Zorko Cvetković
Zorko Cvetković (September 4, 1924 – December 13, 2017) was a Croatian electrical engineer and basketball player and coach. He represented the Yugoslavia national basketball team internationally.
Zorko Cvetković | |
|---|---|
| Born | 24 September 1924 Osijek, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes |
| Died | 13 December 2017 (aged 93) |
| Nationality | Croatian |
| Education | University of Zagreb |
| Spouse(s) | Lijerka Radoničić ( m. 1949) |
| Parent(s) | Gjuro Cvetković Olga Cvetković |
| Engineering career | |
| Institutions | CIGRÉ |
| Employer(s) | Elektrana Zagreb (1950–1955) Elektroprijenos Zagreb (1957–1990) |
| Awards | CIGRÉ Distinguished Member (2000) |
| Basketball career | |
| Position | Shooting guard |
| Number | 13 |
Engineering career
Cvetković graduated from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering at the University of Zagreb in 1950, and later obtained a doctorate in 1983.[1]
From 1947 to 1994, he was an external associate at the Department of High Voltage and Power of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Zagreb.[2]
He was a secretary-general of the CIGRÉ branch in Croatia from 1989 to 2004.[1]
Basketball career
After the end of Second World War in 1945, Cvetković started to play basketball.[1] He was a member of the Yugoslavia national team which participated at the 1947 FIBA European Championship.[3] After retirement, he was a coach, a referee and the president of Mladost Zagreb.
References
- "Zorko Cvetkovic Biography". hro-cigre.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 22 August 2017.
- "ZVNE - Osoblje zavoda i vanjski suradnici". fer.unizg.hr. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- "Cvetkovic Player Profile at the 1947 FIBA European Championship". FIBA.com. Retrieved 17 August 2017.