Ivan Velić

{{Short description|Bosnian basketball player and coach}}

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Ivan Velić

| image =

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| position = Head coach

| league = Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina
ABA League Second Division

| team = Široki

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|10|19|df=y}}

| birth_place = Livno, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia

| nationality = Bosnian / Croatian

| draft_year = 1994

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| career_number =

| career_start = 1990

| career_end = 2002

| coach_start = 2004

| coach_end =

| years1 = 1999–2002

| team1 = Troglav Livno

| cyears1 = 2004–2010

| cteam1 = Široki (assistant)

| cyears2 = 2010–2013

| cteam2 = Široki

| cyears3 = 2015

| cteam3 = Jolly Šibenik

| cyears4 = 2015–2016

| cteam4 = Krka

| cyears5 = 2016–2017

| cteam5 = Jolly Šibenik

| cyears6 = 2018

| cteam6 = Sloboda Tuzla

| cyears7 = 2018–2021

| cteam7 = Cibona

| cyears8 = 2022–present

| cteam8 = Široki

| highlights =

• 3× Bosnian League champion (2010–2012)
• Croatian League champion (2019)
• 2× Bosnian Cup winner (2011, 2012)

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Ivan Velić (born 19 October 1972) is a Bosnian{{cite web |title=IVAN VELIC basketball profile |url=https://basketball.eurobasket.com/coach/Ivan-Velic/OKK-Sloboda-Tuzla/7764 |website=basketball.eurobasket.com |accessdate=29 October 2018}} professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach for Široki of the Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina and ABA League Second Division.

==Coaching career==

Velić spent most of his coaching career with Široki.{{cite web |title=Predstavljamo: Ivan Velić (košarka) |url=http://www.nezavisne.com/sport/izborsportiste/Predstavljamo-Ivan-Velic-kosarka/72954 |website=nezavisne.com |accessdate=9 June 2018}} He had two stints with Jolly Šibenik of the Croatian League, with whom, in the 2016–17 season, he finished in second place in the domestic cup, while the club also reached the play-offs of the national championship.

On 21 June 2015, Velić was hired by Krka to be their head coach.{{cite web |title=Ivan Velić novi trener Krke |url=http://www.vijesti.me/sport/ivan-velic-novi-trener-krke-839188 |website=vijesti.me |accessdate=9 June 2018}} In 2018, Velić worked with Sloboda Tuzla as head coach.{{cite web |title=Ivan Velić novi trener košarkaša Slobode |url=http://hms.ba/ivan-velic-novi-trener-kosarkasa-slobode/ |website=hms.ba |accessdate=9 June 2018}}{{cite web |title=Velić preuzeo Tuzlake |url=https://sport.avaz.ba/kosarka/356238/velic-preuzeo-tuzlake |website=sport.avaz.ba |accessdate=9 June 2018}}

On 8 June 2018, Velić was appointed the head coach of Croatian club Cibona.{{cite web |title=Ivan Velić novi trener Cibone |url=http://sport.hrt.hr/447123/ivan-velic-novi-trener-cibone |website=sport.hrt.hr |accessdate=9 June 2018}}{{cite web |title=Ivan Velić new Cibona head coach |url=http://www.aba-liga.com/news.php?id=40310 |website=aba-liga.com |accessdate=9 June 2018}} In June 2019, he celebrated winning the national championship with the club. On 1 April 2020, Cibona confirmed temporary termination of the contract with Velić due to the coronavirus outbreak in Croatia.{{cite web |title=DVOSTRUKI PRVAK EUROPE I PONOS HRVATSKE KOŠARKE OTPUSTIO JE - SVE! Šok podno Tornja: Trener i djelatnici dobili otkaze, nije se moglo intervenirati |url=https://sportske.jutarnji.hr/kosarka/dvostruki-prvak-europe-i-ponos-hrvatske-kosarke-otpustio-je-sve-sok-podno-tornja-trener-i-djelatnici-dobili-otkaze-nije-se-moglo-intervenirati/10157947/ |website=sportske.jutarnji.hr |accessdate=2 April 2020}} On 31 January 2021, Velić and Cibona parted ways.{{cite web|url=https://www.cibona.com/2021/01/priopcenje-kk-cibona-4/ |title=Priopćenje KK Cibona |publisher=KK Cibona |date=31 January 2021 |access-date=31 January 2021 |language=hr}} In July 2022, Široki named Velić as their new head coach.{{cite web |title=Ivan Velić ponovo na klupi HKK Široki |url=https://sportsport.ba/kosarka/ivan-velic-hkk-siroki/430341 |website=sportsport.ba |access-date=4 September 2022}}