Branislav Pokrajac

Branislav Pokrajac (Serbian Cyrillic: Бранислав Покрајац; 27 January 1947 – 5 April 2018) was a Serbian handball coach and player who competed for Yugoslavia in the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1976 Summer Olympics.^[1]

Branislav Pokrajac
Personal information
Full name	Branislav Pokrajac
Born	(1947-01-27)27 January 1947 Belgrade, FPR Yugoslavia
Died	5 April 2018(2018-04-05) (aged 71) Belgrade, Serbia
Nationality	Serbian
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Left wing
Senior clubs
Years	Team
	ORK Beograd
	Crvena zvezda
	Dinamo Pančevo
National team
Years	Team
1965–1976	Yugoslavia
Teams managed
	Dinamo Pančevo
1980–1984	Yugoslavia
1985	Spain
1988	United States
1989–1991	US Créteil
1992–1993	Crvena zvezda
	Egypt
2000–2001	FR Yugoslavia
2001–2003	Porto
	Qatar
2006	Partizan
2010–2012	Sporting CP
Medal record Men's handball Representing  Yugoslavia Olympic Games 1972 Munich Team 1984 Los Angeles Staff World Championship 1970 Paris Team 1974 East Germany Team 1982 West Germany Staff Mediterranean Games 1967 Tunis Team 1975 Algiers Team Representing  Yugoslavia World Championship 2001 France Staff

Club career

At club level, Pokrajac made his debut with ORK Beograd, before moving to Crvena zvezda. He later played for and served as head coach of Dinamo Pančevo.^[2]

International career

At international level, Pokrajac competed for Yugoslavia in two Olympic tournaments, winning the gold medal in 1972.^[3] He also won two bronze medals at the World Championships (1970 and 1974).

Coaching career

In 1980, Pokrajac was appointed as head coach for Yugoslavia. He led the team to the Olympic gold medal in 1984.