Razija Mujanović

Razija Mujanović (born 15 April 1967) is a Bosnian former women's basketball player. She was voted the best female European basketball player three times (1991, 1994 and 1995) by the Italian sports magazine La Gazzetta dello Sport.[1] She was elected to the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2017.[2][3]

Razija Mujanović
Personal information
Born (1967-04-15) 15 April 1967
Čelić, SR Bosnia-Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalityBosnian
Listed height2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
Listed weight75 kg (165 lb)
Career information
Playing career1982–2009
PositionCenter
Number12
Career history
1982–1990Jedinstvo Aida
1991–1992Dorna Godella
1991–1992Basket Puglia Bari
1992–1996Pool Comense
1996-1998Microcamp Campinas
1998Detroit Shock
1998-1999Basket Vicenza
1999-2000Basket Messina
2000-2002Celta Vigo
2002-2003FC Barcelona
2004Como
2004-2005Zagreb
2005-2006FC Barcelona
2006-2007Txingudi SBE
2007-2008Celta Vigo
2008–2009Ragusa Dubrovnik
Career highlights and awards
  • 3× Euroscar European Player of the Year (1991, 1994, 1995)
FIBA Hall of Fame as player
Medals
Women’s Basketball
Representing Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia
European Championship
Silver medal – second place1987 Madrid
Silver medal – second place1991 Tel Aviv
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1988 Seoul
FIBA World Cup
Silver medal – second place 1990 Malaysia


Representing Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place1993 France

Club career

Mujanović started her career with Jedinstvo Aida in Tuzla, and continued to play in Italy, Spain, Brazil, the United States, Croatia and Hungary. During her club career, she was twelve-time national league champion (in 1988, 1990, 1992 through 1998, 2002, 2003, 2005), and one national cup in 1992. She won EuroLeague four times, in 1989, 1992, 1994, and 1995.[3][4] During her club career, she was voted best female European basketball player in Euroscar European Player of the Year three times, in 1991, 1994, and 1995.[3]

WNBA career

In 1998, the Detroit Shock recruited Razija Mujanović, who played all 30 games of the season with the team.[5]

National team career

Mujanović won silver medals with the senior Yugoslavia women's national basketball team, at the 1988 Summer Olympic Games, the 1990 FIBA World Cup, and the EuroBasket Women 1991.[6] She later played with the senior Bosnian women's national basketball team. She played her last game with Bosnia, in September 2007.

References
  1. Gazzeta Dello Sport
  2. Dream Team, Shaq and Kukoc headline 2017 Class of FIBA Hall of Fame Inductees.
  3. "FIBA.basketball". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  4. "Basket Euroleague Women". www.allcompetitions.com. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  5. "SHOCK: Razija Mujanovic". www.wnba.com. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  6. Olympic results


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