Luka Stančić

Luka Stančić (Serbian Cyrillic: Лука Станчић; 1939 – 2 January 1990) was a Serbian professional basketball coach and player who spent entire playing career and the most of his coaching career with his hometown team Metalac. He's known for his coaching accomplishment with Yugoslavia Juniors & Cadets during the late 1970s.

Luka Stančić
Personal information
Born1939
Valjevo, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Died2 January 1990(1990-01-02) (aged 50–51)
Valjevo, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalitySerbian
Coaching career1960–1990
Career history
As player:
0000Metalac
As coach:
1960–1974Metalac
1974–1975Bosna
1976–1980Yugoslavia Juniors & Cadets
1980Vojvodina
1980–1985,
1987–1988,
1989–1990		Metalac
Medals
Men's basketball
Head Coach for  Yugoslavia
European Championship for Juniors
Gold medal – first place 1976 Spain Juniors
Silver medal – second place 1980 Yugoslavia Juniors
Bronze medal – third place 1978 Italy Juniors
European Championship for Cadets
Gold medal – first place1979 SyriaCadets
Silver medal – second place1977 FranceCadets

Coaching career

Stančić had three stints with his hometown team Metalac. Also, he coached Vojvodina and Sarajevo-based powerhouse Bosna.[1] He spent a year coaching in Kuwait in the late 1980s.

Yugoslavia national teams

Stančić coached Yugoslavia cadet national team at two European Championships for Cadets. He won the gold medal at the 1979 Championship in Damascus, Syria and the silver medal at the 1977 Championship in Le Touquet and Berck, France.[2]

Stančić coached Yugoslavia junior national team at three European Championships for Juniors.[3] He won the gold medal at the 1976 Championship[4] in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, the silver medal at the 1980 Championship in Yugoslav city Celje, and the bronze medal at the 1978 Italy in Roseto degli Abruzzi and Teramo, Italy.[5] FIBA Hall of Fame coach Dušan Ivković was his assistant in 1976.[1]

Stančić was an assistant coach of the Yugoslavia national team that won the bronze medal at the 1982 FIBA World Championship. Ranko Žeravica was a head coach of the Yugoslavia.[1]

Legacy

The Luka Stančić Memorial Tournament is a boy's youth age international basketball tournament organized to honor Stančić.[6][7][8] It was inaugurated in 2012.[9][10]

References
  1. "BEOGRAD NE ZABORAVLJA ZLATO LUKE STANČIĆA SA JUNIORIMA SFRJ NA EP 1976". mojsvetsporta.net. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  2. "Košarka: Bal kadeta". vreme.com. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  3. Stanković, Vladimir. "Zlatna mladost". vreme.com. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  4. "Ni Tkačenko nije zadržao naše zlatne juniore". politika.rs. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  5. "Od zlata važniji – igrači". kosmagazin.com. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  6. "Juniori Cedevite i Splita startali s pobjedama na turniru u Valjevu". crosarka.com. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  7. "SEĆANJE NA STANČIĆA Zvezdi trofej na juniorskom turniru u Valjevu". sport.blic.rs. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  8. "Međunarodni juniorski turnir u Valjevu". rts.rs. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  9. "Košarkaški juniorski turnir "Luka Stančić"". marsh.rs. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  10. "Valjevci započinju tradiciju u čast Luke Stančića". sportske.net. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
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