Vladimir Kuzmanović

Vladimir Kuzmanović (born 31 July 1971)[1] is a Serbian-Macedonian professional basketball administrator and former player. He played as a guard. His most significant achievement came in 2005, when he won the FIBA Europe Cup with CSU Asesoft Ploiesti and he was selected the Final Four MVP.

Vladimir Kuzmanović
Personal information
Born (1971-07-31) 31 July 1971[1]
Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia[1]
NationalitySerbian / Macedonian[1]
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Career information
NBA draft1993 / Undrafted
Playing career1991–2006
PositionShooting guard[1]
Career history
1991–1994OKK Beograd
1995–1997BFC Beočin
1997–1998Crvena zvezda
1998–1999Beobanka
1999–2002Budućnost Podgorica
2002–2003Spirou Charleroi
2003–2004Apollon Patras
2004–2006Asesoft Ploiesti
Career highlights and awards

Playing career

Vladimir's first professional team was OKK Beograd, where he started playing in the age of 20. He played there for three seasons. Before the 1995–96 season he signed with another Serbian club, BFC Beočin. In his second season there he averaged 12 ppg. After two seasons in Beočin Vladimir moved to one of the best teams in Yugoslavia, Crvena zvezda. He finished his only season there averaging 8.8 ppg and 2.3 assists in a team that won the Yugoslav League that season.

After only one season in Crvena zvezda, Kuzmanović moved to Beobanka. As the club's main player he finished the season with 14.2 ppg. He also has been selected to the 1999 Yugoslavian All-Star game. After a good personal season in Beobanka, Vladimir signed with Budućnost Podgorica where he stayed for three seasons. With Budućnost he won the Yugoslav League two season in a row in years 2000–2001. The team also won the Yugoslav Cup in 2001.

After three seasons in Budućnost, Vladimir moved for the first time to play out of Yugoslavia. He signed with Belgian club Spirou Charleroi, which he helped to win the Belgian League championship.

Kuzmanović signed in Apollon Patras from Greece for the 2003–04 season. He finished the season with 4.7 ppg.

After a disappointing season in Greece, Vladimir signed with the Romanian club Asesoft Ploiesti. With Asesoft he won the Romanian league back-to-back, also adding the Romanian Cup in 2006. He led the club to it best achievement to date, leading it to win the FIBA Europe Cup in 2005 while getting selected as the MVP of the final four.[2]

Post-playing career

Kuzmanović was a men's national teams' director from March 2015 to September 2017.[3]

References
  1. European Basketball Main Page - EUROBASKET
  2. "VLADIMIR KUZMANOVIC IS MVP OF FIBA EURO CUP FINAL 4!". Beobasket.net. 10 April 2005. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  3. "Kuzmanović nije više direktor reprezentativnih selekcija KSS". sport.blic.rs. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
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