Mirko Novosel

Mirko Novosel

Personal information
Born	(1938-06-30) 30 June 1938 Zagreb, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Nationality	Croatian
Career information
Playing career	1952–1966
Position	Head coach
Coaching career	1967–1993
Career history
As player:
1952–1966	Lokomotiva
As coach:
1967–1971	Lokomotiva
1971–1972	Yugoslavia (juniors)
1973–1976	Yugoslavia
1976–1985	Cibona
1980	Yugoslavia (assistant)
1984	Yugoslavia
1986–1988	Cibona
1988–1990	Napoli
1993	Croatia
Career highlights and awards
As head coach 2× EuroLeague champion (1985, 1986) European Coach of the Year (1985) 2× FIBA European Selection (1995) 2× FIBA Saporta Cup champion (1982, 1987) 2× Yugoslav League champion (1982, 1984) 7× Yugoslav Cup winner (1969, 1980–1983, 1985, 1988)
Basketball Hall of Fame as coach
FIBA Hall of Fame as coach
Medals Men’s basketball Head Coach for Yugoslavia Olympic Games 1976 Montreal 1984 Los Angeles FIBA World Cup 1974 Puerto Rico EuroBasket 1973 Spain 1975 Yugoslavia Head Coach for Croatia 1993 Germany

Mirko Novosel (born 30 June 1938) is a Croatian former professional basketball coach and player.

Novosel coached some of the greatest players in former Yugoslavia and Croatia, such as Croatian Hall of Fame players Krešimir Ćosić and Dražen Petrović. He was enshrined into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, as a coach, on 7 September 2007. He was inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame, as a coach, in 2010.

Playing career

Novosel played club basketball, from 1952 to 1966, with Lokomotiva Zagreb.

Coaching career

Clubs

Novosel coached Cibona to two Yugoslav League titles, seven Yugoslav Cups, and two European Champions Cup (EuroLeague) titles in 1985 and 1986, when he was named the European Coach of the Year.

Yugoslav national team

As a head coach, Novosel led the senior men's Yugoslavian national team to the silver medal at the 1974 FIBA World Championship, the silver medal at the 1976 Montreal Summer Olympics, and the bronze medal at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Olympics.

Croatian national team

Novosel was also the head coach for the senior men's Croatian national team. As a head coach, he won a bronze medal at the EuroBasket 1993.

Career achievements

Club career

• FIBA European Champions Cup (EuroLeague): 2 (with Cibona: 1984–85, 1986)
• FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup (Saporta Cup): 2 (with Cibona: 1981–82, 1986–87)
• FIBA European Champions Cup (EuroLeague) – top 6 (with Cibona: 1982–83)
• FIBA Korać Cup – finalist (with Cibona: 1979–80, 1987–88)
• Yugoslav League: 2 (with Cibona: 1981–82, 1983–84)
• Yugoslav Cup: 7 (with Cibona: 1968–69 (under the name Lokomotiva), 1979–80, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1984–85, 1987–88)

See also

• List of FIBA EuroBasket winning head coaches
• List of EuroLeague-winning head coaches

External links

• Basketball Hall of Fame page on Novosel
• FIBA Hall of Fame Profile