Josip Gjergja
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| Born | November 24, 1937 Zara, Kingdom of Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Croatian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 165 lb (75 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Playing career | 1958–1976 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coaching career | 1983–1994, 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1958–1976 | Zadar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1983 | Yugoslavia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1984–1985 | PAOK | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1993–1994 | Zadar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1994 | Croatia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003 | Prishtina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Josip "Pino" Gjergja (also transliterated Đerđa, Djerdja or Giergia; born 24 November 1937), also credited as Giuseppe Giergia,[a] is a retired Croatian basketball player and coach. He represented the Yugoslavia national basketball team internationally. He was nominated for the EuroLeague's 50 Greatest Contributors list in 2008. He was born in Zadar, to an Arbanasi family, hence the variously transcribed name. At a height of 1.76 m (5'9") tall, he played at the point guard position.
Playing career[edit]
Gjergja wore KK Zadar's jersey for 18 consecutive seasons, thus becoming one of the club's legends, alongside Krešimir Ćosić. He was a three time Yugoslav Basketball League champion, from 1965 to 1968, and won another two Yugoslav championships, back-to back, in 1974 and 1975. He also won the Yugoslav Cup in 1970.
National team career[edit]
Gjergja was a member of the Yugoslav national team. With Yugoslavia, he won two FIBA World Cup silver medals, in 1963 and 1967, as well as a EuroBasket silver medal in 1965. He also participated in two Summer Olympic Games, in 1960 and 1964.
Coaching career[edit]
Gjergja began a coaching career after his retirement from playing. As a head coach, he led the senior Croatian national team to the FIBA World Cup bronze medal, at the 1994 FIBA World Championship. In 2003, he coached the club team, Prishtina, in Kosovo.
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Notes and references[edit]
- Notes
- References
- ^ "Intervista a Pino Giergia" (PDF). Il Dalmata. 1–2015: 5–6.
External links[edit]
- Josip Djerdja at FIBAeurope.com
- Josip Djerdja at FIBA.com at archive.today (archived January 22, 2013)
- Josip Djerdja at Olympics.com
- Giuseppe Gjergja at Olympedia
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