Andrej Štimac (born March 31, 1979) is a Croatian professional basketball coach and former player who is the current head coach of Donar. During his playing career, he played as power forward and center.
| Donar | |
|---|---|
| Position | Head coach |
| League | BNXT League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | March 31, 1979 Rijeka, Croatia |
| Nationality | Croatian |
| Listed height | 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 2001–2017 |
| Position | Power forward / center |
| Coaching career | 2017–present |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 2001–2002 | Kvarner |
| 2002–2005 | Cibona |
| 2005–2006 | Menorca Bàsquet |
| 2006–2007 | Turów Zgorzelec |
| 2007–2008 | Zadar |
| 2008–2010 | Zagreb CO |
| 2010–2011 | Mersin BB |
| 2011–2012 | Djuro Djokovic |
| 2012–2015 | Lions de Genève |
| 2015–2016 | Lugano Tigers |
| 2016–2017 | Kvarner |
| As coach: | |
| 2017–2020 | Fribourg Olympic (assistant) |
| 2020–2022 | Lions de Genève |
| 2022 | Donar (assistant) |
| 2022–present | Donar |
| Career highlights and awards | |
As player:
As assistant coach: As head coach: | |
Playing career
editŠtimac started his professional career with KK Kvarner of the Croatian HT Premijer liga in 2001. Next, he spent three seasons with Cibona, also playing a total of 44 games in the EuroLeague where he averaged 4.7 points and 2.3 rebounds per game.[1] In 2005, he played for Menorca Bàsquet in Spain.
From 2012 to 2016, he played in Switzerland for Lions de Genève (2012–2015) and Lugano Tigers (2015–2016).[2] Štimac finished his career with a last season at his first club, Kvarner 2010.
Coaching career
editŠtimac began his coaching career in 2017, as an assistant for Fribourg Olympic in Switzerland, serving under Petar Aleksić. He left Fribourg in 2020,[3] he became the head coach of Lions de Genève and helped them win the Swiss Cup and SBL Cup in 2021. His contract was not renewed after the 2021–22 season after the Lions were eliminated in the semi-finals by Fribourg.[4]
In the summer of 2022, Štimac signed a one-year contract to become assistant coach for the Dutch club Donar of the BNXT League, where he was an assistant under Matthew Otten.[5] After Otten was fired after a disappointing start of the season, Stimac signed a contract as head coach until 2023–24 on October 31.[6]
Štimac and Donar reached the finals of the Dutch playoffs, following a win in the semi-finals over Heroes Den Bosch. In the finals, Donar lost 2–3 to ZZ Leiden, following a Game 5 loss in Leiden.[7]
References
edit- ^ "ANDREJ STIMAC | EuroLeague". Euroleague Basketball. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- ^ "Andrej Stimac now with Lugano Tigers - Latest Basketball News". latestbasketballnews.com. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- ^ FOB (17 April 2020). "Andrej Stimac verlässt Olympic". Fribourg Olympic Basket (in Swiss High German). Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- ^ "Basketball: Stimac non reconduit par les Lions de Genève, Attallah à la barre". RTSSport.ch (in French). 25 May 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- ^ "Andrej Stimac nieuwe assistent coach". Donar (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- ^ "Andrej Stimac aangesteld als hoofdcoach" [Andrej Štimac appointed head coach]. Donar (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- ^ "Donar stort volledig in en geeft landstitel weg aan ZZ Leiden" [Donar collapsed completely and gives away national championship to ZZ Leiden]. RTV Noord (in Dutch). 29 May 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.