| Ivan Perinčić | |
| Position: | Head coach |
| Height M: | 2.09 |
| Weight Kg: | 100 |
| Birth Date: | 11 February 1977 |
| Birth Place: | Zadar, SR Croatia, Yugoslavia |
| Nationality: | Croatian |
| Draft Year: | 1999 |
| Career Position: | Power forward |
| Career Number: | 7, 9, 11 |
| Career Start: | 1996 |
| Career End: | 2012 |
| Coach Start: | 2015 |
| Years1: | 1996–1998 |
| Team1: | Zadar |
| Years2: | 1998–2000 |
| Team2: | Zagreb |
| Years3: | 2000–2001 |
| Team3: | Zadar |
| Years4: | 2001–2002 |
| Team4: | Progresso Castelmaggiore |
| Years5: | 2002–2003 |
| Team5: | Zagreb |
| Years6: | 2003–2004 |
| Team6: | Türk Telekom |
| Years7: | 2004–2005 |
| Team7: | Dubrava |
| Years8: | 2005–2006 |
| Team8: | Cibona VIP |
| Years9: | 2006–2007 |
| Team9: | Mlékárna Kunín |
| Years10: | 2007–2008 |
| Team10: | Široki HT Eronet |
| Years11: | 2008–2009 |
| Team11: | Falco Szombathely |
| Years12: | 2010–2012 |
| Team12: | Zabok |
| Cyears1: | 2015–2017 |
| Cteam1: | Zabok (assistant) |
| Cyears2: | 2017–2018 |
| Cteam2: | Zabok |
| Cyears3: | 2018–2019 |
| Cteam3: | Cedevita (assistant) |
| Cyears4: | 2019–2020 |
| Cteam4: | Gorica (assistant) |
| Cyears5: | 2020–2021 |
| Cteam5: | Zadar (assistant) |
| Cyears6: | 2021 |
| Cteam6: | Zadar |
| Highlights: | As player
As assistant coach
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Ivan Perinčić (born 11 February 1977) is a Croatian professional basketball coach and former player.
Perinčić grew up with a youth system of his hometown team Zadar. A power forward, he spent his playing career in Croatia, Italy, Turkey, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Czech Republic, and Hungary. During his playing days, he played for Zadar, Progresso Castelmaggiore,[1] Zagreb, Türk Telekom, Dubrava, Cibona, Mlékárna Kunín, Široki, Falco Szombathely, and Zabok.[2] He retired as a player with Zabok in 2012.[3]
In July 1994, Perinčić was a member of the Croatia under-18 team that won the silver medal at the FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship in Tel Aviv, Israel. Over four tournament games, he averaged 8.2 points per game.[4] In July 1995, Perinčić was a member of the Croatia under-19 team that won fourth place at the FIBA Under-19 World Championship in Greece. Over eight tournament games, he averaged five points, 3.1 rebounds, and one assist per game.[5]
In July 2017, Zabok hired Perinčić as their new head coach.[6] He left Zabok in July 2018 and became an assistant coach for Cedevita under Sito Alonso.[7] In the 2019–20 season, he was an assistant coach for Gorica under Josip Sesar.[8]
In July 2020, Perinčić became an assistant coach for Zadar under Veljko Mršić.[9] On 15 July 2021, Zadar promoted Perinčić as the new head coach following departure of Veljko Mršić.[10] [11] [12] On 18 October, Zadar fired Perinčić after a disappointing (0–4) ABA League season opening.[13]
Perinčić comes from a basketball-playing family; his father is Čedomir Ćiro Perinčić, a retired basketball player, a semifinalist of the 1974–75 FIBA European Champions Cup with Zadar, and today a basketball coach;[3] [14] his aunt, Sonja, is also a retired basketball player for ŽKK Zadar, ŽKK Split, and for the junior's Yugoslavia national team;[14] and his brother is Hrvoje Perinčić, also retired basketball player and now coach, working in the youth system of KK ABC Zadar.[3] [14]