Demir Kaan

Demir Kaan — Biography

Demir Kaan, born Damir Mršić, is a Bosnian-born basketball player known for his three-point shooting; he took the name Demir Kaan when he acquired Turkish citizenship. He is regarded as one of Fenerbahçe's legendary players, spent the last six seasons of his career there as a captain, and after retiring in 2010 stayed on at the club in a management role.

He began in Tuzla with the Sloboda Dita youth system and turned professional in 1989. In 1992 he moved to Split and won the Croatian Cup in 1993 and 1994. He came to Turkey in 1995 with Netaş and then became a standout at Tuborg in İzmir, topping the league in scoring in 2000 and in assists in 2001. He spent one season at Fenerbahçe in 2001-02, then went to Russia, winning the 2003 Russian Cup with UNICS Kazan and playing for Dynamo Moscow. In 2004 he returned to Fenerbahçe, which was becoming Fenerbahçe Ülker. In this second spell he won league titles in 2007, 2008 and 2010, the Turkish Cup in 2010 and the 2007 Presidential Cup.

He has held Turkish citizenship since 2003. He played for the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team from 1999 and appeared at EuroBasket 2001, 2003 and 2005. On 25 July 2010 he announced his retirement from playing; he then worked for two years as team manager of Fenerbahçe Ülker and left that role in 2012.