Hinić played in five consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country from 1996 to 2012. He is, jointly with Greek Georgios Afroudakis and Hungarian Tamás Kásás, the tenth athlete to compete in water polo at five Olympics.[3] He was also voted the Croatia national team's most valuable player.
He played for Primorje, Brescia, Mladost, Enka Istanbul, and was right handed. He won the Italian Championship 2003, and Turkish Championship in 2015.
Currently, Hinić is the coach in his hometown of Rijeka. He is 6'8" tall and weighs 243 lbs.[3]
