Stipe Modrić

Not to be confused with Luka Modrić's father Stipe Modrić.

Stipe Modrić

Ilirija
Position	Assistant coach
League	Slovenian First League
Personal information
Born	(1979-05-08) May 8, 1979 (age 45) Sinj, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality	Slovenian
Listed height	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Career information
Playing career	1996–2018
Coaching career	2018–present
Career history
As player:
1996–1997	Alkar
1997–1998	Union Olimpija (2nd team)
1998–1999	Geoplin Slovan
1999–2003	Union Olimpija
2003	Ludwigsburg
2003–2006	Geoplin Slovan
2006	Cholet Basket
2007	Cedevita
2007–2008	Geoplin Slovan
2008–2009	Anwil Włocławek
2009–2010	Union Olimpija
2010–2011	Anwil Włocławek
2011–2012	Astrum Levice
2012–2014	Geoplin Slovan
2014—2015	Portorož
2015–2018	Ilirija
As coach:
2018–2019	Petrol Olimpija (assistant)
2019–present	Ilirija (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
ABA League winner (2002) 2× Slovenian League champion (2001, 2002) 4× Slovenian Cup winner (2001–2003, 2010)

Stipe Modrić (pronounced [stǐːpe mǒːdritɕ]; born May 8, 1979) is a Slovenian professional basketball coach who is the assistant coach for Ilirija of the Slovenian Second League.

Born in Sinj to a Croat father, Modrić played at the position of forward and power forward. During his career, he had played for Alkar, Union Olimpija, Ludwigsburg, Geoplin Slovan, Cedevita, Anwil Włocławek and Astrum Levice.

On December 11, 2012, he returned to Geoplin Slovan.^[1]

Modrić won the 2000–01 and 2001–02 Slovenian national championship with Olimpija. He also won the 2000, 2001 and 2002 Slovenian national cup with Olimpija, and won the 2001–02 ABA Goodyear League with the same team. He played in the 2000 Slovenian All Star game and was an occasional member of the Slovenia national team.^[2]

References

1. "Stipe Modrić novi član Slovana". KZS. Retrieved December 16, 2012.
2. Adriaticbasket profile