| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 31 December 1942 Čačak, German-occupied Serbia | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 9 January 2021 (aged 78) Belgrade, Serbia | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Serbian | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Strength and conditioning coach | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| As coach: | |||||||||||||||
| 1978–1979 | Crvena zvezda Women (conditioning) | ||||||||||||||
| OKK Beograd (conditioning) | |||||||||||||||
| 1992–1994 | Crvena zvezda (conditioning) | ||||||||||||||
| 1997–2000 | Beobanka (conditioning) | ||||||||||||||
| 2000–2006 | Partizan (conditioning) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Crvena zvezda (conditioning) | ||||||||||||||
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Petronije "Pera" Zimonjić (Serbian Cyrillic: Петроније "Пера" Зимоњић; 31 December 1942 – 9 January 2021) was a Serbian professional basketball strength and conditioning coach.
Coaching career
In the 1978–79 season, Zimonjić was a strength and conditioning coach for the Crvena zvezda women's team under head coach Strahinja Alagić that won the FIBA Women's European Champions Cup (now EuroLeague Women).[1][2]
Between 1992 and 1994, Zimonjić was a strength and conditioning coach for the Crvena zvezda men's team under head coach Vladislav Lučić that won two National titles, 1992–93 and 1993–94. Later, in the 2010–11 season, he was a strength and conditioning coach for the Zvezda under head coach Mihailo Uvalin.[1][2][3]
Zimonjić worked as a strength and conditioning coach for OKK Beograd, Beobanka, and Partizan.[4][5] He joined Partizan in November 2000.[6] Also, he was a member of the Duško Vujošević coaching staff in Partizan.[7]
In 1995, Zimonjić was a strength and conditioning coach for the Yugoslavia national team under head coach Dušan Ivković that won a gold medal at EuroBasket 1995 in Greece.[1][2][8]
Career achievements
- FIBA Women's European Champions Cup champion: 1 (with Crvena zvezda: 1978–79)
- Yugoslav League champion: 7 (with Crvena zvezda: 1992–93, 1993–94; with Partizan: 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06)
- Yugoslav Cup winner: 1 (with Partizan: 2001–02)
- Yugoslav Women's League champion: 1 (with Crvena zvezda: 1978–79)
- Yugoslav Women's Cup winner: 1 (with Crvena zvezda: 1978–79)
Personal life
He was a father of Predrag "Bata" Zimonjić, a basketball strength and conditioning coach, a long-time assistant to Željko Obradović.[9][10][11] He was a grandfather of Bogdan Zimonjić, a basketball player who played for Dynamic BG and currently playing college basketball for the Florida Atlantic Owls.[12][13]
References
- 1 2 3 "IN MEMORIAM – Petronije "Pera" Zimonjić (1942-2021)". kkcrvenazvezda.rs. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
- 1 2 3 "SRPSKI SPORT TUGUJE Preminuo čuveni trener, pionir u radu sa igračima na fizičkoj spremi, "maestro kondicije" Petronije "Pera" Zimonjić". sportal.blic.rs. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
- ↑ "Zimonjić novi kondicioni trener Zvezde". sportal.blic.rs. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
- ↑ "IN MEMORIAM: Petronije Pera Zimonjić". kkpartizan.rs. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
- ↑ "ODLAZAK VELIKOG STRUČNJAKA: Preminuo Petronije Zimonjić". tvarenasport.com. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
- ↑ "Rastanak s krizom". glas-javnosti.rs. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
- ↑ "Vujošević: "Analiziramo tržište"". b92.net. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
- ↑ "IN MEMORIAM – Петроније Зимоњић (1942 – 2021)". kss.rs. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
- ↑ "Bata Zimonjić: Zašto je Žoc poseban, tuča s Tundžijem, „ludačke" pripreme Peđe". nova.rs. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
- ↑ "NOVA TRAGEDIJA! IZGUBILI SMO VELIKANA: Zbog njegove smrti su zavijeni u crno i Zvezda i Partizan!". espreso.co.rs. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
- ↑ "„Misterija Aleksandrova, kriva kičma Dijamantidisa, rvač i čekanje na Bogdana"". volimpartizan.rs. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
- ↑ "Bogdan Zimonjić ,,Tim je razlog mog dolaska u Dinamik"". kkdynamic.rs. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
- ↑ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Roster - Bogdan Zimonic". fausports.com. Retrieved 19 June 2022.