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,
ES Tunis
Es, ES, or similar may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* An alternate name for the musical note E♭ (E-flat)
* '' E's'', a manga series by Satoru Yuiga
* ''Es'' (film), the German title of ''It'', a 1966 West German film directed by Ulrich Scha ...
.
His son
Dragan Travica is a volleyball player, former member of the
Italy men's national volleyball team
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.
Biography
Travica was born in
Ervenik
Ervenik ( sr-Cyrl, Ервеник) is a village and municipality in Šibenik-Knin County, Croatia. There were 1,105 inhabitants in 2011, and 97.19% of the population are Serbs
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and started his career with
Mladost Zagreb. In 1980, he participated with
Yugoslavia
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at the
1980 Summer Olympics held in
Moscow
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.
He moved to Italy in 1983, and during his career, played for
Panini Modena and
Padova
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in Serie A1 (Italy's top division), and
Vimercate
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Its name (whose first finding dates back to the year 745) derives fro ...
and
Brugherio
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It was established December 9, 1866 unifying the suppressed municipalities of B ...
in Serie A2. In 1991, he started his coaching career in Serie B1 in
Valdagno
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, and subsequently coached different teams in the A1 and A2 divisions, before moving to
Olympiacos Piraeus in
Greece
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. From 2008 to 2011, Travica coached
Asseco Resovia
Resovia, officially known for sponsorship reasons as Asseco Resovia, is a professional men's volleyball club based in Rzeszów in southeastern Poland, founded in 1937. They compete in the Polish PlusLiga.
The club has won seven PlusLiga, Polish ...
in
Poland
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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
**
Iran 2013 – with
Al Rayyan
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*
CAVB African Club Championship
**
Tunis 2021 – with
ES Tunis
Es, ES, or similar may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* An alternate name for the musical note E♭ (E-flat)
* '' E's'', a manga series by Satoru Yuiga
* ''Es'' (film), the German title of ''It'', a 1966 West German film directed by Ulrich Scha ...
* National championships
** 2002/2003
Greek Championship, with
Olympiacos Piraeus
** 2003/2004
Greek Championship, with
Olympiacos Piraeus
** 2008/2009
Polish Championship, with
Asseco Resovia
Resovia, officially known for sponsorship reasons as Asseco Resovia, is a professional men's volleyball club based in Rzeszów in southeastern Poland, founded in 1937. They compete in the Polish PlusLiga.
The club has won seven PlusLiga, Polish ...
** 2012/2013
Emir Cup, with
Al Rayyan
Al Rayyan (; also spelled as ''Ar Rayyan'') is the third-largest municipality in the state of Qatar. Its primary settlement is the city of the same name, which occupies the entire eastern section and largely surrounds Metropolitan Doha and funct ...
** 2012/2013
Qatari Championship, with
Al Rayyan
Al Rayyan (; also spelled as ''Ar Rayyan'') is the third-largest municipality in the state of Qatar. Its primary settlement is the city of the same name, which occupies the entire eastern section and largely surrounds Metropolitan Doha and funct ...
** 2020/2021
Tunisian Cup, with
ES Tunis
Es, ES, or similar may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* An alternate name for the musical note E♭ (E-flat)
* '' E's'', a manga series by Satoru Yuiga
* ''Es'' (film), the German title of ''It'', a 1966 West German film directed by Ulrich Scha ...
** 2020/2021
Tunisian Championship, with
ES Tunis
Es, ES, or similar may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* An alternate name for the musical note E♭ (E-flat)
* '' E's'', a manga series by Satoru Yuiga
* ''Es'' (film), the German title of ''It'', a 1966 West German film directed by Ulrich Scha ...
References
External links
*
Coach profileat ''LegaVolley.it''
Coach profileat ''Volleybox.net''
*
Player profileat ''LegaVolley.it''
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1954 births
Living people
People from Ervenik
Serbs of Croatia
Yugoslav men's volleyball players
Serbia and Montenegro sports coaches
Serbian men's volleyball players
Olympic volleyball players for Yugoslavia
Volleyball players at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Serbian volleyball coaches
Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Expatriate volleyball players in Italy
Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Greece
Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Poland
Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Qatar
Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Iran
Serbian expatriate sportspeople in North Macedonia
Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Russia
Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Tunisia
Olympiacos SFP (men's volleyball) coaches
Resovia (volleyball) coaches
Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Expatriate sports coaches
Volleyball coaches of international teams