Nikola Plećaš (born January 10, 1948) is a former Yugoslavian professional basketball player. At a height of 1.88 m (6'2") tall, and a weight of 86 kg (190 lbs.), he played at the point guard and shooting guard positions.
He was considered to be one of the greatest European basketball players of the 1960s and 1970s. During his playing career, he was nicknamed Sveti Nikola.[1] Plećaš is an ethnic Serb.[2]
nikola, plećaš, born, january, 1948, former, yugoslavian, professional, basketball, player, height, tall, weight, played, point, guard, shooting, guard, positions, personal, informationborn, 1948, january, 1948, bruvno, croatia, yugoslavianationalitycroatianli. Nikola Plecas born January 10 1948 is a former Yugoslavian professional basketball player At a height of 1 88 m 6 2 tall and a weight of 86 kg 190 lbs he played at the point guard and shooting guard positions Nikola PlecasPersonal informationBorn 1948 01 10 January 10 1948 age 75 Bruvno PR Croatia FPR YugoslaviaNationalityCroatianListed height6 ft 2 in 1 88 m Listed weight190 lb 86 kg Career informationPlaying career1967 1978PositionPoint guard Shooting guardCareer history1967 1976Lokomotiva Zagreb1976 1978Kvarner RijekaCareer highlights and awards2 FIBA European Selection 1970 1972 FIBA Korac Cup champion 1972 Yugoslav Cup winner 1969 Medals Men s BasketballRepresenting YugoslaviaOlympic Games1968 Mexico City TeamFIBA World Cup1970 Ljubljana Team1974 Puerto Rico TeamEuroBasket1969 Italy Team1971 West Germany Team1973 Spain Team1975 Yugoslavia TeamMediterranean Games1967 Tunis TeamHe was considered to be one of the greatest European basketball players of the 1960s and 1970s During his playing career he was nicknamed Sveti Nikola 1 Plecas is an ethnic Serb 2 Contents 1 Club career 2 Yugoslavian national team 3 See also 4 References 5 Sources 6 External linksClub career EditPlecas began his playing career with the youth teams of Mladost Zagreb He then played professionally with Lokomotiva Zagreb and Kvarner Rijeka He was a member FIBA European Selection team in 1970 and 1972 He won the European wide 3rd tier level FIBA Korac Cup championship in 1972 Yugoslavian national team EditPlecas was a member of the senior Yugoslavian national basketball team With Yugoslavia s senior national team he won the silver medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics the gold medal at the 1970 FIBA World Championship and the silver medal at the 1974 FIBA World Championship He also played at the 1972 Summer Olympics 3 See also EditYugoslav First Federal Basketball League career stats leadersReferences Edit Nikola Plecas Saint Nikola Kosarkaska legenda Presao put od Svetog Nikole do Ubij Srbina Vesti online in Serbian 8 January 2008 Retrieved 2015 06 18 Nikola PLECAS YUG Sources EditNikola Plecas Scorer with no flaw Nekada i sad Nikola Plecas veliko ime jugoslovenske kosarke Sveti Nikola Slobodna Dalmacija in Croatian 2000 05 29 Retrieved 2010 05 18 External links EditFIBA Profile FIBA Europe Profile This article about a Yugoslav Olympic medalist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This biographical article relating to a European basketball figure is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nikola Plecas amp oldid 1104324320, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
