Background
His father is Memi Bečirović, former coach of the.
His father is Memi Bečirović, former coach of the.
He was selected in the second round (46th overall) of the 2003 National Basketball Association Draft by the Denver Nuggets. Bečirović played for the Slovenian youth teams of KK Bistrica and he made his debut with them during the 1995-1996 season. He then moved to the Slovenian club Maribor Ovni for the 1996-1997 season.
He then moved to the Slovenian Premiere A League team Pivovarna Laško, where he played from 1997-1999 and next to the Slovenian team Olimpija Ljubljana, where he played from 1999-1901.
He also played in Slovenia with Krka Novo Mesto in the 2003-2004 season. He signed for AJ Milano on 15 January 2010.
In October 2010 he signed a two-year contract with Türk Telekom. In March 2011 he left Türk Telekom by mutual agreement and then signed with CSKA Moscow until the end of the 2010-2011 season.
In August 2011 he moved to Italian club Benetton Treviso for one season.
In October 2012, he signed in Iran with Petrochimi Bandar Imam. On 14 April 2013, Bečirović signed with Dinamo Sassari till the end of the season. In August 2013, he returned to Iran and signed a one-year deal with Foolad Mahan Isfahan.
In December 2013, Bečirović returns to Slovenian club Krka Novo Mesto for the 2013-2014 season.
In August 2014, he signed with Fulgor Libertas Forlì of the Italian second division. On January 4, 2015, he left Forli and signed with Pallacanestro Piacentina of the Serie B Basket.
On March 16, 2015, he parted ways with Piacentina. Right after retiring from being a professional basketball player, Bečirović returned to Panathinaikos as an assistant coach of Aleksandar Đorđević.
Sani is married with Italian Simona.
He holds also Italian passport.In 2013 he established Basketball Academy Sani Bečirovič, who is currently sports director
With Olimpija Ljubljana he won the 2001 Slovenian League Championship and the 2000 and 2001 Slovenian Cups. He played in the Italian First Rate (at Lloyd's) league with Virtus Bologna during the 2001-2002 season, where he won the 2002 Italian Cup. He also played with the Italian clubs Casti Group Varese in the 2004-2005 season and Climamio Bologna in the 2005-2006 season, where he won the 2005 Italian Super Cup. Bečirović then moved to the Greek club Panathinaikos, where he won the Euroleague 2006-2007 championship, two Greek Cups (2007, 2008) and two Greek Championships (2007, 2008).
Bečirović was a member of the Slovenian national basketball teams that competed at the 1999 International Basketball Federation European Championship, the 2001 International Basketball Federation European Championship, the 2005 International Basketball Federation European Championship, and the 2006 International Basketball Federation World Championship.
