Dragomir Bukvić ( sr-cyr, Драгомир Буквић; born 29 April 1954) is a Serbian professional

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coach and former player.

Playing career

Bukvić started to play basketball for youth teams of Sloboda Tuzla and Radnički Belgrade. He had his first senior basketball experience with Radnički Belgrade of the

Yugoslav First League The Yugoslav First League ( Bosnian: Prva savezna liga u fudbalu, sr-Cyrl-Latn, Прва савезна лига у фудбалу, Prva savezna liga u fudbalu, , , , , ) was the premier football league in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1918–1941) ...

in the 1975–76 season. He served the

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in 1976. Later he played for the Dinamo Pančevo and the Mladost Zemun. In 1984 he retired.

Coaching career

Men's basketball

On the beginning of his coaching career he was head coach for the Mladost Zemun.

Women's club basketball

Bukvić coached teams in Serbia, Slovenia and Italy. He coached Partizan,

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and

Crvena zvezda Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club), commonly referred to as Crvena zvezda () and colloquially referred to as Red Star Belgrade in anglophone media, is a ...

of the First League of FY Yugoslavia/Serbia and Montenegro. Also, he spent the 2007–08 season with Crvena zvezda competing at the First League of Serbia. Bukvić coached the Lek Ježica, the Merkur Celje and the Grosbasket of the Slovenian League. He won three Slovenian championships and four cup tournaments. In Italy, he coached the Pool Comense and the Virtus Sogeit La Spezia of the Serie A1.

Women national teams

SFR Yugoslavia

Bukvić won silver medal at the 1991 European Championship for Cadettes with SFR Yugoslavia U14 national team. Also, he led women's university team at the

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in Fukuoka.

FR Yugoslavia/Serbia and Montenegro

Bukvić was a head coach for the FR Yugoslavia women's national team at the

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. Also, he led women's university team at the

in Fukuoka, Japan and at the

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in İzmir, Turkey where he won a silver medal. He won silver medal at the 1999 European Championship for Cadettes with FR Yugoslavia U16 national team.

Serbia

Bukvić won silver medal at the 2006 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women - Division B with the Serbia women's national under-20 team. He also coached U20 at the 2010 Championship.

Slovenia

Bukvić was a head coach for the Slovenia women's national team from 2001 to 2003. He led women's university team at the

2003 Summer Universiade The 2003 Summer Universiade, also known as the XXII Summer Universiade, took place in Daegu, South Korea. Emblem * The alphabet letter "U" and five stars, which is FISU's emblem, make up the basis of the emblem for the Daegu Universiade. * It sy ...

in Daegu, South Korea.

Career achievements and awards

Slovenian Women's Basketball League The Slovenian Women's Basketball League () is the premier league for women's basketball clubs in Slovenia. Founded in 1991 following the independence of the country, it is contested by seven teams. ŽKK Celje is the league's most successful team ...

champion: 3 (with Lek Ježica: 2000–01, 2001–02 and with Merkur Celje: 2002–03) * Yugoslav Women's Basketball Cup winner: 1 (with

: 1994–95) * Slovenian Women's Basketball Cup winner: 4 (with Lek Ježica: 2000–01, 2001–02 and with Merkur Celje: 2002–03, 2006–07) ;Individual * Slovenian Coach of the Year (women's basketball): 2001, 2002

References

External links

Coach Profile
at eurobasket.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Bukvic, Dragomir 1954 births Living people KK Dinamo Pančevo players KK Mladost Zemun players KK Mladost Zemun coaches BKK Radnički players Serbia and Montenegro national basketball team coaches Serbian men's basketball coaches Serbian expatriate basketball people in Italy Serbian expatriate basketball people in Slovenia Serbian men's basketball players Slovenian basketball coaches Slovenian people of Serbian descent ŽKK Partizan coaches ŽKK Crvena zvezda coaches Yugoslav basketball coaches Yugoslav men's basketball players