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Slobodan Ivković
Serbian basketball player and coach (1937–1995) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Slobodan "Piva" Ivković (Serbian Cyrillic: Слободан Ивковић; 4 August 1937 – 28 November 1995[1]) was a Serbian professional basketball player and coach.
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Playing career
Ivković played club basketball at the senior level in the club Radnički Belgrade. He was a well-talented player with much better physical capabilities, but nobody managed to stabilize him as a player. Besides that, he had weak sight, which was a serious problem since in those times many games were played outside, during the night.[2]
Coaching career
Ivković was one of the first Serbian coaches that went to school in the USA. He was the founder of the creation of a modern coach organization in the former Yugoslavia. He coached in the following clubs: Radnički Belgrade, OKK Belgrade, MZT Skopje, Kazma (Kuwait), and Al Ahli (United Arab Emirates).[1]
Personal life
His younger brother Dušan was a former basketball player and FIBA Hall of Fame coach.
Ivković is related to the famous Serbian scientist Nikola Tesla. Ivković's maternal grandmother Olga Mandić and Tesla were first cousins.[3][4]
A memorial tournament named after him is held in Belgrade. The organizer is the basketball club Radnički.[5]
Career achievements
- Head coach
- Yugoslav League: 1 (with Radnički Belgrade: 1972–73)
- Yugoslav Cup: 1 (with Radnički Belgrade: 1975–76)
- FIBA European Champions Cup – semifinalist (with Radnički Belgrade: 1973–74)[6]
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