- Mirza Delibašić
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Mirza Delibašić Nickname(s) Kindje Position Guard Height 6 ft 5.75 in (1.97 m) Born 9 January 1954
Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina, at the time Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Former YugoslaviaDied 8 December 2001 Nationality 
BosnianCareer history KK Sloboda Tuzla (1968-72)
Bosna Sarajevo (1972-80)
Real Madrid (1980-82)Awards 50 Greatest Euroleague Contributors, FIBA Hall of Fame Mirza Delibašić (January 9, 1954 – December 8, 2001) was a Bosnian basketball player. He was born in Tuzla, located in northeastern Bosnia and Herzegovina, in the former Yugoslavia.
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Career
Medal record Competitor for 
YugoslaviaMen's Basketball Olympic Games Silver 1976 Montreal Team Gold 1980 Moscow Team World Championship Gold 1978 Philippines Yugoslavia Bronze 1982 Colombia Yugoslavia European Championships Gold 1975 Yugoslavia Yugoslavia Gold 1977 Belgium Yugoslavia Bronze 1979 Italy Yugoslavia Silver 1981 Czechoslovakia Yugoslavia Mediterranean Games Gold 1975 Algiers Yugoslavia Gold 1979 Split Yugoslavia Mirza Delibašić "Kindje" (Bosnian Kinđe) led his club KK Bosna Sarajevo to the Euroleague Championship in 1979. After leaving KK Bosna, Delibašić went to Spain where he along with Juan Corbalán, Wayne Brabender, Fernando Martín Espina, Dražen Petrović, and Arvydas Sabonis, is considered to be one of the best players ever to play for the "royal club" Real Madrid.
En route to a place among the European greatest players, Mirza Delibašić has won everything there was to win with Yugoslavia including Olympic gold in 1980, European gold three times, World Championship gold in 1978, plus many titles in European club competitions.
In addition to having played together for their national team, Mirza Delibašić and Dražen Dalipagić have also played together for Real Madrid. Their performance in a 1981 Euroleague game vs. KK Cibona in Zagreb is only one of the many highlights of their careers.
Mirza Delibašić scored 26 and Dalipagić 33 points. The game appropriately finished with a two-on-one fastbreak with Delibašić making a behind-the-back fake pass to Dalipagić and passing by a defender for a two-handed dunk at the buzzer. Cibona fans put aside their team loss and showed their appreciation for Bosnian stars` performances with standing ovations at the end of the game.
Health problems
In August 1983 He suffered a near-fatal brain hemorrhage and had to permanently retire from the sport he loved. He lived in Sarajevo throughout the 1992-1996 siege of the city. His final years were marked by persistent health problems due to his heavy drinking, which led to his death on December 8, 2001 in Sarajevo at the age of 47. Several thousand people attended his funeral in Sarajevo and KK Bosna renamed its arena in his honor.
Honors
In 2000, Mirza Delibašić was selected the sportsman of the 20th century in Bosnia and Herzegovina. A memorial basketball tournament is held every year in the Dvorana Mirza Delibašić. In 2007, he was enshrined in the FIBA Hall of Fame.
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Yugoslavia squad – 1978 FIBA World Championship Champions - Gold medal Yugoslavia squad – 1982 FIBA World Championship - Bronze medal 4 A. Petrović | 5 Kićanović | 6 Radović | 7 Žižić | 8 Jerkov | 9 Avdija | 10 Vilfan | 11 Knego | 12 Radovanović | 13 B. Petrović | 14 Dalipagić | 15 Delibašić | Coach: Žeravica
1976 Olympic Silver Medalists Men's Basketball – Yugoslavia 
1980 Olympic Champions Men's Basketball – Yugoslavia Euroleague's 50 Greatest Contributors List Players
Fragiskos Alvertis • Sergei Belov • Miki Berkovich • Dejan Bodiroga • Wayne Brabender • Juan Antonio Corbalan • Krešimir Ćosić • Mike D'Antoni • Dražen Dalipagić • Predrag Danilović • Mirza Delibašić • Vlade Divac • Aleksandar Đorđević • Nikos Galis • Manu Ginóbili • Saras Jasikevičius • Radivoj Korać • Toni Kukoč • Clifford Luyk • Pierluigi Marzorati • Bob McAdoo • Dino Meneghin • Bob Morse • Aldo Ossola • Theo Papaloukas • Anthony Parker • Dražen Petrović • Dino Rađa • Manolo Raga • Antonello Riva • Emiliano Rodríguez • Arvydas Sabonis • J.A. San Epifanio • Walter Szczerbiak • Panagiotis Yannakis
Coaches
Pedro Ferrándiz • Pini Gershon • Alexandar Gomelskiy • Dušan Ivković • Božidar Maljković • Ettore Messina • Aca Nikolić • Željko Obradović • Dan Peterson • Lolo Sainz
Referees
Artenik Aradabjian • Mikhail Davidov • Lubomir Kotleba • Yvan Mainini • Costas RigasFIBA Hall of Fame Inductees Coaches (16) Alexeyeva • Díaz-Miguel • Ferrándiz • A. Gomelsky • E. Gomelsky • Gaze • Iba • Kondrashin • Newell • Nikolić • Novosel • Primo • Smith • Soares • Yow • ŽeravicaContributors (31) Airaldi Rivarola • Ashry • Atakol • Bouffard • Busnel • Calvo • Carneiro • Dos Reis • Greim • Hepp • Jones • Killian • Kozlowski • López • Martín • Naismith • Otto • Pitzl • Popović • Ramsay • Šaper • Saporta • Scuri • Seguro de Luna • Semashko • Seye Moreau • Stanković • Steitz • Ueda • Wahby • YoonPlayers (31) A. Belov • S. Belov • Chazalon • Ćosić • Cruz • Dalipagić • Daneu • Delibašić • Divac • Furlong • Galis • González • Kićanović • Korać • Maciel • Marcari • Martín • Marzorati • Meneghin • Meyers • Miller • Pasos • Petrović • Robertson • Rodríguez • Ronchetti • Russell • Sabonis • Schmidt • Semjonova • ZassoulskayaTechnical Officials (11) Categories:- 1954 births
- 2001 deaths
- People from Tuzla
- Bosniaks of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Yugoslav basketball players
- Olympic basketball players of Yugoslavia
- Basketball players at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Liga ACB players
- Real Madrid Baloncesto players
- Basketball players at the 1980 Summer Olympics
- Shooting guards
- Small forwards
- Olympic gold medalists for Yugoslavia
- Olympic silver medalists for Yugoslavia
- FIBA Hall of Fame inductees
- Eurobasket-winning players
- Alcohol-related deaths in Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Olympic medalists in basketball
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