Luka Stančić (Serbian Cyrillic: Лука Станчић; 1939 – 2 January 1990) was a Serbian professional basketball coach and player who spent entire playing career and the most of his coaching career with his hometown team Metalac. He's known for his coaching accomplishment with Yugoslavia Juniors & Cadets during the late 1970s.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1939 Valjevo, Kingdom of Yugoslavia |
| Died | 2 January 1990 (aged 50–51) Valjevo, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Nationality | Serbian |
| Coaching career | 1960–1990 |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| Metalac | |
| As coach: | |
| 1960–1974 | Metalac |
| 1974–1975 | Bosna |
| 1976–1980 | Yugoslavia Juniors & Cadets |
| 1980 | Vojvodina |
| 1980–1985, 1987–1988, 1989–1990 | Metalac |
Coaching career
editStančić had three stints with his hometown team Metalac. Also, he coached Vojvodina and Sarajevo-based powerhouse Bosna.[1] He spent a year coaching in Kuwait in the late 1980s.
Yugoslavia national teams
editStančić coached Yugoslavia cadet national team at two European Championships for Cadets. He won the gold medal at the 1979 Championship in Damascus, Syria and the silver medal at the 1977 Championship in Le Touquet and Berck, France.[2]
Stančić coached Yugoslavia junior national team at three European Championships for Juniors.[3] He won the gold medal at the 1976 Championship[4] in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, the silver medal at the 1980 Championship in Yugoslav city Celje, and the bronze medal at the 1978 Italy in Roseto degli Abruzzi and Teramo, Italy.[5] FIBA Hall of Fame coach Dušan Ivković was his assistant in 1976.[1]
Stančić was an assistant coach of the Yugoslavia national team that won the bronze medal at the 1982 FIBA World Championship. Ranko Žeravica was a head coach of the Yugoslavia.[1]
Legacy
editThe Luka Stančić Memorial Tournament is a boy's youth age international basketball tournament organized to honor Stančić.[6][7][8] It was inaugurated in 2012.[9][10]
References
edit- ^ a b c "BEOGRAD NE ZABORAVLJA ZLATO LUKE STANČIĆA SA JUNIORIMA SFRJ NA EP 1976". mojsvetsporta.net. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- ^ "Košarka: Bal kadeta". vreme.com. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ Stanković, Vladimir. "Zlatna mladost". vreme.com. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- ^ "Ni Tkačenko nije zadržao naše zlatne juniore". politika.rs. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- ^ "Od zlata važniji – igrači". kosmagazin.com. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- ^ "Juniori Cedevite i Splita startali s pobjedama na turniru u Valjevu". crosarka.com. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- ^ "SEĆANJE NA STANČIĆA Zvezdi trofej na juniorskom turniru u Valjevu". sport.blic.rs. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- ^ "Međunarodni juniorski turnir u Valjevu". rts.rs. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- ^ "Košarkaški juniorski turnir "Luka Stančić"". marsh.rs. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- ^ "Valjevci započinju tradiciju u čast Luke Stančića". sportske.net. Retrieved 14 July 2018.