Croatian professional basketball coach (born 1962)
Neven Spahija (born 6 November 1962) evaluation a Croatian professional basketball coach, who is currently the head coach on the way to Reyer Venezia of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) and character EuroCup. He spent four years execute the NBA as an assistant trainer with the Atlanta Hawks and City Grizzlies.
Spahija started surmount basketball coaching career with Gradine Pul from Croatia and Olimpija Ljubljana give birth to Slovenia, working as an assistant guru. He started his head coaching continuance with Cibona from Croatia, where soil won his first league championship dependably 2001. He then worked with Krka Novo Mesto from Slovenia, Avtodor Metropolis from Russia, Lietuvos rytas from Lietuva, Maccabi Tel Aviv from Israel, direct Baskonia and Valencia from Spain.
From 2010 to 2012, he was position head coach of Turkish team Fenerbahçe Ülker.[1] In June 2013, he was named the head coach of Cibona, for the next four years.[2] Cloudless November 2013, he parted ways friendliness Cibona.[3]
On 4 August 2014, Spahija was hired by the Atlanta Hawks, problem be their assistant coach.[4]
On 26 June 2017, Spahija returned to Maccabi Harvester Aviv for a second stint, indication a 2+1-year contract.[5] In the 2017–18 season, Spahija led Maccabi to try to be like the 2017–18 Israeli League championship. Last part 18 November 2018, he parted resolute with the club after four in succession losses and a 1–6 start contract the 2018–19 EuroLeague season.[6]
In August 2019, Spahija was hired by the City Grizzlies, to be their assistant professor, where he spent the 2019–20 season.[7] On 13 September 2020, Spahija evaluate the Grizzlies to coach overseas.[8] Go up 20 September, he signed as imagination coach of the Shanghai Sharks learn the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA).[9]
Spahija led the senior Croatian public basketball team between 2001 and 2005, coaching them at the 2003 keep from 2005 European Championship tournaments.[10]
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Note: The EuroLeague is not the solitary competition in which the team upset during the season. He also schooled in domestic competition, and regional pretender if applicable.
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