Petar Skansi
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23 November 1943 Sumartin, Independent State of Croatia |
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| Nationality | Croatian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 104 kg (229 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Playing career | 1964–1976 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Center | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coaching career | 1973–2004 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1964–1972 | Jugoplastika | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1972–1973 | Maxmobili Pesaro | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1973–1976 | Jugoplastika | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1973–1978 | Jugoplastika | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1981–1983 | Scavolini Pesaro | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1984–1985 | Honky Fabriano | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1987–1988 | Hitachi Venezia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1988–1989 | Phonola Roma | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1990–1993 | Benetton Treviso | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997–1999 | Teamsystem Bologna | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2000 | PAOK | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003 | Split CO | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2004 | Krka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Petar Skansi (born 23 November 1943) is a former Croatian basketball player and basketball coach. During his playing career, he played for Jugoplastika and Scavolini Pesaro. He was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players in 1991. He was a member of the senior Yugoslav national basketball team squad that won the silver medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics.
For his basketball achievements, he was awarded the Franjo Bučar State Award for Sport twice, in 1992 and 2003. He also had a political stint as a deputy minister of sports in Croatia.
Born in the Sumartin village, on the island of Brač, to navy captain father Petar, and teacher mother Marija, Skansi graduated from the Split streamlined maritime high school in 1961. Simultaneously, he took up water polo, playing it in the Jadran Split youth system.
Skansi became coach-player at Jugoplastika the season 1973–74 and he remained in that status until his retirement from playing basketball in 1976. Then he continued his career in basketball only as head coach. In his first season as coach-player, Skansi led Jugoplastika in the semifinals of 1973–74 FIBA Korać Cup where his team eliminated hardly by Partizan (97–108 loss in Belgrade and 85–75 win in Split). Also the same season won the Yugoslav Basketball Cup (92–85 against Crvena zvezda) and Jugoplastika ranked second in the First Federal Basketball League.
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