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Zupan (surname)
Zupan or Župan is a South-Slavic surname. Notable people with this surname include: * Antonijo Zupan, Croatian footballer * Branko Zupan, Slovenian footballer and manager *Dim Zupan, Slovene children's writer * Dragan Župan, Croatian footballer *Jure Zupan, Slovene politician, Minister of Science and High Education (2004-2007) * Mark Zupan, American academic * Mark Zupan, American wheelchair rugby player *Marty Zupan, President Emeritus of the Institute for Humane Studies * Matjaž Zupan, Slovenian former jumper * Miha Zupan, Slovene basketball player *Romana Župan, Croatian sports sailor * Teja Zupan, Slovenian swimmer *Vitomil Zupan, Slovene literate *Zdravko Zupan Zdravko Zupan ( sr-cyr, Здравко Зупан; 7 February 1950 – 9 October 2015) was a Yugoslav comic book creator and historian. He is best known for comics such as " Tom & Jerry", "Zuzuko", "Munja", " Mickey Mouse", " Goofy" and "Ellswor ..., Yugoslav comic book creator and historian {{surname, Z ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonijo Zupan
Antonijo Zupan (born October 10, 1976) is a Croatian retired footballer who played in the Croatian First Football League, and the Canadian Soccer League. Playing career Zupan began his career with NK Zadar, Zadarkomerc in the Croatian First Football League in 1995, where he would spend a total of four seasons appearing in 66 matches and recording one goal. After the relegation of NK Zadar to the Croatian Second Football League, he signed with NK Istra. In 2003, he went abroad to Canada to sign with Toronto Croatia of the Canadian Professional Soccer League (1998-2005), Canadian Professional Soccer League. He made his debut for the club on July 11, 2003 in the match against St. Catharines Wolves. Throughout the season he helped Toronto clinch a postseason berth by finishing third in the Western Conference. He featured in the quarterfinal match against the Brampton Hitmen, where Toronto won the match by winning a penalty shootout by a score of 4-3. Unfortunately the result was rever ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Branko Zupan
Branko Zupan (born 22 September 1964) is a Slovenian Association football, football manager and former player who played as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper. Playing career Zupan made his debut for Slovenia national football team, Slovenia in an October 1993 Exhibition game, friendly match against North Macedonia national football team, Macedonia and earned a total of 8 caps, until 1996. References External links Branko Zupan at Football Association of Slovenia, NZS * 1964 births Living people Footballers from Maribor Men's association football goalkeepers Yugoslav men's footballers Slovenian men's footballers Slovenia men's international footballers FC Koper players NK Olimpija Ljubljana (1945–2005) players ND Gorica players NK Celje players Yugoslav Second League players Slovenian PrvaLiga players Slovenian football managers FC Koper managers ND Gorica managers Slovenian PrvaLiga managers Slovenian expatriate football managers Expatriate football mana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dim Zupan
Dim Zupan (born 19 February 1946) is a Slovene children's writer. He has also published three novels for adult readers. Zupan was born in Ljubljana in 1946. He studied Law at the University of Ljubljana. He published his first children's book in 1991, introducing the characters of Drekec Pekec and Pukec Smukec (Super Pooper and Farty Party) which became very popular with young readers and feature in a further four of his books. He has also published over twenty other books, including three novels and a theatre play. In 1996 he received the Levstik Award The Levstik Award ( sl, Levstikova nagrada) is a literary award in Slovenia awarded for achievements in children's literature. It has been bestowed since 1949 by the Mladinska Knjiga Publishing House, making it the first literary award established ... for his books ''Drekec Pekec in Pukec Smukec'' (Super Pooper and Farty Party) and '' Leteči mački'' (Flying Cats). Published works ; For young children: * (Little Tooth on H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dragan Župan
Dragan Župan (born 29 November 1982) is a Croatian football player that currently plays in the Treća HNL for Zagora Unešić. - Dalmatisnki Nogomet Career Župan started his career at . After that, he played for , HNK Šibenik and NK Posušje. In 2005. he signed for NK Zadar which was at that time play ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jure Zupan
Jure Zupan is a Slovenian physicist and founder of chemomectrics research in Slovenia, known for his work in applications and development of artificial neural networks in chemistry. Life Zupan was born in Ljubljana, Slovenia in 1943. He studied Physics at the University of Ljubljana and graduated in 1966. He obtained his PhD in Chemistry in 1972. He did his first research on the magnetic properties of solids at the Josef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana (1963–1973). In 1974 he has joined National Institute of Chemistry in Ljubljana to work on Computerized Databases, Chemometrics, and Artificial Intelligence. He did his post doctoral research at ETH Zürich (1975) and at NIH, Bethesda (1978). Work Since 1985 he is a Full professor at the University of Ljubljana. He was Visiting Professor at the Arizona State University in Tempe, USA (1982), at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium (1988), for 3 consecutive years (each year for three months) at the Technical University Munich, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Zupan (academic)
Mark Zupan is the President of Alfred University in Alfred, New York. Zupan had been the John M. Olin Distinguished Professor of Economics and Public Policy, Director of the Bradley Policy Research Center and a dean at University of Rochester's Simon Business School. Zupan also has served as a Director/Trustee for Constellation Brands, the Farash Corporation, PAETEC Holdings, Stocker Yale, and the Harley School. Biography Zupan began his tenure as the 14th President of Alfred University on July 1, 2016. He was named to the position by the University's Board of Directors on February 10, 2016. His inauguration took place on October 22, 2016. Zupan has outlined his goals for the university, and shared his thoughts about ways Alfred University can partner with the local community in the Hornell Evening Tribune. He was dean at the Simon Business School on a full-time basis from January 1, 2004. He championed an $85 million fundraising campaign that added nine new endowed profess ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Zupan (sportsman)
