Goran Grbović
Personal information
Born (1961-02-09) 9 February 1961
Kruševac, PR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia
NationalitySerbian
Listed height2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
Career information
NBA draft1983: undrafted
Playing career1979–1991
PositionSmall forward
Career history
1979–1980Borac Čačak
1980–1988Partizan
1988–1990Oximesa
1991IMT
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men’s Basketball
Representing  Yugoslavia
Eurobasket
Bronze medal – third place1987 GreeceTeam
Universiade
Gold medal – first place 1987 Zagreb Team
Silver medal – second place 1983 Edmonton Team
European Championship for Juniors
Silver medal – second place1980 YugoslaviaTeam

Goran Grbović (born 9 February 1961) is a Serbian business manager and former professional basketball player. He is an executive director of the Štark Arena.[1]

Playing career

Born in Kruševac, after finishing high school, he moved to Čačak. He started his career with KK Borac Čačak, where he was trained by the legendary Aleksandar Nikolić and Dragan Milošević - Gaga. He played for Partizan from 1980 until 1988, winning a national championship in 1981 and 1987 also a third-place finish in Euroleague in 1988. He ended his career after two successful seasons with Oximesa Granada.

He is also remembered as an idol of many Partizan fans, inspiring many children to play basketball.

Partizan

Grbović played in Partizan from 1980 until 1988, he won National championship in 1981 and 1987 and participated in Euroleague F4 in 1988. That season, he scored the most points in hall Euroleague. He was also the best scorer of national championship in 1983 and 1984. He holds second place in club history by points in one play-off game, 44. He is seventh scorer in club history with 3889 points in 240 games, his average is 16.2 points.

National team career

Although he was qualified for the Yugoslav national team, he participated in only two competitions – EuroBasket tournaments in 1983 and 1987. He won a bronze medal in EuroBasket 1987 with the Yugoslav national team.

Player profile

Grbović was a very strong and attractive player, temperamental also. His nickname was "Tank". He was 2.02 m tall and played small forward. He had a good three-point shot and audiences liked his dunks.

Post-playing career

In July 2018, he was named an executive director of the Štark Arena in Belgrade.[2]

Achievements

Individual achievements

References

  1. ↑ "Management". starkarena.co.rs. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  2. ↑ "Goran Grbović, novi direktor "Beogradske arene", za "Blic": Ne znam da gubim, imam menadžerski talenat". sport.blic.rs. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
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