Damir Rančić

Damir Rančić
Ribola Kaštela
Position	Head coach
League	Prva liga
Personal information
Born	June 23, 1983; Split, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality	Croatian
Listed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight	215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
NBA draft	2005 / Undrafted
Playing career	2000–2018
Position	Shooting guard, Small forward
Career history
As player:
2000–2001	Solin
2001–2005	Split
2005–2006	Cibona
2006–2007	Panellinios
2007	Kyiv
2007–2008	Panellinios
2008–2010	Zadar
2010	Obradoiro CAB
2010	Panellinios
2010–2012	Zagreb
2013	Helios Domžale
2013–2014	Ribola Kaštela
2014	Pallacanestro Firenze
2014–2015	Ribola Kaštela
2015–2016	Soproni
2016–2018	Split
As coach:
2018–present	Ribola Kaštela
Career highlights and awards
	3× Croatian League (2003, 2006, 2011); 2× Croatian Cup (2004, 2011); Ukrainian Cup (2007); Croatian Cup F4 MVP (2004); Croatian All-Star Game MVP (2005); Ukrainian Cup MVP (2007); Mediterranean Games MVP (2009);
Men's Basketball
Representing Croatia
Mediterranean Games

Damir Rančić (born 23 June 1983) is a Croatian basketball coach and former professional player who currently coaches Ribola Kaštela of the Prva liga.

Pro career

Rančić was born in Split and began his professional career in 2000 with Solin. He then moved to Split in 2001. In 2005, he moved to Cibona Zagreb. He then joined Panellinios, before going to Kyiv. He then returned to Panellinios before moving to Zadar. In 2010, he joined Obradoiro CAB, before returning once again to Panellinios,[1] but left the team soon after for personal reasons.

After retiring as player due to chronicle back problems, in October 2018 he took up coaching Ribola Kaštela, a club he formerly played for.[2]

Croatian national team

Rančić was a member of the Croatian junior national teams. He played at the 1999 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. He has also been a member of the senior men's Croatian national basketball team. He played at the EuroBasket 2005 and he won the gold medal at the 2009 Mediterranean Games, where he was also voted the tournament's MVP.

References

"Eurocupbasketball.com - PANELLINIOS brings Rancic back". Archived from the original on 2010-09-28. Retrieved 2010-10-07.
"Damir Rančić prešao u trenerske vode". basketball.hr (in Croatian). October 24, 2018. Retrieved October 25, 2018.

External links

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[1] "Eurocupbasketball.com - PANELLINIOS brings Rancic back". Archived from the original on 2010-09-28. Retrieved 2010-10-07.

[2] "Damir Rančić prešao u trenerske vode". basketball.hr (in Croatian). October 24, 2018. Retrieved October 25, 2018.