Andrija Žižić

Andrija Žižić

Zizic with Panathinaikos BC.
Position Forward-Center
Height 6 ft 9.5 in (2.07 m)
Weight 265 lb (120 kg)
League A-1 Liga
Adriatic League
ULEB Eurocup
Team KK Cedevita
Born January 14, 1980 (1980-01-14) (age 32)
Split, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality  Croatia
Pro career 1998–present
Career history KK Split (1998–03)
Cibona Zagreb (2003–04)
FC Barcelona (2004–05)
Olympiacos (2005–07)
Panathinaikos (2007–08)
Galatasaray Cafe Crown (2008–09)
CAI Zaragoza (2009)
KK Cedevita Zagreb (2009-10)
ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne (2010-11)
Awards Adriatic League Rebounding Champion 2003

Andrija Žižić (born January 14, 1980) is a Croatian professional basketball player. His height is 2.07 m (6 ft 9 ½ in) and he plays as a forward-center. He plays with the pro club KK Cedevita.

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Pro career

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. In July 2008, Žižić signed a 2 year contract with the Turkish team Galatasaray Cafe Crown.[1][2]

In June 2010 he signed with ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne in France.[3] On February 28, 2011 he signed with KK Cedevita.[4]

Croatian national team

He is a member of the senior Croatian national basketball team. He has also won a silver medal at the 1998 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship and a bronze medal at the 1999 FIBA Under-19 World Championship, while playing with the Croatian national junior teams.

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