Gregor Fučka | |
Height Ft: | 7 |
Height In: | 0.75 |
Weight Lb: | 245 |
Nationality: | Slovenian / Italian |
Birth Date: | 7 August 1971 |
Birth Place: | Kranj, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia |
Draft Year: | 1993 |
Career Position: | Power forward / center |
Career Start: | 1988 |
Career End: | 2011 |
Coach Start: | 2017 |
Years1: | 1988–1990 |
Team1: | Olimpija Ljubljana |
Years2: | 1990–1994 |
Team2: | Trieste |
Years3: | 1994–1997 |
Team3: | Olimpia Milano |
Years4: | 1997–2002 |
Team4: | Fortitudo Bologna |
Years5: | 2002–2006 |
Team5: | FC Barcelona |
Years6: | 2006–2007 |
Team6: | Girona |
Years7: | 2007–2008 |
Team7: | Virtus Roma |
Years8: | 2008–2009 |
Team8: | Fortitudo Bologna |
Years9: | 2009–2011 |
Team9: | Pistoia |
Cyears1: | 2017–2018 |
Cteam1: | Trapani (assistant) |
Cyears2: | 2017–2018 |
Cteam2: | Italy Under-14 |
Cyears3: | 2018-present |
Cteam3: | Fortitudo Bologna (Academy) |
Cyears4: | 2018-2019 |
Cteam4: | Italy Under-15 |
Cyears5: | 2018–2019 |
Cteam5: | Italy Under-16 |
Cyears6: | 2021 |
Cteam6: | Bologna Basket 2016 |
Highlights: | As a player:
EuroLeague records since the 2000–01 season
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Gregor Fučka (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈfutʃka/; born 7 August 1971) is a Slovenian-Italian former professional basketball player and coach. A 215 cm (7' ") forward-center, he was a both a Mister Europa and Euroscar laureate in 2000.
Fučka played with Smelt Olimpija, in Yugoslavia, from 1988 to 1990, then he moved to Italy, playing with Stefanel Trieste (1990–1994), Stefanel Milano (1994–1997),[1] and Teamsystem Bologna a.k.a. Paf Wennington Bologna a.k.a. Skipper Bologna (1997–2002). Then he played in Spain, with FC Barcelona (2002–2006), and with Akasvayu Girona (2006–07). He then came back to Italy, in the 2007–08 season, playing with Lottomatica Roma.[2]
Fučka played with Italy's junior national team at the 1991 FIBA Under-19 World Cup, where he won the silver medal. He also played at the FIBA Under-21 World Cup with Italy's junior national team, in 1993.
With the senior men's Italian national basketball team, Fučka played at the 2000 Summer Olympic Games,[3] and he won the gold medal at the FIBA EuroBasket 1999, where he was named the tournament's MVP. Fučka also won a silver medal at the FIBA EuroBasket 1997. He also played at the 1998 FIBA World Championship (selected to the All-Tournament Team), and at the FIBA EuroBasket 1995 and the FIBA EuroBasket 2001.[4]