Gregor Fučka
Fučka warming up with Lottomatica Roma, in 2007. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Kranj, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia | 7 August 1971|||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Slovenian / Italian | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Listed height | 7 ft 0.75 in (2.15 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 245 lb (111 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Career information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NBA draft | 1993: undrafted | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing career | 1988–2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Position | Power forward / center | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Coaching career | 2017–present | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Career history | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
As player: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1988–1990 | Olimpija Ljubljana | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1990–1994 | Trieste | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1994–1997 | Olimpia Milano | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1997–2002 | Fortitudo Bologna | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2002–2006 | FC Barcelona | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2006–2007 | Girona | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2007–2008 | Virtus Roma | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2008–2009 | Fortitudo Bologna | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2009–2011 | Pistoia | |||||||||||||||||||||||
As coach: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | Trapani (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | Italy Under-14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2018-present | Fortitudo Bologna (Academy) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2018-2019 | Italy Under-15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2018–2019 | Italy Under-16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2021 | Bologna Basket 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Career highlights and awards | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
As a player:
EuroLeague records since the 2000–01 season
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Gregor Fučka (Slovene pronunciation: [ˈfutʃka]; born 7 August 1971) is a Slovenian-Italian former professional basketball player and coach. A 215 cm (7' 3⁄4") forward-center, he was a both a Mister Europa and Euroscar laureate in 2000.
Professional career
[edit]Fučka played with Smelt Olimpija, in Yugoslavia, from 1988 to 1990, then he moved to Italy, playing with Stefanel Trieste (1990–1994), Stefanel Milano (1994–1997),[1] and Teamsystem Bologna a.k.a. Paf Wennington 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 Roma.[2]
National team career
[edit]Fučka played with Italy's junior national team at the 1991 FIBA Under-19 World Cup, where he won the silver medal. He also played at the FIBA Under-21 World Cup with Italy's junior national team, in 1993.
With the senior men's Italian national basketball team, Fučka played at the 2000 Summer Olympic Games,[3] and he won the gold medal at the FIBA EuroBasket 1999, where he was named the tournament's MVP. Fučka also won a silver medal at the FIBA EuroBasket 1997. He also played at the 1998 FIBA World Championship (selected to the All-Tournament Team), and at the FIBA EuroBasket 1995 and the FIBA EuroBasket 2001.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Nicola Baldo; Davide Romani (12 September 2017). "Volley, Tatjana e Rebeka: in A-2 nel nome di papà Gregor Fucka". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- ^ "Fucka eager to leave Italy to play with Pacers". ESPN. Associated Press. 11 July 2002. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
- ^ Wallechinsky, David (2012). The Book of Olympic Lists. Aurum Press. p. 16. ISBN 978-1845137731.
- ^ "101 Greats: Gregor Fucka". EuroLeague. 27 June 2020. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
External links
[edit]- Euroleague.net Profile
- FIBA Europe Profile
- Italian League Profile Archived 8 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine (in Italian)
- Spanish League Profile (in Spanish)
- Gregor Fučka at Basket-stats.info
- Gregor Fucka, not your typical star
- 1971 births
- Living people
- 1998 FIBA World Championship players
- Basketball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- CB Girona players
- Centers (basketball)
- Euroscar award winners
- FIBA EuroBasket-winning players
- FC Barcelona Bàsquet players
- Fortitudo Pallacanestro Bologna players
- Italian basketball coaches
- Italian expatriate basketball people in Spain
- Italian men's basketball players
- KK Olimpija players
- Liga ACB players
- Naturalised citizens of Italy
- Olimpia Milano players
- Olympic basketball players for Italy
- Virtus Roma players
- Pallacanestro Trieste players
- Pistoia Basket 2000 players
- Power forwards
- Slovenian basketball coaches
- Slovenian emigrants to Italy
- Slovenian expatriate basketball people in Italy
- Slovenian expatriate basketball people in Spain
- Slovenian men's basketball players
- Sportspeople from Kranj
- Naturalised basketball players