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Andrija Žižić

Andrija Žižić
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Andrija Žižić with Panathinaikos B.C.
Cibona Zagreb
Position Sporting director
League A-1 Liga
ABA League
FIBA Champions League
Personal information
Born (1980-01-14) January 14, 1980 (age 37)
Split, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality Croatian
Listed height 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in)
Listed weight 120 kg (265 lb)
Career information
NBA draft 2002 / Undrafted
Playing career 1998–2016
Position Power forward / Center
Career history
1998–2003 Split
2003–2004 Cibona Zagreb
2004–2005 Barcelona
2005–2007 Olympiacos
2007–2008 Panathinaikos
2008–2009 Galatasaray Cafe Crown
2009 CAI Zaragoza
2009–2010 Cedevita Zagreb
2010–2011 ASVEL Basket
2011 Cedevita Zagreb
2011–2013 Cibona Zagreb
2014 Astana
2014 Maccabi Tel Aviv
2014–2015 Credito di Romagna Forli
2015 Pallacanestro Piacentina
2015–2016 Cibona Zagreb
Career highlights and awards

EuroLeague records since the 2000–01 season

  • Most 2-point field goals made in a game without a miss

EuroLeague records since the 2000–01 season

Andrija Žižić (born January 14, 1980) is a Croatian former professional basketball player. His height is 2.07 m (6 ft 9 ½ in) and he played as a forward-center. He is currently sporting director of Cibona Zagreb.

His previous teams are: Omiš, Solin, KK Split, Cibona Zagreb, FC Barcelona, Olympiacos, and Panathinaikos. He has won two Croatian League championships (2003, 2004) and in the 2002-03 season he was the top rebounder in the Adriatic League (8.2 rebounds per game). He has won Greek championship and the Greek cup for the season 2007-08.

On July 17, 2008, Žižić signed a two-year contract with the Turkish team Galatasaray Cafe Crown. On January 15, 2009, he left Galatasaray and signed with the Spanish club CAI Zaragoza for the rest of the season. On June 24, 2010, he signed with ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne in France. On February 28, 2011, he left ASVEL and signed with Cedevita Zagreb for the rest of the season.

In the summer of 2011 he returned to Cibona Zagreb. On December 12, 2013, he parted ways with Cibona. On January 3, 2014 he signed with BC Astana. On February 12, 2014, he left Astana and signed with Maccabi Tel Aviv for the rest of the season. With the third club he joined in the 2013–14 season he became the Euroleague champion playing the role of the third-choice Center position player.


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