Tullio Rochlitzer

Tullio Rochlitzer (Serbo-Croatian: Tulio Roklicer; December 23, 1926 – August 16, 2006) was an Italian-Croatian basketball player and coach. He represented the Yugoslavia national basketball team internationally.

Tullio Rochlitzer
Personal information
Born(1926-12-23)23 December 1926
Zadar, Kingdom of Italy
Died16 August 2006(2006-08-16) (aged 79)
Pavia, Italy
NationalityCroatian / Italian
Career information
Playing career1945–1960
PositionGuard
Number3
Coaching career1952–1962
Career history
As player:
1945–1948Zadar
1949–1951Crvena zvezda
1952–1957Pavia
1957–1960Vigevano
As coach:
1952–1955Pavia
1958–1962Vigevano
Career highlights and awards
As player:
  • 3× Yugoslav League champion (1949–1951)

Playing career

Rochlitzer played for his hometown team Zadar and Belgrade's team Crvena zvezda from 1945 to 1951.[1] During time with Crvena zvezda he won 3 Yugoslav Championships.

After 1951 he played in Italy for the Pavia and the Vigevano until his retirement in 1960.

National team career

Yugoslavia

Rochlitzer was a member of the Yugoslavia national basketball team that participated at the 1947 European Championship in Prague, Czechoslovakia. Over five tournament games, he averaged 2.4 points per game.[2]

Italy

Rochlitzer played one game for Italy national team in 1954.

Coaching career

As player-coach Rochlitzer coached Pavia and Vigevano while he played for them.

Career achievements and awards
  • Yugoslav League champion: 3 (with Crvena zvezda: 1949, 1950, 1951).

References
  1. "Tullio the great". bmzadar.com. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  2. "Yugoslavia 3 - Tulio Roklicer". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
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