Ružica Meglaj-Rimac (15 February 1941 – 11 July 1996) was a former
Yugoslav and
Croatia
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n basketball player born in
Croatia
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Slovenia
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n family.
ŽIVLJENJEPISI SLOVENCEV V HRVAŠKEM ŠPORTU
/ref> The Ružica Meglaj-Rimac Cup
The Ružica Meglaj-Rimac Cup is the national women's basketball cup of Croatia
Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia ...
is named after her.
Personal life
Her younger sister, Kornelija Meglaj is also a former basketball player. She had two sons, former Croatian basketball players Slaven Rimac
Slaven Rimac (born 19 December 1974) is a Croatian professional basketball coach and former player who last served as the head coach for Split of the Adriatic League and the Croatian League.
Playing career
Rimac led the 1996–97 EuroLeague in ...
and Davor Rimac.
References
External links
* Jovan Kosijer, Ružica Meglaj Rimac, Pop&Pop, Zagreb, 2006.,
1941 births
1996 deaths
Basketball players from Zagreb
Croatian women's basketball players
Yugoslav women's basketball players
Croatian people of Slovenian descent
Burials at Mirogoj Cemetery
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