Mark Zupan (born May 20, 1975) is a wheelchair rugby player and the captain of the United States wheelchair rugby team which competed in the Paralympic Games in 2004. He is best known for his appearance in the 2005 film '' Murderball''. Zupan was also a part of the 2008 United States gold winning team at the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games. Early life Zupan was born in Cleveland, Ohio, to Thomas and Linda Zupan. He played varsity football and soccer at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, FL, earning him a scholarship to Florida Atlantic University. Paralyzing accident After a soccer game on October 14, 1993, Zupan got drunk with teammates at a bar and then crawled into the back of friend Chris Igoe's truck to sleep. Some time later Igoe left the bar unaware that Zupan was asleep in the back. Driving drunk, Igoe spun out and Zupan was thrown from the pickup bed, over a fence, and into a canal, where he held onto a branch for 14 hours until being discovered ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wheelchair Rugby
Wheelchair rugby (originally murderball, and known as quad rugby in the United States) is a team sport for athletes with a disability. It is practised in over twenty-five countries around the world and is a summer Paralympic sport. The US name is based on the requirement that all wheelchair rugby players need to have disabilities that include at least some loss of function in at least three limbs. Although most have spinal cord injuries, players may also qualify through multiple amputations, neurological disorders or other medical conditions. Players are assigned a functional level in points, and each team is limited to fielding a team with a total of eight points. Wheelchair rugby is played indoors on a hardwood court, and physical contact between wheelchairs is an integral part of the game. The rules include elements from wheelchair basketball, ice hockey, handball and rugby union. The sport is governed by the International Wheelchair Rugby Federation (IWRF) which was estab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marty Zupan
Martha "Marty" L. Zupan (born April 5, 1949) is the President Emeritus of the Institute for Humane Studies. Biography Zupan received a Bachelor of Arts in philosophy and psychology from the State University of New York at Fredonia. In 1975, she joined '' Reason'' as a book review editor, became associate editor in 1978, and served through the 1980s as managing editor and editor-in-chief, leaving in 1989. In 1987 Zupan wrote ''Liberated Cooking: Rabble-Rousing Recipes from Assorted Libertarian Luminaries'' with Lou Villadsen. She joined Institute for Humane Studies in 1989 as a vice president, and in 2001 she was appointed president of IHS. She stepped down as president in 2016. For a year after that, she served as a senior advisor. Zupan's work has been published in the '' Philosophy of Science'', the '' Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences'', '' Occasional Review'', and the ''New York Times Book Review''. She serves on the Advisory Committee of the Pope Center ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matjaž Zupan
Matjaž Zupan (born 27 September 1968 in Kranj) is a Slovenian former ski jumper who competed for the former Yugoslavia and afterwards for independent Slovenia from 1987 to 1994. He won a silver medal in the team large hill competition at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary. His best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was 4th in the individual large hill event in 1987. After his jumping days were over he a started successful coaching career. He was the coach of the Slovenian national ski jumping team from 1999 to 2006. His biggest successes were when Rok Benkovič won normal hill in World Championship in Oberstdorf and also bronze medal in same competition with Slovenian team. In 2002 he launched Slovenian eagles to the team bronze in Olympic games in Salt Lake City. After 2006 he quit his post as a coach and was replaced with Vasja Bajc. He took over Czech national team and stay there for three successful seasons. After that he quit so he could once again became h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miha Zupan
Miha Zupan (born September 13, 1982) is a Slovenian former professional basketball player. He played among hearing players at the highest level in Europe, despite being deaf since birth. He is a 2.05 m (6 ft in) power forward who can also play center when needed. He is the only deaf person to play in professional basketball league and in the EuroCup. Miha Zupan has competed at the Deaflympics on 5 occasions from 1997 to 2017. Early years Zupan spent most of his childhood in a special school for the deaf, eventually learning to speak. A type of hearing aid would later give him enough hearing to understand speech. He did not learn to play basketball until age 14, instead playing football and volleyball. After his first basketball coach spotted him in a schoolyard, he took to the game quickly, soon joining Slovenia's national basketball team for the deaf, which twice made the finals of the European championships with Zupan as its star. He was selected to represent Slovenia at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's hoop (a basket in diameter mounted high to a Backboard (basketball), backboard at each end of the court, while preventing the opposing team from shooting through their own hoop. A Field goal (basketball), field goal is worth two points, unless made from behind the 3 point line, three-point line, when it is worth three. After a foul, timed play stops and the player fouled or designated to shoot a technical foul is given one, two or three one-point free throws. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins, but if regulation play expires with the score tied, an additional period of play (Overtime (sports), overtime) is mandated. Players advance the ball by bouncing it while walking ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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