Ranko Žeravica
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Ranko Žeravica (
Yugoslav national team, during the 1960s, 1970s, and early 1980s. In particular, Žeravica's single biggest achievement was guiding the country to its first ever major competition win — a gold medal on home soil, at the 1970 FIBA World Championship — leading to a huge expansion of the game of basketball throughout Yugoslavia
.
In 2007, he was enshrined into the
FIBA Hall of Fame. Ranko Žeravica Sports Hall
was named after him in his honor, in 2016.
Early life
Born to father Milorad, and mother Gordana, in the village of
Beodra into Novo Miloševo), Žeravica's education started in his village and continued in Kikinda, where he traveled every day by train. His family stemmed from Herzegovina by ancestry, having moved several generations before his birth to the Mošorin area, where they became wealthy farmers and land owners.[1]
Coaching career
Club coaching career
After he ended his basketball playing career, Žeravica worked as the
Yugoslav League
championship in 1996.
Yugoslavia national basketball team
Žeravica was the head coach of the senior men's
1971 EuroBasket. He also coached Yugoslavia to the bronze medal at the 1982 FIBA World Championship
.
He was also the head coach of Yugoslavia at the
1967 EuroBasket
.
- 1967–72 Yugoslavia
- ......1980 Yugoslavia
- ......1980 Argentina(technical adviser)
- ......1982 Yugoslavia
Health problems and death
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Ranko Žeravica had a history of cardiac problems. In 2009, he suffered a heart attack and had a triple bypass surgery. In early 2015, he was admitted to hospital due to chest pain and was diagnosed with a mild heart attack. He had a coronary stent surgery and was soon discharged from hospital.
Žeravica died on 29 October 2015, aged 85, at his Belgrade home.[2]
In popular culture
- In the 2015 Serbian sports drama We Will Be the World Champions, Žeravica was portrayed by Sergej Trifunović.[3]
See also
- FIBA Basketball World Cup winning head coaches
- Ranko Žeravica Sports Hall
- We Will Be the World Champions
References
- ^ Ispovest Ranka Žeravice: "Žućko je umro na rukama moje supruge";Blic, 20 February 2012.
- ^ ODLAZAK KOŠARKAŠKE LEGENDE Preminuo Ranko Žeravica, Blic.rs, 29 October 2015.(in Serbian)
- ^ Full Cast & Crew of We Will Be the World Champions
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