Dragomir Bukvić


Dragomir Bukvić is a Serbian professional basketball coach and former player.

Playing career

Bukvić started to play basketball for youth teams of Sloboda Tuzla and Radnički Belgrade. He had his first senior basketball experience with Radnički Belgrade of the Yugoslav First League in the 1975–76 season. He served the army in 1976. Later he played for the Dinamo Pančevo and the Mladost Zemun. In 1984 he retired.

Coaching career

Men's basketball

On the beginning of his coaching career he was head coach for the Mladost Zemun.

Women's club basketball

Bukvić coached teams in Serbia, Slovenia and Italy. He coached Partizan, Kovin, Vojvodina and Crvena zvezda of the First League of FY Yugoslavia/Serbia and Montenegro. Also, he spent the 2007–08 season with Crvena zvezda competing at the First League of Serbia. Bukvić coached the Lek Ježica, the Merkur Celje and the Grosbasket of the Slovenian League. He won three Slovenian championships and four cup tournaments. In Italy, he coached the Pool Comense and the Virtus Sogeit La Spezia of the Serie A1.

Women national teams

SFR Yugoslavia

Bukvić won silver medal at the 1991 European Championship for Cadettes with SFR Yugoslavia U14 national team. Also, he led women's university team at the 1995 Summer Universiade in Fukuoka.

FR Yugoslavia/Serbia and Montenegro

Bukvić was a head coach for the FR Yugoslavia women's national team at the EuroBasket Women 1995. Also, he led women's university team at the 1995 Summer Universiade in Fukuoka, Japan and at the 2005 Summer Universiade in İzmir, Turkey where he won a silver medal. He won silver medal at the 1999 European Championship for Cadettes with FR Yugoslavia U16 national team.

Serbia

Bukvić won silver medal at the 2006 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women - Division B with the Serbia women's national under-20 team. He also coached U20 at the 2010 Championship.

Slovenia

Bukvić was a head coach for the Slovenia women's national team from 2001 to 2003. He led women's university team at the 2003 Summer Universiade in Daegu, South Korea.

Career achievements and awards

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