Mihajlo "Miki" Vuković (Serbian Cyrillic: Михајло "Мики" Вуковић; 25 June 1944 – 15 January 2021) was a Serbian professional basketball player and coach.
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| Born | 25 June 1944 Miločaj, German-occupied Serbia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 15 January 2021 (aged 76) Valencia, Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Serbian | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| NBA draft | 1966: undrafted | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1962–1972 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coaching career | 1972–2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1962–1965 | Sloga Kraljevo | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1966–1972 | Sloboda Tuzla | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1972–1986 | Jedinstvo Tuzla (men's youth) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1986–1990 | Jedinstvo Tuzla | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1989–1990 | Sloboda Tuzla | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1990–1995 | Godella Valencia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995–2000 | Valencia Basket | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life edit
Vuković was born in a village Miločaj near Kraljevo, German-occupied Serbia. He started to play basketball in his hometown club Sloga. In 1966, he moved to Tuzla, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina where he played for Sloboda.[1] He retired as a player with Sloboda in 1972.[2]
Coaching career edit
Women's basketball edit
During late 1980s, Vuković was the head coach of Jedinstvo Tuzla led by Razija Mujanović. He won EuroLeague Women in 1988–89 and three Yugoslav Women's League championships.[3][4]
Between 1990 and 1995, Vuković was the head coach of Valencia-based team Dorna Godella.[5]
Men's basketball edit
Vuković coached his former club Sloboda Tuzla during the 1989–90 Yugoslav League season.
In 1995, Valencia Basket hired Vuković as their new head coach. He won a Spanish Men's Cup in 1998 and lost two finals, the 2000 Spanish Cup and the 1999 FIBA Saporta Cup.[2][6] Vuković left the club in 2000.
National teams edit
In 1984, Vuković was the head coach for the Yugoslavia U16 women's team at the FIBA European Championship for Cadettes in Italy. His team finished 7th.
Vuković was the head coach for the Yugoslavia women's national team that won the silver medal at the 1990 FIBA World Championship in Malaysia.[3]
Career achievements and awards edit
As head coach:
- EuroLeague Women champion: 3 (with Jedinstvo Tuzla: 1988–89; with Dorna Godella: 1991–92, 1992–93)
- FIBA Intercontinental Cup for Women champion: 1 (with Dorna Godella: 1991–92)
- Spanish Women's League champion: 5 (with Dorna Godella: 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95)
- Yugoslav Women's League champion: 3 (with Jedinstvo Tuzla: 1986–87, 1987–88, 1989–90)
- Spanish Women's Cup winner: 3 (with Dorna Godella: 1991, 1992, 1994)
- Spanish Men's Cup winner: 1 (with Valencia Basket: 1998)
- Yugoslav Women's Cup winner: 1 (with Jedinstvo Tuzla: 1987–88)
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Mihajlo Miki Vuković: Otac je umro, došao sam u Tuzlu na studije, dobio stipendiju, igrao za Slobodu…". bhbasket.ba. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
- ^ a b "Baloncesto.- El ex entrenador del Pamesa Valencia Miki Vukovic cumple hoy 65 años y se jubila". europapress.es. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
- ^ a b "Preminuo košarkaški trener Mihajlo Vuković". balkans.aljazeera.net. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
- ^ "Preminuo Mihajlo Vuković čuveni trener košarkašica Jedinstva iz Tuzle". ba.n1info.com. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
- ^ "Fallece el legendario entrenador Miki Vukovic". gigantes.com. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
- ^ "Miki Vukovic cumple 65 años y se jubila". marca.com. Retrieved 7 February 2021.