Caner Osman ( mk, Џанер Осман; born 12 July 1991) is a Turkish-Macedonian coach and former professional

basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's h ...

player. He is currently assistant coach of Aleksandar Trifunović in Yeşilgiresun Belediye. He last played for

KK Kumanovo KK Kumanovo ( mk, КК Куманово) is a professional basketball club based in Kumanovo, North Macedonia. They currently play in the Macedonian First League. The club play their home matches at the Sports Hall Kumanovo. History Founded: 194 ...

which competes in the Macedonian First League .

Personal life

Osman was born in

Ohrid Ohrid ( mk, Охрид ) is a city in North Macedonia and is the seat of the Ohrid Municipality. It is the largest city on Lake Ohrid and the eighth-largest city in the country, with the municipality recording a population of over 42,000 inh ...

, to a

Turks in North Macedonia Turks in North Macedonia, also known as Turkish Macedonians and Macedonian Turks, ( mk, Македонски Турци, tr, Makedonya Türkleri) are the ethnic Turks who constitute the third largest ethnic group in the Republic of North Macedon ...

father and

Bosniaks in North Macedonia The Bosniaks in North Macedonia ( mk, Бошњаци, bs, Bošnjaci / Бошњаци) number 17,018 people according to the 2002 census. The population is largely concentrated in and around the capital Skopje, but also in the municipalities of ...

mother

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. His brother,

Cedi Osman Cedi Osman (born 8 April 1995) is a Turkish professional basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He plays the small forward position. Early years Osman was born in Ohrid, Macedonia, modern-da ...

, is also a professional basketball player.

References

1988 births Living people Macedonian men's basketball players Macedonian people of Turkish descent Macedonian people of Bosnia and Herzegovina descent Sportspeople from Ohrid Anadolu Efes S.K. players KK Bosna Royal players Erdemirspor players Small forwards {{RMacedonia-basketball-bio-stub