Slobodan Kuzmanovski (; 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.

Slobodan Kuzmanovski

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.

Slobodan Kuzmanovski

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.

Slobodan Kuzmanovski

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

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Olympic record

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

Expatriate handball players

Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Spain

Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland

Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in France

Serbian handball coaches

Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Italy

Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Slovakia