Krešimir Ćosić

Krešimir Ćosić , born the November 26th 1948 with Zagreb, deceased the May 25th 1995, is a former player of Croatian Basket-ball , playing for the Yugoslavia at the station of center. It is, with parity with Serb the Radivoj Korać, the best player of basketball of old the Yugoslavia. Ćosić dominated the European basketball during 15 years, allowing to décomplexer Europeans, to render comprehensible to them that one as of theirs was of able to compete with the American blacks as regards basketball. In its presence, the national team of Yugoslavia gained all the trophies which it aimed in front of and very seldom behind the the USSR, his/her enemy big sister who capped it all the same to 3 or 4 occasions for the supreme title of champion of Europe (Essen in 1970) or Olympic (Munich 1972).

He was elected, on a purely posthumous basis, member of FIBA Hall off Famed.

Biography

Equipped with psychological means and especially physics except standards: a size of 2,10m associated with a fabulous speed and relaxation, Ćosić (pronounce Chogich), this " white which played like a noir" begin with the club emblematic from Zadar. Interior, which was also extremely skilful with the shooting outside, it obtains championships of Yugoslavia. With its national selection (directed by " the father of the basket" large the Aleksandar Nikolić), that it integrates into 20 years, it obtains a money medal to the Olympic Games of summer of 1968 in Mexico City then a title of world champion 1970 in Ljubljana as Slovenia in front of the USSR which records its first defeat there finally since the beginning of the international meetings. This match televised in Mondiovision will allot to large Yugoslavia de Cosic and its gilded fellow-members Korac, Skansi, Daneu and other Plecas, a fame which they will never betray until the dissolution of Yugoslavia. Its qualities of marker but as frontier runner as it is on play posed or in counter-attack seriously starts to make speak about him in the United States where for the moment one had never made the soft eyes with an European, of white race of originating in a communist country, Yugoslavia of the Marshal Tito. L'" operation séduction" , carried out by the American authorities, will bear finally its fruits: it agrees to study management and especially to play basketball for the university Brigham Young, private university of the Église of Jesus-Christ of the Saints of the Last Days (its new religion), in Provo in the Mormon State of Utah. One of best of the United States at the time.

It makes a success of there a brilliant university career in the United States becoming the first European All America lasting two years. He manages to lead two years of continuation his team to the final regional tournament of NCAA and leading his team to the mark and the rebounds, statistics of which he will become 2nd history of the university.

He is the first Yugoslavian drafté in NBA. Although that draft E by Trailblazers Portland cement and Los Angeles Lakers in NBA and by the Carolina Cougars in ABA, it gives up these offers enticing financially, and turns over to Yugoslavia, yielding to the governmental pressures. He will play Zadar again, then will join Italy to gain there two championships with the Virtus Bologna then the Cibona Zagreb with in premium a Coupe of the cuts in 1982.

Parallel to its career in club, it continues with the national team gaining a new world title in 1978 and three European titles.

After its career, it will obtain a new Olympic medal as a trainer at the time of the Olympic Games 1988 with Seoul.

He dies at the 46 years age following a long fight against cancer. Cosic " the inventif" , is with the other baby gifted stars of the Adriatic: Korac, Skansi and other Daneu, the best European player of the Seventies, than it is on the level of marker that frontier runner and " levier" of the team. Its qualities of candidate enabled him to face and especially to gain with the national team at the time of challenges where they were not best prepared.

Club

Like Player

Europe

NCAA

  • Brigham Young University of 1970 to 1973

Like Trainer

  • KK Split (" Jugoplastika Split") 1984-85

  • Team of Yugoslavia, 1987-88

Prize list

National team

  • Player
  • Olympic Games of summer
    • Gold medal with the Olympic Games 1980 with Moscow
    • Medal of money to the Olympic Games 1976 with Montreal
    • Medal of money to the Olympic Games 1968 with Mexico City
  • championship of the world
    • Gold medal in 1970 and 1978
    • medal of money 1974
  • Championship of Europe
    • Gold medal 1973,1975,1977
    • Medal of money in 1969,1971,1981
    • Bronze medal in 1979
  • Trainer
    • Medal of money to the Olympic Games 1988 with Seoul

Club

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