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Branislav Pokrajac
Personal information
Full name	Branislav Pokrajac
Born	(1947-01-27)27 January 1947 Belgrade, FPR Yugoslavia
Died	5 April 2018(2018-04-05) (aged 71) Belgrade, Serbia
Nationality	Serbian
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Left wing
Senior clubs
Years	Team
	ORK Beograd
	Crvena zvezda
	Dinamo Pančevo
National team
Years	Team
1965–1976	Yugoslavia
Teams managed
	Dinamo Pančevo
1980–1984	Yugoslavia
1985	Spain
1988	United States
1989–1991	US Créteil
1992–1993	Crvena zvezda
	Egypt
2000–2001	FR Yugoslavia
2001–2003	Porto
	Qatar
2006	Partizan
2010–2012	Sporting CP
Medal record Men's handball Representing  Yugoslavia Olympic Games 1972 Munich Team 1984 Los Angeles Staff World Championship 1970 Paris Team 1974 East Germany Team 1982 West Germany Staff Mediterranean Games 1967 Tunis Team 1975 Algiers Team Representing  Yugoslavia World Championship 2001 France Staff

Branislav Pokrajac (Serbian Cyrillic: Бранислав Покрајац; 27 January 1947 – 5 April 2018) was a Serbian handball coach and player who competed for Yugoslavia in the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Club career

At club level, Pokrajac made his debut with ORK Beograd, before moving to Crvena zvezda. He later played for and served as head coach of Dinamo Pančevo.

International career

At international level, Pokrajac competed for Yugoslavia in two Olympic tournaments, winning the gold medal in 1972. He also won two bronze medals at the World Championships (1970 and 1974).

Coaching career

In 1980, Pokrajac was appointed as head coach for Yugoslavia. He led the team to the Olympic gold medal in 1984.

References

1. "Preminuo legendarni rukometaš i trener Branislav Pokrajac" (in Serbian). rts.rs. 5 April 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
2. "Sportski spomenar" (in Serbian). rts.rs. 9 September 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
3. "Rukometaši na olimpijskoj sceni posle 12 godina" (in Serbian). srbija-info.gov.rs. 14 September 2000. Retrieved 9 December 2020.

External links

• Olympic record
• Branislav Pokrajac at Olympedia (archive)

v t e Yugoslavia squad – 1972 Summer Olympics – Gold medal
1 Živković 2 Pribanić 3 Fajfrić 4 Karalić 5 Lavrnić 6 Mišković 7 Horvat (c) 8 Pokrajac 10 Miljak 11 Lazarević 12 Arslanagić 13 Popović 14 Vidović 16 Zorko Coach: Snoj & Štencl

v t e Yugoslavia squad – 1976 Summer Olympics – 5th place
1 Arslanagić 2 Bojović 3 Rađenović 4 Karalić 5 Pavićević 6 Serdarušić 7 Horvat (c) 8 Pokrajac 9 Krivokapić 10 Timko 11 Miljak 12 Zorko 13 Popović 16 Nimš Coach: Snoj

v t e Yugoslavia squad – 1982 World Men's Handball Championship – Silver medal
1 Bašić 2 Rnić 3 Grubić 4 Obran 5 Elezović 6 Zovko 7 Štrbac 8 Jurina 9 Vujović 10 Bojović 11 Fejzula 13 Krivokapić 14 Rađenović (c) 15 Isaković 16 Velić Coach: Pokrajac

v t e Yugoslavia squad – 1984 Summer Olympics – Gold medal
1 Arnautović 2 Rnić 3 Vuković 4 Kalina 5 Elezović 6 Zovko 7 Štrbac 8 Jurina 9 Vujović 11 Kuzmanovski 12 Bašić 13 Mladenović 14 Rađenović (c) 15 Isaković 16 Pušnik Coach: Pokrajac

v t e FR Yugoslavia squad – 2001 World Men's Handball Championship – Bronze medal
1 Puljezević 2 Đurković 4 Kokir 8 Jovanović 9 Matić 10 Maksić 11 Lapčević 12 Đorđić 13 Golić 14 Bojinović 15 Kapisoda 16 Šterbik 17 Milosavljević 18 Đukanović 19 Lisičić 20 Škrbić (c) Coach: Pokrajac

• 1947 births
• 2018 deaths
• Handball players from Belgrade
• Serbian male handball players
• Yugoslav male handball players
• Olympic handball players for Yugoslavia
• Olympic gold medalists for Yugoslavia
• Handball players at the 1972 Summer Olympics
• Handball players at the 1976 Summer Olympics
• Olympic medalists in handball
• Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics
• Competitors at the 1967 Mediterranean Games
• Competitors at the 1975 Mediterranean Games
• Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Yugoslavia
• Mediterranean Games medalists in handball
• RK Crvena zvezda players
• Serbian handball coaches
• Yugoslav handball coaches
• Handball coaches of international teams
• Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Spain
• Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in France
• Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
• Expatriate handball coaches
• Coaches at the 1984 Summer Olympics
• Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in the United States
• Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
• Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Qatar
• Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Egypt
• Serbia and Montenegro sports coaches