Slobodan Kuzmanovski
Slobodan Kuzmanovski (Serbian Cyrillic: Слободан Кузмановски; born 11 June 1962) is a Serbian handball coach and former player who competed for Yugoslavia in the 1984 Summer Olympics and in the 1988 Summer Olympics.
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| Full name | Slobodan Kuzmanovski | |||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 June 1962 Šabac, PR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia | |||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Serbian | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Right back | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Metaloplastika | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior clubs | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||
| Metaloplastika | ||||||||||||||||||||
1989–1990 | Puleva Málaga | |||||||||||||||||||
1990–1991 | TSV St. Otmar St. Gallen | |||||||||||||||||||
1991–1996 | OM Vitrolles | |||||||||||||||||||
1996–1997 | Prosesa Ademar León | |||||||||||||||||||
1997–1998 | Trieste | |||||||||||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||
| Yugoslavia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams managed | ||||||||||||||||||||
2005 | Gaeta | |||||||||||||||||||
2008 | Junior Fasano | |||||||||||||||||||
2013 | Štart Nové Zámky | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Club career Edit
Born in Šabac, Kuzmanovski started out at his hometown club Metaloplastika. He helped them win seven consecutive Yugoslav Championships (1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, and 1987–88), four Yugoslav Cups (1979–80, 1982–83, 1983–84, and 1985–86), and two successive European Cups (1984–85 and 1985–86). Later on, Kuzmanovski played abroad in Spain, Switzerland, France, and Italy.[1]
International career Edit
At international level, Kuzmanovski won two Olympic medals for Yugoslavia, one gold (1984) and one bronze (1988). He was also a member of the team that placed fourth in the 1990 World Championship.
Coaching career Edit
In 2013, Kuzmanovski briefly served as head coach of Slovak team Štart Nové Zámky. He previously coached Gaeta[2] and Junior Fasano[3] in Italy.
Honours Edit
- Metaloplastika
- Yugoslav Handball Championship: 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88
- Yugoslav Handball Cup: 1979–80, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1985–86
- European Cup: 1984–85, 1985–86
- OM Vitrolles
- Championnat de France: 1993–94, 1995–96
- Coupe de France: 1992–93, 1994–95
- Cup Winners' Cup: 1992–93
References Edit
- ^ "Stasera l'AlPi affronta Trieste: in palio la guida solitaria della classifica E' già sfida-scudetto Ivanisevic spera nel fattore campo" (in Italian). gelocal.it. 26 November 1997. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ "Annuario 2005/06" (in Italian). figh.it. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ "Annuario 2007/08" (in Italian). figh.it. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
External links Edit
- Olympic record
- Slobodan Kuzmanovski at Olympedia