Slobodan Kuzmanovski

Slobodan Kuzmanovski
Slobodan Kuzmanovski
Personal information
Full name	Slobodan Kuzmanovski
Born	11 June 1962 (age 61); 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

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Metaloplastika

Yugoslav Handball Championship: 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88
Yugoslav Handball Cup: 1979–80, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1985–86
European Cup: 1984–85, 1985–86

OM Vitrolles

Championnat de France: 1993–94, 1995–96
Coupe de France: 1992–93, 1994–95
Cup Winners' Cup: 1992–93

References[edit]

^ "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.
^ "Annuario 2005/06" (in Italian). figh.it. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
^ "Annuario 2007/08" (in Italian). figh.it. Retrieved 11 October 2020.

External links[edit]

[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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