Nemanja Đurić
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
18 June 1936 Belgrade, Kingdom of Yugoslavia |
| Nationality | Serbian |
| Listed height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) |
| Listed weight | 93 kg (205 lb) |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 1955–1972 |
| Position | Power forward / Center |
| Number | 11, 14 |
| Coaching career | 1970–1976 |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1955 | Crvena zvezda |
| 1956–? | Radnički Belgrade |
| 1967–1968 | Noalex Venezia |
| 1968–1970 | Crvena zvezda |
| 1970–1972 | Oriolik Sl. Brod |
| As coach: | |
| 1970–? | Oriolik Sl. Brod |
| 1973–1974 | Crvena zvezda (assistant) |
| 1974–1976 | Crvena zvezda |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Nemanja Đurić (Serbian Cyrillic: Немања Ђурић; June 18, 1936), is a Serbian former professional basketball player and former coach.
Early life
Đurić was raised in a sports family. His father and uncle played football for Slavija in Belgrade. He has trained many sports, played football for Šumadija Belgrade, after which he moved to handball club Hero, and later moved to volleyball club Partizan where he stays for a longer period and played for all youth selections. Đurić started to play basketball at the urging of his friend Slobodan Ivković.
Playing career
Đurić made his first basketball steps in Crvena zvezda when he was 19. The club felt that he was too old, so he went to Radnički Belgrade.
Đurić played in Italy for Noalex Venezia in 1967–68 season. After that he return to Crvena zvezda and won Yugoslav League in 1968–69 season along with Vladimir Cvetković, Zoran Slavnić, Dragan Kapičić, Ljubodrag Simonović and others.[1] Also, he played in 1969–70 European Champions Cup. Later, he played for Oriolik from Slavonski Brod.[2]
Yugoslavia national team
As a player for the Yugoslavia national basketball team Đurić has played from 1959 to 1967. He participated in two World Championships (1963 in Brazil and 1967 in Uruguay)[3] and four European Championships (1959 in Turkey, 1961 in Yugoslavia, 1963 in Poland and 1965 in Soviet Union)[4] and two Summer Olympics (1960 in Rome and 1964 in Tokyo).[5] Đurić won two silver medals at World Championships, as well as two sliver medals (1961 and 1965) and one bronze (1963) at European Championships. Also, he won a gold medal at 1959 Mediterranean Games in Lebanon.
Croatia national team
Đurić played on the first unofficial friendly game for SR Croatia on 2 June 1964 in Karlovac.[6] Croatian team played against United States and lost 65:110. USA players coached by Red Auerbach were Bob Cousy, Tom Heinsohn, K. C. Jones, Jerry Lucas, Bob Pettit, Oscar Robertson and Bill Russel. Along with him, the Croatian players were Giuseppe Gjergja, Mirko Novosel, Petar Skansi and others.[7]
Coaching career
Đurić was an assistant coach of Aleksandar Nikolić in the Crvena zvezda, with whom he won 1974 European Cup Winner's Cup.[8]
From 1974 to 1976 Đurić coached the Crvena zvezda, winning one Yugoslav Cup.
Career achievements
Player
- Yugoslav League champion: 1 (with Crvena zvezda: 1968–69).
Head coach
- Yugoslav Cup winner: 1 (with Crvena zvezda: 1974–75).
Assistant coach
- European Cup Winner's Cup winner: 1 (with Crvena zvezda: 1973–74).
Coaching record
Yugoslav Basketball League
| Team | Year | G | W | L | W–L% | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crvena zvezda | 1974–75 | 26 | 18 | 8 | .692 | 4th |
| Crvena zvezda | 1975–76 | 26 | 13 | 13 | .500 | 5th |
| Career | 52 | 31 | 21 | .596 | ||
See also
References
- ↑ http://www.kkcrvenazvezda.rs/o-klubu-rs.html
- ↑ Feljton Radmilo Mišović (4): Forsiranje Kićanovića
- ↑ Nemanja Đurić at 1963 World Championship for Men
- ↑ Nemanja Đurić at 1959 European Championship for Men
- ↑ Nemanja Đurić at 1960 Olympic Games Tournament for Men
- ↑ "All Star NBA u Šancu 1964.". Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ↑ "KARLOVAC: 40 GODINA NBA LIGE U KARLOVCU". Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ↑ About Crvena zvezda
External links
- Nemanja Duric at sports-reference.com