Mihajlo Vuković

Mihajlo Vuković
Personal information
Born(1944-06-25)25 June 1944
Miločaj, German-occupied Serbia
Died15 January 2021(2021-01-15) (aged 76)
Valencia, Spain
NationalitySerbian
Career information
NBA draft1966: undrafted
Playing career1962–1972
Coaching career1972–2000
Career history
As player:
1962–1965Sloga Kraljevo
1966–1972Sloboda Tuzla
As coach:
1972–1986Jedinstvo Tuzla (men's youth)
1986–1990Jedinstvo Tuzla
1989–1990Sloboda Tuzla
1990–1995Godella Valencia
1995–2000Valencia Basket
Medals
Women's basketball
Head Coach for  Yugoslavia
FIBA World Cup
Silver medal – second place 1990 Malaysia Team
Summer Universiade
Bronze medal – third place 1985 Japan

Mihajlo "Miki" Vuković (Serbian Cyrillic: Михајло "Мики" Вуковић; 25 June 1944 – 15 January 2021) was a Serbian professional basketball player and coach.

Early life

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

Women's basketball

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

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

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

As head coach:

See also

References

  1. ^ "Mihajlo Miki Vuković: Otac je umro, došao sam u Tuzlu na studije, dobio stipendiju, igrao za Slobodu…". bhbasket.ba. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Baloncesto.- El ex entrenador del Pamesa Valencia Miki Vukovic cumple hoy 65 años y se jubila". europapress.es. 25 June 2009. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Preminuo košarkaški trener Mihajlo Vuković". balkans.aljazeera.net. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Preminuo Mihajlo Vuković čuveni trener košarkašica Jedinstva iz Tuzle". ba.n1info.com. 16 January 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Fallece el legendario entrenador Miki Vukovic". gigantes.com. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Miki Vukovic cumple 65 años y se jubila". marca.com. Retrieved 7 February 2021.