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

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player and coach. A 215 cm (7' ") forward- center, he was a both a Mister Europa and Euroscar laureate in 2000.

Professional career

Fučka played with Smelt Olimpija, in

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, from 1988 to 1990. Subsequently, 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). Afterwards, he played in Spain, with

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(2002–2006), and with Akasvayu Girona (2006–07). He then came back to Italy, in the 2007–08 season, playing with

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National team career

Fučka was eligible to play for Italy as his father Žarko was born in

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and was a part of the Slovene community of Trieste before moving to

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. His father was a member of the Italian biathlon national team. Fučka played with Italy's junior national team at the 1991 FIBA Under-19 World Cup, where he won the silver medal. He also played at the FIBA Under-21 World Cup 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 FIBA EuroBasket 1999, where he was named the tournament's MVP. Fučka also won a silver medal at the FIBA EuroBasket 1997. He also played at the 1998 FIBA World Championship (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

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Gregor Fucka, not your typical star
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