at the 2010 FIBA World Championship in Turkey. He coached for ten teams in Slovenia, Italy, Ukraine, and Belgium in his thirteen year career.[3] This position was his first at the head of a senior international team, after previously coaching the Slovenian junior team at various age levels between 1997 and 2003. Bečirovič's son, Sani Bečirovič is a professional basketball player, currently with Italian side Olimpia Milano.
References
- ^ "Memi Bečirović" (in Slovene). 9 August 2010. http://www.siol.net/sportal/kosarka/SP2010/Slovenska_reprezentanca/2010/08/memi_Becirovic.aspx.
- ^ "Božidar Maljković košarkarski selektor [Božidar Maljković the Basketball Head Coach]" (in Slovene). Siol. 20 December 2010. http://www.siol.net/Sportal/Kosarka/2010/12/Bozidar_Maljkovic_postal_slovenski_selektor.aspx.
- ^ Profile at FIBA.com
Slovenia squad – 2010 FIBA World Championship - 8th place Categories:- 1961 births
- Living people
- Slovenian basketball coaches
- Southern European basketball biography stubs
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