| Memi Bečirovič | |
| Position: | Head coach |
| Team: | Nanjing Monkey Kings |
| League: | CBA |
| Birth Date: | 1961 3, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Slovenska Bistrica, PR Slovenia, FPR Yugoslavia |
| Nationality: | Slovenian |
| Coach Start: | 1986 |
| Cyears1: | 1986–1993 |
| Cteam1: | Slovenska Bistrica |
| Cyears2: | 1993–1994 |
| Cteam2: | Maribor Branik U16 |
| Cyears3: | 1995–1996 |
| Cteam3: | Bawaria Voltex (youth) |
| Cyears4: | 1997–1998 |
| Cteam4: | Satex Maribor |
| Cyears5: | 1998–1999 |
| Cteam5: | Branik Maribor |
| Cyears6: | 1999–2000 |
| Cteam6: | Union Olimpija (youth) |
| Cyears7: | 2000–2002 |
| Cteam7: | Slovenia U20 |
| Cyears8: | 2002–2003 |
| Cteam8: | KK Rogla |
| Cyears9: | 2003–2004 |
| Cyears10: | 2004–2005 |
| Cteam10: | Rimini Crabs |
| Cyears11: | 2005–2007 |
| Cteam11: | Helios Domžale |
| Cyears12: | 2007–2008 |
| Cteam12: | Union Olimpija |
| Cyears13: | 2008–2009 |
| Cteam13: | Azovmash |
| Cyears14: | 2009–2010 |
| Cteam14: | Oostende |
| Cyears15: | 2009–2010 |
| Cteam15: | Slovenia |
| Cyears16: | 2012–2013 |
| Cteam16: | Mahram Tehran |
| Cyears17: | 2012–2015 |
| Cteam17: | Iran |
| Cyears18: | 2015 |
| Cteam18: | Union Olimpija |
| Cyears19: | 2015–2020 |
| Cteam19: | Jiangsu Dragons |
| Cyears20: | 2020-present |
| Cteam20: | Nanjing Monkey Kings |
| Highlights: | As head coach
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Mehmed "Memi" Bečirovič (born 1 March 1961) is a Slovenian professional basketball coach. He currently serves as the head coach for the Nanjing Monkey Kings of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He was the head coach of the Slovenia national team from December 2009 till December 2010, when he was replaced by Božidar Maljković.[1] [2] He coached the national team at the 2010 FIBA World Championship in Turkey. He coached for ten teams in Slovenia, Italy, Ukraine, and Belgium in his thirteen-year career.[3] This position was his first at the head of a senior international team, after previously coaching the Slovenian junior team at various age levels between 1997 and 2003.
Bečirovič's son, Sani, was a professional basketball player and now is a sporting director, currently with Cedevita Olimpija.
As the head coach of the Iran national team, Bečirovič led the team to its first and second FIBA Asia Cup championship in the fourth and fifth edition of the tournament in Tokyo and Wuhan in 2012 and 2014. He also led Iran to their third title in the 2013 FIBA Asia Championship and also qualification for the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup in Spain. He also led Iran to the silver medal at the 2014 Asian Games.