Edi Dželalija
Edi Dželalija (Croatian pronunciation: [edi džèlalȉjā]; born 28 November 1969) is a Croatian professional basketball coach.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 28 November 1969 Šibenik, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Nationality | Croatian |
| Position | Head coach |
| Coaching career | 1991–present |
| Career history | |
| As coach: | |
| 1991–1992 | Šibenka (assistant) |
| 1993–1998 | Triglav Osiguranje Rijeka (juniors) |
| 1998–2003 | Triglav Osiguranje Rijeka (assistant) |
| 2003–2006 | Svjetlost Brod |
| 2003–2004 | Croatia (assistant) |
| 2004–2006 | Croatia U18 |
| 2006–2007 | Široki |
| 2008–2009 | Svjetlost Brod |
| 2009–2010 | KK Rudar |
| 2010–2011 | KK Kraljevica |
| 2011–2013 | Jolly Šibenik |
| 2013–2014 | Tajfun Šentjur |
| 2015–2016 | Amal Essaouira |
| 2017–2018 | BC Razmi |
| 2018–2019 | Kuwait |
| 2019–2020 | Šibenka |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
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 a junior team head coach and five years as assistant coach for Rijeka-based club Triglav Osiguranje.
Svjetlost Brod and Croatia (2003–2006)
In 2003, Dželalija was appointed a head coach for Svjetlost Brod,[1] which he led to the Final Four of the Croatian League.
After he worked as an assistant coach to Neven Spahija at Eurobasket 2003, Dželalija took over the Croatia national under-18 basketball team in 2004, and led it at the 2005 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, winning the eleventh place, and at the 2006 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, winning the tenth place.
Jolly Šibenik (2011–2013)
In 2011, he was appointed a head coach for Jolly Šibenik, a women's club from his hometown.[2] In the first season, the club reached semifinal of the 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 led the Kuwait national team.[3]
Style of coaching
During his presentation as the new head coach for 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 the head coach of the Kuwait national team, between 2018 and 2019.[8]
He also worked with the famous Croatian basketball coach, Neven Spahija, as an assistant coach of the senior Croatian men's national team.
References
- "Edi Dželalija prvi platio ceh za krizu rezultata". m.vecernji.hr (in Croatian). 27 October 2009. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- "Dželalija: Sve sam u košarci radio osim trenera košarkašica". m.sibenik.in (in Croatian). 27 December 2011. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- "Dželalija preuzeo klupu Kuvajta". crosarka.com (in Croatian). Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- "Edi Dželalija novi je trener košarkaša Šibenke". gkk-sibenik.hr (in Croatian). 4 November 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- "Dželalija predstavljen na Baldekinu: "Onaj dres s brojem četiri u dvorani svima mora biti obaveza i svetinja"". sportnet.rtl.hr (in Croatian). 5 November 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- "GKK Šibenka - KK Zadar 11.11.2019". tv.hks-cbf.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 22 December 2019.
- "Rahimić novi trener Šibenke". sibenka.hr (in Croatian). 24 June 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
- "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.
External links
- Edi Dželalija - Head coach - GKK Šibenka, at hr.linkedin.com