Ljubomir Travica ( sr-cyr, Љубомир Травица; born 1 October 1954) is a Serbian professional volleyball coach and former player. The current head coach of the Tunisian team,

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. His son Dragan Travica is a volleyball player, former member of the

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Biography

Travica was born in

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and started his career with Mladost Zagreb. In 1980, he participated with

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at the 1980 Summer Olympics held in

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. He moved to Italy in 1983, and during his career, played for Panini Modena and

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in Serie A1 (Italy's top division), and

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and

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in Serie A2. In 1991, he started his coaching career in Serie B1 in

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, and subsequently coached different teams in the A1 and A2 divisions, before moving to Olympiacos Piraeus in

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. From 2008 to 2011, Travica coached

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Honours

As a player

CEV Challenge Cup The CEV Challenge Cup is the third tier official competition for men's volleyball clubs from the whole of Europe. It started in the 1980–81 season under the name CEV Cup. In 2007 it was renamed CEV Challenge Cup. History * CEV Cup (1980� ...

1983/1984 – with Panini Modena

As a coach

* AVC Asian Club Championship ** Silver medal asia

Iran 2013 – with

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* CAVB African Club Championship ** Gold medal africa

Tunis 2021 – with

* National championships ** 2002/2003 Gold medal with cup

Greek Championship, with Olympiacos Piraeus ** 2003/2004 Silver medal with cup

Greek Championship, with Olympiacos Piraeus ** 2008/2009 Silver medal with cup

Polish Championship, with

** 2012/2013 Simple gold cup

Emir Cup, with

** 2012/2013 Gold medal with cup

Qatari Championship, with

** 2020/2021 Simple gold cup

Tunisian Cup, with

** 2020/2021 Gold medal with cup

Tunisian Championship, with

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