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

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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

* Yugoslav League champion: 1 (with Yugoslav Army:

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Coaching record

Yugoslav First Men's Basketball League

References

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