Edi Dželalija

Edi Dželalija (pronounced [ědi džèlalȉjā]; born November 28, 1969) is a Croatian professional basketball coach.

Edi Dželalija
Personal information
Born (1969-11-28) November 28, 1969
Šibenik, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalityCroatian
PositionHead coach
Coaching career1991–present
Career history
As coach:
1991–1992Šibenka (assistant)
1993–1998Triglav Osiguranje Rijeka (juniors)
1998–2003Triglav Osiguranje Rijeka (assistant)
2003–2006Svjetlost Brod
2003–2004Croatia (assistant)
2004–2006Croatia U18
2006–2007Široki
2008–2009Svjetlost Brod
2009–2010KK Rudar
2010–2011KK Kraljevica
2011–2013Jolly JBS Šibenik (women)
2013–2014Tajfun Šentjur
2015–2016Amal Essaouira
2017–2018BC Razmi
2018–2019Kuwait
2019–2020Šibenka
Career highlights and awards
  • Croatian Coach of the Year (2012)

Coaching career

First years

Born in Šibenik, Dželalija graduated from the Rijeka Faculty od Kinesiology and the Faculty of Economics. In 1991, he started his professional basketball coaching career with Šibenka, where he worked as an assistant coach to Anđelko Matov. Later, he worked five years as junior team head coach and five years as assistant coach of Rijeka-based team Triglav Osiguranje.

Svjetlost Brod and Croatia (2003–2006)

In 2003, Dželalija was appointed head coach of Svjetlost Brod,[1] which he led to the Final Four of the Croatian Championship.

After he worked as an assistant coach to Neven Spahija at the 2003 EuroBasket, Dželalija took over Croatia national under-18 team in 2004 and led them at the 2005 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, winning eleventh place, and at the 2006 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, winning tenth place.

Jolly JBS Šibenik (2011–2013)

In 2011, he was appointed head coach for Jolly Šibenik, a women's club from his hometown.[2] In inaugural season, the club reached semifinals of the Croatian Championship and Dželalija won the Croatian Coach of the Year award in 2012. Later, he led Tajfun Šentjur from Slovenia, Amal Essaouira from Morocco, BC Razmi from Georgia, while from 2018 to 2019, he worked as head coach of the Kuwait national team.[3]

Šibenka (2019–2020)

On 4 November 2019, Dželalija was appointed head coach of Šibenka.[4][5] In his debut, he led the club to a 74–81 loss to Zadar.[6]

On 24 June 2020, after the expiration of the contract, Dželalija did not renew it and left Šibenka.[7]

Style of coaching

During his presentation as new head coach at Šibenka, he emphasized that he wants and prefers fast, modern and, for spectators, attractive basketball. With his ability and experience, he has particularly distinguished himself as head coach of the Kuwait national team between 2018 and 2019.[8]

References
  1. "Edi Dželalija prvi platio ceh za krizu rezultata". Večernji list (in Croatian). 27 October 2009. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  2. "Dželalija: Sve sam u košarci radio osim trenera košarkašica". Šibenik IN (in Croatian). 27 December 2011. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  3. "Dželalija preuzeo klupu Kuvajta". Crošarka (in Croatian). Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  4. "Edi Dželalija novi je trener košarkaša Šibenke" (in Croatian). GKK Šibenik. 4 November 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  5. "Dželalija predstavljen na Baldekinu: "Onaj dres s brojem četiri u dvorani svima mora biti obaveza i svetinja"". Sportnet (in Croatian). 5 November 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  6. "GKK Šibenka - KK Zadar 11.11.2019". HKS TV (in Croatian). Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  7. "Rahimić novi trener Šibenke" (in Croatian). Šibenka. 24 June 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  8. "Burić: I kada smo pobjeđivali nismo bili dobri. Dželalija: Igrat ćemo brže, imamo mlade igrače!". Basketball.hr (in Croatian). 5 November 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
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