Boris Kristančič
 Boris Kristančič | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 21 November 1931 Skopje, Kingdom of Yugoslavia |
| Died | 29 October 2015 (aged 83) Ljubljana, Slovenia |
| Nationality | Slovenian |
| Listed height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Listed weight | 72 kg (159 lb) |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 1949–1967 |
| Coaching career | ?–1967 |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1949–1961 | Enotnost/AŠK Olimpija |
| 1962–1967 | Stella Azzura |
| As coach: | |
| ?–1967 | AŠK Olimpija |
| Career highlights and awards | |
As player:
As coach:
| |
Boris Kristančič (November 21, 1931 – October 29, 2015) was a Slovenian basketball player and coach. He represented the
Basketball career
He spent most of his career at the
Kristančič was the first Slovene basketball player who played for a foreign club.[1]
He was a member (1967–1978) and the president (1978–1983)[2] of the technical committee of Basketball Federation of Yugoslavia and the head of the organizing committee of 1970 FIBA World Championship in Ljubljana.[3]
Yugoslav national team
He represented the
Personal life
Kristančič was born in
In 2001, President of Slovenia Milan Kučan honored Kristančič with an Order of Freedom of the Republic of Slovenia for "the life jubilee of fifty years working in the field of Slovenian sport, especially for merits in the development of basketball".[1]
He died on the same day as a FIBA Hall of Fame Serbian basketball coach Ranko Žeravica.
Career achievements and awards
- ) as coach/player until 1961 and as coach only, until 1966.
- )
- Other
- FIBA European Champions Cup
- Semifinalist (with AŠK Olimpija: 1961-62)
- Quarterfinalist (with AŠK Olimpija: 1959-60, 1962-63)
References
- ^ a b Žalosten dan za košarko - poslovil se je tudi Boris Kristančič
- ^ Boris Kristančič (1931–2015)
- ^ In memoriam: Boris Kristančič (1932 – 2015)
- ^ "Umrl je Boris Kristančič". Archived from the original on 2017-08-17. Retrieved 2017-08-17.
- ^ Kristancic at 1954 FIBA World Championship
- ^ Kristancic at 1960 Summer Olympics
- ^ Kdo je bil Boris Kristančič, eden od očetov sodobne slovenske košarke
External links
- Boris Kristančič at sports-reference.com
- Boris Kristančič at Olympics.com