Branislav "Brana" Stamenković ( sr-cyr, Бранислав "Брана" Стаменковић; born 17 August 1934) is a Serbian professional

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coach and former player.

Playing career

Born in

Vukovar Vukovar (; sr-Cyrl, Вуковар, , ) is a city in Croatia, in the eastern Regions of Croatia, regions of Syrmia and Slavonia. It contains Croatia's largest river port, located at the confluence of the Vuka (river), Vuka and the Danube. Vukova ...

, Stamenković began with his basketball career with his hometown team KK Vukovar. During his career he played for Jugoplastika,

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OKK Beograd Omladinski košarkaški klub Beograd ( sr-cyr, Омладински кошаркашки клуб Београд), commonly referred to as OKK Beograd, is a men's professional basketball club based in Belgrade, Serbia. They are currently competin ...

, and KK Borovo. Stamenković was a member of the 1975–76 Jugoplastika roster under Petar Skansi that won the

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. He retired as a player with Borovo Vukovar.

Coaching career

After retirement, Stamenković joined a

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of KK Borovo Vukovar as a head coach. In the 1988–89 season, he became the head coach of the Borovo senior team. In the same season, his team lost to Partizan in the

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Semifinals. In 1997, Stamenković moved to

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where he continued his career within youth system of clubs such as KK Sava, Mega Basket. Since 2013, he has been youth coach of KK BASK.

Career achievements

* FIBA Korać Cup champion: 1 (with Jugoplastika: 1975–76)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Stamenkovic, Branislav 1954 births Living people Croatian basketball coaches Croatian men's basketball players Croatian expatriate basketball people in Serbia KK Crvena zvezda players KK Split players OKK Beograd players Serbian men's basketball coaches Serbian men's basketball players Serbs of Croatia Sportspeople from Vukovar Yugoslav basketball coaches Yugoslav men's basketball players