Nikola Plećaš

Nikola Plećaš
Personal information
Born (1948-01-10) January 10, 1948
Bruvno, Gračac, PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia
Nationality Croatian / Serbian
Listed height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight 190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
Playing career 1967–1978
Position Point guard / Shooting guard
Career history
1967–1976 Lokomotiva Zagreb
1976–1978 Kvarner Rijeka
Career highlights and awards

As player:

Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing  Yugoslavia
Olympic Games
1968 Mexico CityTeam
FIBA World Cup
1970 Ljubljana Team
1974 Puerto Rico Team
EuroBasket
1969 Italy Team
1971 West Germany Team
1973 Spain Team
1975 Yugoslavia Team
Mediterranean Games
1967 Tunis Team

Nikola Plećaš (born January 10, 1948 in the Bruvno village near Gračac, PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia) is a former Croatian professional basketball player. He is an ethnic Serb.[1] At a height of 1.88 m (6'2") tall, and a weight of 86 kg (190 lbs.), he played at the point guard and shooting guard positions.

He was considered to be one of the greatest European basketball players of the 1960s and 1970s. During his playing career, he was nicknamed, "Saint Nikola".[2]

Club career

Plećaš began his playing career with the youth teams of Mladost Zagreb. He then played professionally with Lokomotiva Zagreb and Kvarner Rijeka. He was a member FIBA European Selection team, in 1970 and 1972. He won the European-wide 3rd-tier level FIBA Korać Cup championship, in 1972.

Yugoslavian national team

Plećaš was a member of the senior Yugoslavian national basketball team. With Yugoslavia's senior national team, he won the silver medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics, the gold medal at the 1970 FIBA World Championship, and the silver medal at the 1974 FIBA World Championship. He also played at the 1972 Summer Olympics.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Košarkaška legenda: Prešao put od "Svetog Nikole" do "Ubij Srbina!"". Vesti online (in Serbian). 8 January 2008. Retrieved 2015-06-18.
  2. ↑ Nikola Plecas, Saint Nikola.
  3. ↑ Nikola PLECAS (YUG).

Sources

  • Nikola Plećaš - Scorer with no flaw
  • "Nekada i sad: Nikola Plećaš, veliko ime jugoslovenske košarke - "Sveti Nikola"". Slobodna Dalmacija (in Croatian). 2000-05-29. Retrieved 2010-05-18.
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