Slobodan Kuzmanovski | |
Full Name: | Slobodan Kuzmanovski |
Birth Date: | 11 June 1962 |
Birth Place: | Šabac, PR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia |
Nationality: | Serbian |
Height: | 1.98 m |
Position: | Right back |
Youthclubs1: | Metaloplastika |
Clubs1: | Metaloplastika |
Years2: | 1989–1990 |
Clubs2: | Puleva Málaga |
Years3: | 1990–1991 |
Clubs3: | TSV St. Otmar St. Gallen |
Years4: | 1991–1996 |
Clubs4: | OM Vitrolles |
Years5: | 1996–1997 |
Clubs5: | Prosesa Ademar León |
Years6: | 1997–1998 |
Clubs6: | Trieste |
Nationalteam1: | Yugoslavia |
Manageryears1: | 2005 |
Managerclubs1: | Gaeta |
Manageryears2: | 2008 |
Managerclubs2: | Junior Fasano |
Manageryears3: | 2013 |
Managerclubs3: | Štart Nové Zámky |
Slobodan Kuzmanovski (; born 11 June 1962) is a Serbian handball coach and former player who competed for Yugoslavia in the 1984 Summer Olympics and in the 1988 Summer Olympics.
Born in Šabac, Kuzmanovski started out at his hometown club Metaloplastika. He helped them win seven consecutive Yugoslav Championships (1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, and 1987–88), four Yugoslav Cups (1979–80, 1982–83, 1983–84, and 1985–86), and two successive European Cups (1984–85 and 1985–86). Later on, Kuzmanovski played abroad in Spain, Switzerland, France, and Italy.[1]
At international level, Kuzmanovski won two Olympic medals for Yugoslavia, one gold (1984) and one bronze (1988). He was also a member of the team that placed fourth in the 1990 World Championship.
In 2013, Kuzmanovski briefly served as head coach of Slovak team Štart Nové Zámky. He previously coached Gaeta[2] and Junior Fasano[3] in Italy.