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Slobodan Kuzmanovski
Kuzmanovski in 1988
Personal information
Full name	Slobodan Kuzmanovski
Born	(1962-06-11) 11 June 1962 (age 62) Šabac, PR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia
Nationality	Serbian
Height	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Playing position	Right back
Youth career
Team
	Metaloplastika
Senior clubs
Years	Team
	Metaloplastika
1989–1990	Puleva Málaga
1990–1991	TSV St. Otmar St. Gallen
1991–1996	OM Vitrolles
1996–1997	Prosesa Ademar León
1997–1998	Trieste
National team
Years	Team
	Yugoslavia
Teams managed
2005	Gaeta
2008	Junior Fasano
2013	Štart Nové Zámky
Medal record Men's handball Representing  Yugoslavia Olympic Games 1984 Los Angeles Team 1988 Seoul Team

Slobodan Kuzmanovski (Serbian Cyrillic: Слободан Кузмановски; 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.

Club career

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.

International career

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.

Coaching career

In 2013, Kuzmanovski briefly served as head coach of Slovak team Štart Nové Zámky. He previously coached Gaeta and Junior Fasano in Italy.

Honours

Metaloplastika

• Yugoslav Handball Championship: 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88
• Yugoslav Handball Cup: 1979–80, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1985–86
• European Cup: 1984–85, 1985–86

OM Vitrolles

• Championnat de France: 1993–94, 1995–96
• Coupe de France: 1992–93, 1994–95
• Cup Winners' Cup: 1992–93

References

1. "Stasera l'AlPi affronta Trieste: in palio la guida solitaria della classifica E' già sfida-scudetto Ivanisevic spera nel fattore campo" (in Italian). gelocal.it. 26 November 1997. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
2. "Annuario 2005/06" (in Italian). figh.it. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
3. "Annuario 2007/08" (in Italian). figh.it. Retrieved 11 October 2020.

External links

• Olympic record
• Slobodan Kuzmanovski at Olympedia (archive)

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 Yugoslavia squad – 1988 Summer Olympics – Bronze medal
1 Pušnik 2 Rnić (c) 3 Memić 4 Saračević 5 Puc 6 Perkovac 7 Smajlagić 8 Portner 9 Vujović 10 Holpert 11 Jarak 12 Bašić 13 Načinović 14 Kuzmanovski 16 Velić Coach: Arslanagić

v t e Yugoslavia squad – 1990 World Men's Handball Championship – 4th place
1 Stojanović 2 Jelčić 3 Vuković 4 Saračević 5 Puc 6 Prokić 7 Smajlagić 8 Portner 9 Vujović 10 Kljaić 11 Kuzmanovski 12 Bašić 14 Tomljanović 15 Isaković (c) 16 Velić Coach: Stanković

• 1962 births
• Living people
• Sportspeople from Šabac
• Serbian male handball players
• Yugoslav male handball players
• Olympic handball players for Yugoslavia
• Olympic gold medalists for Yugoslavia
• Olympic bronze medalists for Yugoslavia
• Handball players at the 1984 Summer Olympics
• Handball players at the 1988 Summer Olympics
• Olympic medalists in handball
• Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics
• Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics
• RK Metaloplastika players
• CB Ademar León players
• Liga ASOBAL players
• Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Spain
• Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
• Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in France
• Serbian handball coaches
• Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Italy
• Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Slovakia
• Serbia and Montenegro male handball players
• Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Spain
• Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Italy
• Expatriate handball coaches
• Serbia and Montenegro sports coaches
• Serbian expatriate handball players in Spain
• Serbian expatriate handball players in France
• Expatriate handball players in Switzerland