Slobodan Kuzmanovski (; born 11 June 1962) is a Macedonian born in Vojvodina

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coach and former player who competed for Yugoslavia in the

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and in the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and officially branded as Seoul 1988 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. 159 nations were represe ...

Club career

Born in

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, 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

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s ( 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

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, one gold (

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) and one bronze (

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). 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 The Yugoslav Handball Championship was the highest level competition in men's team handball in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, played regularly for almost four decades between 1953 and 1992, before being abandoned due to the breakup ...

: 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 *

: 1984–85, 1985–86 ;OM Vitrolles * Championnat de France: 1993–94, 1995–96 *

Coupe de France The Coupe de France (), also known in English language, English as the French Cup or less commonly as the France Cup, is the premier Single-elimination tournament, knockout cup competition in French football organised by the French Football Fed ...

: 1992–93, 1994–95 *

Cup Winners' Cup The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a European football club competition contested annually by the winners of domestic cup competitions. The competition's official name was originally the European Cup Winners' Cup; it was renamed the UEFA Cup Winne ...

: 1992–93

References

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Olympic record
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