Božidar "Boža" Munćan was a Serbian basketball player and coach. He represented the
Yugoslavia national basketball team
The Yugoslavia men's national basketball team ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Košarkaška reprezentacija Jugoslavije, Кошаркашка репрезентација Југославије; ; ) represented the Socialist Federal Republic of Yu ...
internationally.
Playing career
Munćan played for Belgrade-based teams
Yugoslav Army and
Partizan 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) ...
. During the
1945 season with Yugoslav Army, he won the National Championships.
National team career
Munćan was a member of the
Yugoslavia national team which participated at the
1947 FIBA European Championship in
Prague
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,
Czechoslovakia
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. Over two tournament games, he averaged 1.0 point per game.
Coaching career
Munćan coached Partizan for two seasons in the Yugoslav First League where he compiled a 21–15 record.
Career achievements and awards
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Yugoslav League champion: 1
(with Yugoslav Army: 1945
1945 marked the end of World War II, the fall of Nazi Germany, and the Empire of Japan. It is also the year concentration camps were liberated and the only year in which atomic weapons have been used in combat.
Events
World War II will be ...
).
Coaching record
Yugoslav First Men's Basketball League
See also
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List of KK Partizan head coaches
KK Partizan is Serbian professional basketball club based in Belgrade, Serbia. They play in Basketball League of Serbia, ABA League, Adriatic League and Euroleague Basketball, Euroleague. Partizan have played their home games at the Pionir Hall ...
References
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1925 births
1990 deaths
Guards (basketball)
KK BASK players
KK Partizan players
KK Partizan coaches
Serbian men's basketball players
Serbian men's basketball coaches
Yugoslav men's basketball players
Yugoslav basketball coaches
1942 Belgrade Basketball Championship players
Date of death missing
Place of birth missing
Place of death missing