Slaven Rimac takes over the Split bench replacing Srđan Subotić
Slaven Rimac is the new bench boss in Split, the former Cedevita Olimpija head coach joins the "yellows" after spending the last two seasons as an assistant for Bayern Munich.
Slaven Rimac (Photo: Cedevita Olimpija/Jurij Kodrun)
Slaven Rimac is the new head coach of KK Split, the 48-year-old bench boss signed a two-year contract with the club on the Adriatic Sea. Rimac has rich playing and coaching experience behind him, an interesting fact is that Rimac's father, Matan, was the Jugoplastika head coach from 1979 to 1981.
- Everything has been resolved and signed, the reason our agreement took a touch longer than expected was more due to some technical reasons rather than the club or I having doubts about the deal. I am happy to come to Split, this is a big challenge for me after the episodes in Cibona, Cedevita Olimpija, and then working with Andrea Trinchieri at Bayern Munich for two years. I'm motivated to work independently, I'm joining a young team that needs a leader. Split has a lot of potential, but the road ahead will not be easy. I am looking forward to the start of the training camp. The players under contract and those who will join us must know what awaits the team, they must be ready for quality training sessions and quality performances. Basketball returned to Split in a rather nice way, with a big bang. We have to maintain that and raise it to another level. I sincerely hope that we will do so - said Rimac.
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Slaven Rimac novi je trener Splita!
Slaven Rimac novi je trener Splita, ugovor s 48-godišnjim stručnjakom potpisan je na dvije sezone. Rimac iza sebe ima bogato igračko i trenersko iskustvo, a zanimljivo je da je njegov otac Matan bio trenerom Jugoplastike od 1979. do 1981. godine. Slavene, dobrodošao na Gripe!
– Sve je riješeno i potpisano, ovo što se odužilo posljednjih dana bilo je više iz nekih tehničkih razloga nego što smo se klub ili ja premišljali. Sretan sam što dolazim u Split, ovo je veliki izazov za mene nakon epizoda u Ciboni, Cedevita Olimpiji, seljenja kluba u Ljubljanu, pa onda dvije godine rada s Andreom Trinchierijem u Bayernu. Motiviran sam za samostalni rad, stižem u mladu ekipu kojoj treba dodati nositelje. Split ima puno potencijala, put koji je pred nama neće biti jednostavan. S nestrpljenjem čekam početak priprema, igrači koji su tu i koji će doći moraju znati što nas čeka, moraju biti spremni za kvalitetne treninge i kvalitetne predstave. Košarka se u vratila u Split na prilično lijep način, na velika vrata. To moramo održati i podići na još jednu stepenicu više. Iskreno se nadam da će to tako i biti – rekao je Rimac.
