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Slobodan Kuzmanovski

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Slobodan Kuzmanovski
Kuzmanovski in 1988
Personal information
Full name Slobodan Kuzmanovski
Born (1962-06-11) 11 June 1962 (age 62)
Šabac, PR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia
Nationality Serbian
Height 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Playing position Right back
Youth career
Team
Metaloplastika
Senior clubs
Years Team
Metaloplastika
1989–1990
Puleva Málaga
1990–1991
TSV St. Otmar St. Gallen
1991–1996
OM Vitrolles
1996–1997
Prosesa Ademar León
1997–1998
Trieste
National team
Years Team
Yugoslavia
Teams managed
2005
Gaeta
2008
Junior Fasano
2013
Štart Nové Zámky
Medal record
Men's handball
Representing  Yugoslavia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1984 Los Angeles Team
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Seoul Team

Slobodan Kuzmanovski (Serbian Cyrillic: Слободан Кузмановски; born 11 June 1962) is a Serbian handball coach and former player who competed for Yugoslavia in the 1984 Summer Olympics and in the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Club career

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Born in Šabac, Kuzmanovski started out at his hometown club Metaloplastika. He helped them win seven consecutive Yugoslav Championships (1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, and 1987–88), four Yugoslav Cups (1979–80, 1982–83, 1983–84, and 1985–86), and two successive European Cups (1984–85 and 1985–86). Later on, Kuzmanovski played abroad in Spain, Switzerland, France, and Italy.[1]

International career

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At international level, Kuzmanovski won two Olympic medals for Yugoslavia, one gold (1984) and one bronze (1988). He was also a member of the team that placed fourth in the 1990 World Championship.

Coaching career

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In 2013, Kuzmanovski briefly served as head coach of Slovak team Štart Nové Zámky. He previously coached Gaeta[2] and Junior Fasano[3] in Italy.

Honours

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Metaloplastika
OM Vitrolles

References

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  1. ^ "Stasera l'AlPi affronta Trieste: in palio la guida solitaria della classifica E' già sfida-scudetto Ivanisevic spera nel fattore campo" (in Italian). gelocal.it. 26 November 1997. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Annuario 2005/06" (in Italian). figh.it. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Annuario 2007/08" (in Italian). figh.it. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
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