Mirza Delibašić
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Mirza Delibašić was a male basketball player and coach born in Tuzla on January 9, 1954. He played as a small forward and shooting guard for KK Bosna, KK Sloboda Tuzla, and Real Madrid Baloncesto. Representing Yugoslavia in international competition, he participated in the 1976 and 1980 Summer Olympics, as well as the 1975 and 1979 Mediterranean Games. His professional career spanned from 1968 to 1983.
Delibašić held citizenship in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Serbia. He was a follower of Islam and was inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame. He died in Sarajevo on December 8, 2001, and was buried at Bare Cemetery.
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Key facts
- 1983
- Juve Caserta
- 1987
- Bosna
- 1989
- Bosna
- 1992
- Bosna
- Born
- ( 1954-01-09 ) 9 January 1954, Tuzla , PR Bosnia and Herzegovina , FPR Yugoslavia
- Died
- 8 December 2001 (2001-12-08) (aged 47), Sarajevo , Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Nationality
- Bosnian
- Listed height
- 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
- Listed weight
- 87 kg (192 lb)
- Nba draft
- 1976 : undrafted
- Playing career
- 1968–1983
- Position
- Shooting guard
- Coaching career
- 1993–1994
- 1968 1972
- Sloboda Tuzla
- 1972 1980
- Bosna
- 1980 1983
- Real Madrid
- 1993 1994
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Serbia
- Place of birth
- Tuzla
- Place of death
- Sarajevo
- Occupation
- basketball coach
- Religion
- Islam
- Participant in
- 1982 FIBA World Championship
- Sport
- basketball
- Member of team
- Real Madrid Baloncesto
- Position played
- shooting guard
- Country for sport
- Yugoslavia
- Mass
- 86
- Height
- 197
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- date of birth
- 1954-01-09
- date of death
- 2001-12-08
- end of work period
- 1983-00-00
- start of work period
- 1968-00-00
- place of burial
- Bare Cemetery
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Encyclopedic overview
Mirza Delibašić (9 January 1954 – 8 December 2001) was a Bosnian professional basketball player and coach. He is widely considered one of the greatest players in the history of European basketball.
Delibašić was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players in 1991. He was enshrined into the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2007. In 2008, he was named one of the 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors.
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