Adis Bećiragić

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Adis Bećiragić
Trepça
PositionHead coach
LeagueProCredit Superliga
Personal information
Born (1970-06-01) 1 June 1970 (age 55)
Sarajevo, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalityBosnian / Turkish
Listed height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Career information
Playing career1990–2000
Coaching career2011–present
Career history
As a player:
1990–1992Bosna
1992–1993Zenica Metalno
1994–1996PTT
1996–2000Ülkerspor
As a coach:
2007–2010Galatasaray (assistant)
2011–2012Kepez Belediyesi
2012–2014Darüşşafaka
2014Royal Halı Gaziantep
2014–2016Torku Konyaspor
2017–2018Uşak Sportif
2020–2021Peja
2020Iraq
2021–2023Ylli
2022–Bosnia and Herzegovina
2023–Trepça

Adis Bećiragić (Turkish: Aziz Bekir; born 18 June 1970) is a Bosnian-Turkish professional basketball coach and former player who is currently the head coach for Trepça of the Kosovo ProCredit Superliga, as well as the head coach of the senior men's Bosnia and Herzegovina national team. He was a backbone player on the Bosnian national basketball team during the 1990s.[1] Bećiragić ended his playing career in 2000, and has worked as a basketball coach since 2007.

Professional career

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Born in Sarajevo, SFR Yugoslavia in 1970, Bećiragić started his professional career at former European champions Bosna in 1990. He spent the rest of his carrer playing for Zenica Metalno, and in Turkey for PTT and Ülkerspor.

Bećiragić was a pivotal member of the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team, and played at the EuroBasket 1993, 1997 and 1999. Bosnia and Herzegovina managed to reach the quarter-finals of the 1993 edition.[2]

Coaching career

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Bećiragić started his coaching career as an assistant to Murat Özyer at Galatasaray. He was head coach of Torku Konyaspor between 2013 and 2016,[3] and was head coach for Uşak Sportif from 2017 to 2018.[4]

Bećiragić was appointed head coach of the Bosnia and Herzegovina men's national team in June 2022,[5] ahead of the EuroBasket in September. The team ultimately failed to qualify for the EuroBasket knockout stage.[6] In February 2025, he managed to qualify Bosnia and Herzegovina for the EuroBasket 2025.[7]

In May 2023, Bećiragić also became head coach for Trepça of the Kosovo ProCredit Superliga.[8]

Personal life

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During his time playing in Turkey, Bećiragić gained Turkish citizenship under the name Aziz Bekir.[9]

Playing achievements

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Coaching achievements

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References

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  1. ^ "Bećiragić: Delibašića volim iako me je istjerao iz reprezentacije". Al Jazeera Balkans (in Bosnian). 16 March 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Bosnia and Herzegovina at the EuroBasket 1993". Archive.fiba.com. 4 July 1993. Archived from the original on 10 December 2012.
  3. ^ "Adis Bećiragić više nije trener Torku Konyaspora". TRT Srpski (in Serbian). 18 April 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  4. ^ "Bećiragić dobio otkaz na klupi Usake". Ekskluziva.ba (in Bosnian). 20 March 2018. Archived from the original on 9 September 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  5. ^ E.B. (17 June 2022). "Adis Bećiragić je novi selektor košarkaške reprezentacije Bosne i Hercegovine" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  6. ^ "Eurobasket: BiH izgubila od Litvanije i ostala bez osmine finala". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 7 September 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  7. ^ Admir Jamaković (21 February 2025). "Košarkaši Bosne i Hercegovine se plasirali na Eurobasket!" (in Bosnian). Hayat TV. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  8. ^ "Novi angažman za selektora BiH: Adis Bećiragić preuzeo ekipu s Kosova" (in Bosnian). Radio Sarajevo. 24 May 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  9. ^ E.B. (1 September 2022). "Znate li zašto FIBA selektora BiH Adisa Bećiragića potpisuje kao Aziza Bekira?" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
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