| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1949-10-26)26 October 1949 (age 76) |
| Nationality | Serbian |
| Listed height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Listed weight | 73 kg (161 lb) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 1971:undrafted |
| Playing career | 1967–1983 |
| Position | Point guard |
| Number | 10, 15 |
| Coaching career | 1980, 1983–2007 |
| Career history | |
Playing | |
| 1967–1977 | Crvena zvezda |
| 1977–1979 | Joventut Badalona |
| 1979–1981 | Šibenka |
| 1981–1982 | Partizan |
| 1982–1983 | Indesit Caserta |
Coaching | |
| 1980, 1983–1984 | Šibenka |
| 1984–1985 | Partizan |
| 1985–1986 | Jugoplastika |
| 1986–1988 | Caja de Ronda Málaga |
| 1988–1991 | Crvena zvezda |
| 1991–1992 | Dafni |
| 1993–1994 | Beobanka |
| 1994–1995 | Crvena zvezda |
| 1995–1996 | Joventut Badalona |
| 1996–1997 | Iraklis Thessaloniki |
| 2001 | TSK uniVersa Bamberg |
| 2004 | Atlas |
| 2007 | Serbia |
| Career highlights | |
As player:
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| FIBA Hall of Fame | |
Zoran "Moka" Slavnić (Serbian Cyrillic: Зоран Мока Славнић; born 26 October 1949) is a Serbian retired professionalbasketball player and coach. He played withCrvena zvezda and withPartizan. One of the best Europeanpoint guards of all time, he was named one ofFIBA's 50 Greatest Players in 1991 and became aFIBA Hall of Fame player in 2013.
With Crvena zvezda, he won twoYugoslav National Championships, threeYugoslav National Cups, and oneFIBA European Cup Winner's Cup. He also won theSpanish League championship withJoventut Badalona. During his basketball career, he played forCrvena zvezda (1967–1977),Joventut Badalona (1977–1979),Šibenka (1979–1981), andPartizan (1981–1982). Hishead coaches wereRanko Žeravica, Zdravko Kubat, andMirko Novosel.
Slavnić was one of the rare players who won everything he could in a career with hisnational team: 3EuroBaskets (1973,1975,1977), theFIBA World Cup (1978), andSummer Olympics gold (1980).
Slavnic's biggest successes were achieved in aRed Star Belgrade jersey, as during the 1967–1977 period, he won twoYugoslavia League championships, threeYugoslavian Cups, and theFIBA European Cup Winner's Cup (later renamed FIBA Saporta Cup). Together withDragan Kapičić,Duci Simonović, andVladimir Cvetković, he was a member of one of greatest team in Red Star's history. While playing for Joventut, he helped the Spanish side to win the country'sSpanish League championship in 1978, for the second time in the club's history. After that, he came back to Yugoslav basketball, playing for Sibenka, and after that, he played with Caserta in theItalian 2nd Division. He finished his playing career in that club, but after a short period in Red Star's biggest rivals,Partizan Belgrade. Together with legendary Yugoslavhead coach, professorAca Nikolić, he's the only person who both played and coached, Red Star and Partizan.
Slavnić played in 179games with the seniorYugoslavian national team, and scored 1,465 points. He's one of the rare players with gold medals from theSummer Olympic Games, theFIBA World Cup, and theFIBA EuroBasket. He won three EuroBasket titles,1973 in Barcelona,1975 in Belgrade, and1977 in Liege. He won the gold at theFIBA World Cup, in Manila in 1978, and Olympic gold, inMoscow in 1980.
SlavnićcoachedŠibenka,Partizan Belgrade,Jugoplastika,Malaga,Red Star Belgrade,Dafni,Joventut Badalona,Iraklis,Brose Baskets Bamberg, andAtlas.
Unanimously, the executive board of theSerbian Basketball Federation, decided on 29 May 2007, that Slavnić should be thehead coach of the first seniornational team of Serbia; after thestate union withMontenegro had ceased to exist.[1] After numerous "thanks, but no thanks" decisions of experienced players, who didn't want to participate atEuroBasket 2007, Slavnić selectedMilan Gurović,Marko Jarić,Darko Miličić, and nine debutantes, who later became standard members of the senior Serbian national team. But, due to defeats toRussia, who went on to take the title, thenGreece, who were the defending European champions, and won in overtime, andIsrael, Serbia were eliminated in the first phase of the continental championship. The Serbian Basketball Federation decided on 26 September 2007, to look for a new head coach.
Together with his dribbling, Zoran Slavnić had three moves that were highlights of his career:
In June 2022, Slavnić had ahip surgery.[2]
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