Gregor Fučka (; born 7 August 1971) is a Slovenian-Italian retired professional

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player and

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. A 215 cm (7' ") forward-

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, he was a both a Mister Europa and

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laureate in 2000.

Professional career

Fučka played with Smelt Olimpija, in

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, from 1988–90, then he moved to Italy, playing with Stefanel Trieste (1990–1994), Stefanel Milano (1994–1997), and Teamsystem Bologna a.k.a. Paf Wennington Bologna a.k.a. Skipper Bologna (1997–2002). Then he played in Spain, with

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(2002–2006), and with

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(2006–07). He then came back to Italy, in the 2007–08 season, playing with

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National team career

Fučka played with Italy's junior national team at the 1991

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, where he won the silver medal. He also played at the

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with Italy's junior national team, in 1993. With the senior men's

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, Fučka played at the 2000 Summer Olympic Games, and he won the gold medal at the

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, where he was named the tournament's MVP. Fučka also won a silver medal at the

FIBA EuroBasket 1997 The 1997 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1997, was the 30th FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship held by FIBA Europe, which also served as Europe qualifier for the 1998 FIBA World Championship, giving a ber ...

. He also played at the

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(selected to the All-Tournament Team), and at the FIBA EuroBasket 1995 and the FIBA EuroBasket 2001.

References

External links

Euroleague.net Profile

Italian League Profile

Spanish League Profile

at Basket-stats.info
Gregor Fucka, not your typical star
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