Ljubomir Travica | |
Nationality: | Serbian |
Birth Date: | 1 October 1954 |
Birth Place: | Ervenik, PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia |
Position: | Outside hitter |
Height: | 1.97 m |
Years: | 1982–1983 1983–1984 1984–1985 1985–1989 1989–1990 |
Clubs: | Mladost Zagreb Modena Volley Di.Po. Vimercate Pallavolo Padova Gividì Milano |
Coachyears: | 1991–1992 1992–1993 1993–1994 1994–1995 1995–1996 1996–1997 1997–1998 1998–1999 1999–2000 2000–2001 2001–2002 2002–2004 2003–2006 2004–2005 2005–2006 2006–2007 2007–2008 2008–2011 2012–2013 2015–2016 2016-2017 2018-2019 2018–2019 2019–2023 2023- |
Ljubomir Travica (Serbian: Љубомир Травица; born 1 October 1954) is a professional volleyball coach and former player from former Yugoslavia. He is the current head coach of Prisma Taranto Volley, in the Italian Volleyball League.
His son, Dragan is a professional volleyball player, a former member of the Italy men's national volleyball team.
Travica was born in Ervenik and started his career with Mladost Zagreb. In 1980, he participated with Yugoslavia at the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow.
He moved to Italy in 1983, and during his career, played for Panini Modena and Padova in Serie A1 (Italy's top division), and Vimercate and Brugherio in Serie A2. In 1991, he started his coaching career in Serie B1 in Valdagno, and subsequently coached different teams in the A1 and A2 divisions, before moving to Olympiacos Piraeus in Greece. From 2008 to 2011, Travica coached Asseco Resovia in Poland.