Alen Abaz
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Alen Abaz, born in Sarajevo, is a professional basketball coach and former player. Currently employed as assistant coach at Bosnian national basketball team.
| Free Agent | |
|---|---|
| Position | Coach (basketball) |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 23 July 1973 Sarajevo,SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Nationality | Bosnian |
| Listed height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) |
| Listed weight | 90 kg (198 lb) |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 1990–1999 |
| Position | Point guard |
| Coaching career | 1999–present |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1990-1992 | Bosna |
| 1992-1993 | Tigers Tübingen |
| 1993-1994 | Antalyaspor |
| 1994-1996 | Rottenburg |
| 1997-1999 | Bosna |
| As coach: | |
| 1999-2002 | Bosna (Youth selection head coach) |
| 2002-2008 | Bosna (Assistant) |
| 2008-2009 | Bosna |
| 2008-2009 | Tebnin SC |
| 2008-2009 | Bosnia and Herzegovina men's national basketball team (Assistant) |
| 2010-2011 | Sagesse SC (basketball) |
| 2011-2012 | Bejjeh SC |
| 2012-2013 | Amchit Club |
| 2013-2014 | Homenetmen Beirut (basketball) |
| 2014 | Bosnia and Herzegovina men's national basketball team (U-20) |
| 2014-2017 | Al Mouttahed Tripoli |
| 2015 | (Assistant) |
| 2018-2019 | Al-Muharraq SC |
| 2019-2022 | Baskets Oldenburg |
| 2022 | Bosnia and Herzegovina men's national basketball team (Assistant) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| As coach: | |
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Personal information[edit]
Born: 23 July 1973 (age 49) in Sarajevo,Bosnia and Herzegovina
Nationality: Bosnia and Herzegovina
Listed height: 6 ft 1 in (1.87 m)
Listed weight:198 lbs (90 kg)
Career information[edit]
Growing up in Bosnia and Herzegovina he started training basketball in KK Bosna Royal where he attended in all youth selection and later on as a senior player and coach. During the Bosnian War he moved to Germany where he played for Tigers Tübingen in 1992. In 1993 he signed for Antalya Buyuksehir Belediyesi.Coming back to Germany in 1994 he played two more years for B.C. Rottenburg. Upon returning to his hometown in 1997 he signed a two years contract for KK Bosna Royal. After invitation from the Sports director Mirza Delibasic he continued his work in KK Bosna Royal as youth selection basketball coach during 1999-2002. In 2002 KK Bosna Royal head coach Hamdo Frljak promoted him to assistant coach in a senior team. Recognized for his work and knowledge later on by Mensur Bajramovic, Nenad Markovic and Jure Zdovc he was promoted to a head coach in 2008.[1] During this period of time 2002-2008 KK Bosna Royal was three times champion of Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina[2] , two times Mirza Delibasic Cup finalist, reached ABA League final eight and participated in Euro Cup Basketball . He also participated and completed a three year basketball seminar with https://www.fiba.basketball/coaches/europe-coaching-certificate under the mentorship of Svetislav Pesic. By the end of 2008 he left KK Bosna Royal and continued his international coaching career in Lebanese Basketball League, where he coached 6 different clubs in in the period of ten years.[3] During the season 2013-2014 he was able to bring Homenetmen Beirut basketball team to the first division.
Basketball Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina appointed him as U-20 Head coach.[4] With great ambitions, under his leadership, the team won FIBA U20 European Championship division B and qualified to a division A.[5]
After taking a position as a head coach at Al Mouttahed Tripoli in years 2014-2017, he brought them to the final four tournament. His next basketball station was at Al-Muharraq_SCin Bahrain where he led his team to the super cup finals.[6]
In 2019 he moved to Germany an signed a three years contract with Baskets Oldenburg as an assistant coach.[7] After three years as an assistant coach he was appointed a head coach.[8]
References[edit]
- ↑ Skaka, M (9 July 2008). "Intervju sa trenerom KK Bosna ASA BHT".
- ↑ Prljak, Branimir (18 Jun 2008). "Foto galerija: KK Bosna - šampion 07/08".
- ↑ "Abaz od «fenjera» do polufinala!". 8 April 2009.
- ↑ "Alen Abaz, selektor mlade bh. košarkaške reprez. i Jusuf Nurkić, bh.reprezentativac". 10 July 2014.
- ↑ "Abaz: BiH će s ovim igračima imati sjajnu budućnost". 20 July 2014.
- ↑ "Alen Abaz pronašao novi angažman". 7 September 2018.
- ↑ "Baskets Oldenburg: Assistant Abaz new coach". 19 January 2021.
- ↑ "Abaz new head coach of the EWE Baskets". 19 January 2022.
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