Ranko Žeravica
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
November 17, 1929 Dragutinovo, Kingdom of Yugoslavia |
| Died |
October 29, 2015 (aged 85) Belgrade, Serbia |
| Nationality | Serbian |
| Coaching career | 1971–2003 |
| Career history | |
| As coach: | |
| 1971–1974 | Partizan |
| 1974–1976 | FC Barcelona |
| 1976–1978 | Partizan |
| 1978–1980 | Pula |
| 1980–1986 | Crvena Zvezda |
| 1987–1989 | CAI Zaragoza |
| 1989–1990 | Irge Desio |
| 1990 | Filodoro Napoli |
| 1991 | Conservas Daroca |
| 1991 | Slobodna Dalmacija Split |
| 1993–1994 | Onyx Juvecaserta |
| 1995–1996 | Partizan |
| 1996–1997 | Crvena Zvezda |
| 2003 | CAI Zaragoza |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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As head coach:
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Ranko Žeravica (Serbian Cyrillic: Ранко Жеравица; 17 November 1929 – 29 October 2015) was a Serbian professional basketball coach.
With a career that spanned over 50 years, he is most noted for his work with the Yugoslav national team during the 1960s, 1970s, and early 1980s. In particular, Žeravica's single biggest achievement is guiding the country to its first ever major competition win — gold medal on home soil at the 1970 World Championships — leading to a huge expansion of the game of basketball throughout Yugoslavia.
Early life
Born to father Milorad and mother Gordana in the village of Dragutinovo (before it merged with Beodra into Novo Miloševo), Žeravica's education started in his village and continued in Kikinda where he traveled every day by train. His family stemmed from Herzegovina by ancestry, having moved to Mošorin area several generations before his birth, becoming wealthy farmers and land owners.[1]
Health problems and death
Ranko Žeravica had a history of cardiac problems. In 2009. he suffered a heart attack and had a triple bypass surgery. In early 2015. he was admitted to hospital due to chest pain and was diagnosed with a mild heart attack. He had a coronary stent surgery and was soon discharged from hospital.
Žeravica died, aged 85, on 29 October 2015 at his Belgrade home.[2]
Yugoslavia national basketball team
He coached the Yugoslavia national basketball team to a gold medal in 1980 Olympics and 1970 World Championship, silver in the 1968 Olympics, 1967 World Championship, 1969 European Championship and 1971 European Championship and bronze in the 1982 World Championship.
He has also coached Yugoslavia in 1972 Olympics and 1967 European Championship.
- 1967–72
Yugoslavia - ......1980 Yugoslavia
- ......1980
Argentina (technical advisor) - ......1982 Yugoslavia
FIBA Hall of Fame
In 2007, he was enshrined in the FIBA Hall of Fame.
See also
References
- ↑ Ispovest Ranka Žeravice: "Žućko je umro na rukama moje supruge";Blic, 20 February 2012.
- ↑ ODLAZAK KOŠARKAŠKE LEGENDE Preminuo Ranko Žeravica, Blic.rs, 29 October 2015.(Serbian)