Zorko Cvetković Explained

Zorko Cvetković
Nationality:Croatian
Birth Date:1924 9, df=yes
Birth Place:Osijek, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
Death Place:Zagreb, Croatia
Education:University of Zagreb
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Institutions:CIGRÉ
Employer:Elektrana Zagreb (1950–1955)
Elektroprijenos Zagreb (1957–1990)
Significant Awards:CIGRÉ Distinguished Member (2000)
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Career Position:Shooting guard
Career Number:13
Letter:C

Zorko Cvetković (September 4, 1924 – December 13, 2017) was a Croatian electrical engineer and basketball player and coach. He represented the Yugoslavia national basketball team internationally.

Engineering career

Cvetković graduated from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering at the University of Zagreb in 1950, and later obtained a doctorate in 1983.[1]

From 1947 to 1994, he was an external associate at the Department of High Voltage and Power of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Zagreb.[2]

He was a secretary-general of the CIGRÉ branch in Croatia from 1989 to 2004.[1]

Basketball career

After the end of Second World War in 1945, Cvetković started to play basketball.[1] He was a member of the Yugoslavia national team which participated at the 1947 FIBA European Championship.[3] After retirement, he was a coach, a referee and the president of Mladost Zagreb.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Zorko Cvetkovic Biography. hro-cigre.hr. 22 August 2017. hr.
  2. Web site: ZVNE - Osoblje zavoda i vanjski suradnici. fer.unizg.hr. 26 December 2017.
  3. Web site: Cvetkovic Player Profile at the 1947 FIBA European Championship. FIBA.com. 17 August 2017.