Gregor Fučka

Gregor Fučka

Fučka warming up with Lottomatica Roma.
Position	Forward-Center
Height	7 ft 0.75 in (2.15 m)
Weight	245 lb (111 kg)
League	LegaDue
Team	Pistoia Basket
Born	August 7, 1971 (1971-08-07) Kranj, Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality	Italian-Slovenian
Pro career	1988–2011
Career history	Olimpija Ljubljana (1988-90) Trieste (1990-94) Olimpia Milano (1994-97) Fortitudo Bologna (1997-02) Barcelona (2002-2006) Girona (2006-07) Virtus Roma (2007-08) Fortitudo Bologna (2008-09) Tuscany Pistoia (2009-11)
Awards	Italian All Star Game MVP 1996 EuroBasket 1999 MVP Italian League Finals MVP 2000 European Player of the Year: Mister Europa Euroscar 2000 All-Euroleague First Team 2000-01

Olympic medal record
Competitor for Italy
FIBA European Championship
Silver	1997 Spain	Italy
Gold	1999 France	Italy

Gregor Fučka (Italian pronunciation: [ˈfutʃka]; born August 7, 1971 in Kranj, Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia) is a retired Italian basketball player of Slovenian origin. A 215 cm (7'0.75") forward-center, he was a European Player of the Year Mister Europa and Euroscar laureate in 2000.

Pro career

He played with Olimpija Ljubljana in Slovenia from 1988-90, then he moved to Italy, playing for Stefanel Trieste (1990-1994), Stefanel Milano (1994-1997) and Teamsystem Bologna a.k.a. Paf Bologna a.k.a. Skipper Bologna (1997-2002). Then he played in Spain with FC Barcelona (2002-2006) and with Akasvayu Girona (2006-07). He then came back to Italy in the 2007-08 season, playing with Lottomatica Virtus Roma.

Titles and awards

With Olimpia Milano

• Italian Serie A: 1996
• Italian Cup: 1996

With Fortitudo Bologna

• Italian Serie A: 2000
• Italian Cup: 1998
• Italian Supercup: 1998

With FC Barcelona

• Spanish ACB League: 2003, 2004
• Spanish King Cup: 2003
• Euroleague: 2003
• Spanish Supercup: 2004

With Girona

• FIBA Eurocup: 2007

With Italian National Team

• Eurobasket Gold Medal: 1999
• Eurobasket Silver Medal: 1997

Italian national team

Fučka played with Italy's junior national team at the 1991 FIBA Under-19 World Championship, where he won the silver medal. He also played at the FIBA Under-21 World Championship with Italy's junior national team in 1993.

With the senior Italian national basketball team, Fučka played at the 2000 Olympic Basketball Tournament and he won the gold medal at the 1999 European Championship, where he was named the tournament's MVP. Fučka also won a silver medal at the 1997 European Championship. He also played at the 1998 FIBA World Championship, and at the 1995 European Championship and the 2001 European Championship.

References

• Fibaeurope.com Profile
• "Fučka plays for Skipper Bologna in Italy", ESPN. 11 July 2002.
• Biography of Gregor Fučka, provided by FCBarcelona.com
• Euroleague.net Profile
• Italian League Profile (Italian)
• Spanish League Profile (Spanish)
• Gregor Fučka Profile on Basket-stats.info

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Andrea Meneghin	Mr. Europa 2000	Succeeded by Peja Stojaković