Damir Rančić (born 23 June 1983) is a Croatian professional basketball coach and former player, who currently serves as the head coach for Split of the Croatian League.
Pro career Rančić was born in Split and began his professional career in 2000 with Solin. He then moved to Split in 2001. In 2005, he moved to Cibona Zagreb. He then joined Panellinios, before going to Kyiv. He then returned to Panellinios before moving to Zadar. In 2010, he joined Obradoiro CAB, before returning once again to Panellinios, but left the team soon after for personal reasons.
After retiring as player due to chronicle back problems, in October 2018 he took up coaching Ribola Kaštela, a club he formerly played for.
Croatian national team Rančić was a member of the Croatian junior national teams. He played at the 1999 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. He has also been a member of the senior men's Croatian national basketball team. He played at the EuroBasket 2005 and he won the gold medal at the 2009 Mediterranean Games, where he was also voted the tournament's MVP.
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External links Euroleague.net profile Eurobasket.com profile Adriatic League profile Spanish League profile Greek League profile