Gregor Fučka Explained

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

  • Most offensive rebounds in a game

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.

Professional career

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]

National team career

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]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Nicola Baldo . Davide Romani . Volley, Tatjana e Rebeka: in A-2 nel nome di papà Gregor Fucka . 10 March 2022 . . 12 September 2017 . Italian.
  2. News: Fucka eager to leave Italy to play with Pacers . 10 March 2022 . . . 11 July 2002.
  3. Book: Wallechinsky, David . The Book of Olympic Lists . registration . 2012 . 978-1845137731 . 16. Aurum Press .
  4. News: 101 Greats: Gregor Fucka . 10 March 2022 . . 27 June 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201029112413/https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/news/i/aos9iormwu5hssqn/101-greats-gregor-fucka . 29 October 2020.