Mehmed "Memi" Bečirovič was the head coach of the Slovenia national basketball team

Slovenia national basketball team

The Slovenian National Basketball Team is a team that is selected by the Basketball Federation of Slovenia to compete in major international basketball events in representation of Slovenia....

 from December 2009 till December 2010, when he was replaced by Božidar Maljković

Božidar Maljkovic

Božidar "Boža" Maljković is a Serbian basketball coach, one of the most successful in Europe, having won a title with practically all clubs he trained, including four Euroleague titles with three different clubs...

. He coached the national team at the 2010 FIBA World Championship

2010 FIBA World Championship

The 2010 FIBA World Championship, hosted by Turkey, was the international basketball competition contested by the men's national teams. The tournament ran from August 28 to September 12, 2010. It was co-organized by the International Basketball Federation , Turkish Basketball Federation and the...

 in Turkey

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. He coached for ten teams in Slovenia

Slovenia

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, Italy

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, Ukraine

Ukraine

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, and Belgium

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 in his thirteen year career. 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 Bečirovič

Sani Becirovic

Sani Bečirović is a Slovenian 1.96 m professional basketball player currently plays for the Benetton Treviso, that plays at both point guard and shooting guard positions...

 is a professional basketball player, currently with Italian side Olimpia Milano

Olimpia Milano

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