Stipe Modrić (; born May 8, 1979) is a Slovenian professional

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coach who is the assistant coach for Ilirija of the

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. Born in

Sinj Sinj (; it, Signo; german: Zein) is a town in the continental part of Split-Dalmatia County, Croatia. The town itself has a population of 11,478 and the population of the administrative municipality, which includes surrounding villages, is 24, ...

to a Croat father, Modrić played at the position of forward and

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. During his career, he had played for Alkar,

Union Olimpija Košarkarski klub Olimpija ( en, Olimpija Basketball Club) was a men's professional basketball club based in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Olimpija has won 23 National League championships, including eight consecutive titles between 1992 and 1999. T ...

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Geoplin Slovan Košarkarsko društvo Slovan, commonly referred to as KD Slovan or simply Slovan, is a basketball team from Ljubljana, Slovenia. History The origins of the club are dating back to 1951, when Stane Urek suggested a formation of a basketball club ...

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and Astrum Levice. On December 11, 2012, he returned to Geoplin Slovan. Modrić won the 2000–01 and 2001–02 Slovenian national championship with Olimpija. He also won the 2000, 2001 and 2002 Slovenian national cup with Olimpija, and won the

2001–02 ABA Goodyear League 12 teams from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia and Montenegro and Slovenia participated in Goodyear League in its first season: Union Olimpija, Krka, Pivovarna Laško, Geoplin Slovan, Cibona VIP, Zadar, Triglav Osiguranje, Split Croatia Osig ...

with the same team. He played in the 2000 Slovenian All Star game and was an occasional member of the Slovenia national team.Adriaticbasket profile
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Modric, Stipe 1979 births Living people People from Sinj Slovenian men's basketball players Cholet Basket players Croatian men's basketball players Forwards (basketball) KD Slovan players KK Cedevita players KK Olimpija players KK Włocławek players KD Ilirija players Slovenian people of Croatian descent KK Alkar players