Jurica Golemac

Jurica Golemac (born 29 May 1977) is a Slovenian professional basketball coach and former player. He currently serves as a head coach for Cedevita Olimpija of the Slovenian League, ABA League and the EuroCup.

Jurica Golemac
Golemac with Slovenia, in 2009.
Cedevita Olimpija
PositionHead coach
LeagueSlovenian League
ABA League
EuroCup
Personal information
Born (1977-05-29) 29 May 1977
Zagreb, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalityCroatian / Slovenian
Listed height6.10 ft 10.25 in (2.12 m)
Listed weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
Playing career1996–2013
Coaching career2013–present
Career history
As player:
1995–1997Zrinjevac
1997–1998Union Olimpija (2nd team)
1998–1999Geoplin Slovan
1999–2002Union Olimpija
2002–2003Efes Pilsen
2003–2004Cibona
2004–2006Ural Great
2006–2007Hapoel Jerusalem
2007–2008Paris-Levallois
2008–2009Panellinios
2009Virtus Roma
2009Panathinaikos
2009–2010Alba Berlin
2010Zadar
2010–2011Colossus Rhodes
2011–2012Sidigas Avellino
2012–2013Krka
As coach:
2013–2015Cibona (assistant)
2016–2017Tajfun Šentjur
2016–2017Georgia (assistant)
2017–2019Koper Primorska
2020–presentCedevita Olimpija
Career highlights and awards
As player

As head coach

He is 2.09 m (6 ft 10¼ in) tall and weighs 102 kg (225 lbs). He can played at both the forward and center positions.

Professional career

In his professional career, Golemac has played with the following clubs: Zrinjevac, Union Olimpija, Geoplin Slovan, Efes Pilsen, Cibona, Ural Great, Hapoel Jerusalem, Paris-Levallois, Panellinios, Virtus Roma, Panathinaikos, Zadar, Colossus Rhodes, Alba Berlin and Sidigas Avellino, Krka. He retired from basketball in January 2013 after knee injury.

National team

Golemac played for the senior men's Slovenian national team at EuroBasket 2003, EuroBasket 2005, and at EuroBasket 2009.

Coaching career

Cibona (2013–2015)

Golemac started his coaching career as an assistant coach to Slaven Rimac in Cibona, in November 2013. The surprising victory at the 2013–14 ABA League Final Four held in Belgrade was followed by a string of bad results which resulted in Rimac and Golemac being sacked in December 2015.[1]

Georgia and Tajfun Šentjur (2016–2017)

In 2016, Golemac was appointed an assistant coach for the Georgia national team and the head coach for Tajfun Šentjur of the Slovenian League.

Koper Primorska (2017–2019)

In 2017, Golemac was named a head coach for Koper Primorska. In his premier season in the club, Primorska won first trophies in club history: the 2018 Slovenian Cup and the 2018 Slovenian Supercup. In 2019, Primorska won the ABA League Second Division and was consequently promoted to the First Division. Besides this success, he won the first Slovenian League and the second Slovenian Cup in club history.[2][3]

On 20 December 2019, Golemac resigned.[4]

Cedevita Olimpija (2020–present)

On 27 January 2020, Golemac was appointed a head coach for Cedevita Olimpija of the Slovenian League, ABA League and the EuroCup, following the departure of Slaven Rimac.[5]

References
  1. "Slaven Rimac više nije trener Cibone, klub ga je odlučio smijeniti". vecernji.hr (in Croatian). December 5, 2015. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
  2. "Sixt Primorska u prvom pokušaju osvojila slovenski Superkup". basketball.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved May 25, 2019.
  3. "Fešta v Kopru: Sixt Primorska prvič prvak". www.rtvslo.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved May 25, 2019.
  4. "Golemac više nije trener Primorske, preselio na funkciju savjetnika". sportnet.rtl.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved December 21, 2019.
  5. "Jurica Golemac znova pri Olimpiji, tokrat kot trener". www.rtvslo.si (in Slovenian). 27 January 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
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