Vladimir Kuzmanović
| Personal information | |
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| Born |
July 31, 1971 Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Nationality | Serbian / Yugoslavian |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 1993 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 1991–2006 |
| Position | Shooting guard |
| Career history | |
| 1991–1994 | OKK Beograd |
| 1995–1997 | BFC Beočin |
| 1997–1998 | Crvena Zvezda |
| 1998–1999 | Beobanka Beograd |
| 1999–2002 | Budućnost Podgorica |
| 2002–2003 | Spirou Charleroi |
| 2003–2004 | Apollon Patras |
| 2004–2006 | Asesoft Ploiesti |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Vladimir Kuzmanović (born 31 July 1971 in Beograd) is a retired professional basketball player. Despite being born in Serbia he decided to compete under the flag of the Republic of Macedonia. He plays as a guard. His most significant achievement came in 2005, when he won the FIBA Europe Cup with CSU Asesoft Ploiesti and he was selected the Final Four MVP.
Vladimir's first professional team was OKK Beograd, where he started playing in the age of 20. He played there for 3 seasons.
Before of the 1995-1996 season he signed in another Serbian club, BFC Beocin. In his second season there he averaged 12 ppg.
After two seasons in Beocin Vladimir moved to one of the best teams in Yugoslavia, Crvena Zvezda. he finished his sole season there averaging 8.8 ppg and 2.3 assists in a team that won the Yugoslav League that season.
After only one season in Crvena Zvezda, Kuzmanović moved to Beobanka Beograd. As the club's main player he finished the season with 14.2 ppg. He also has been selected to the 1999 Yugoslavian All-Star Game.
After a good personal season in Beobanka, Vladimir signed in Buducnost Podgorica where he stayed for 3 seasons. With Buducnost he won the Yugoslav League two season in a row in years 2000-2001. The team also won the Yugoslav cup in 2001.
After 3 seasons in Buducnost, Vladimir moved for the first time to play out of the Yugoslavia. He signed with Belgian club Spirou Charleroi, Which he helped to win the Belgian League Championship.
He signed in Apollon Patras from Greece for the 2003-04 season. he finished the season with 4.7 ppg.
After a disappointing season in Greece, Vladimir signed with the Romanian club Asesoft Ploiesti. With Asesoft he won the Romanian league back-to-back, also adding the Romanian cup in 2006. He led the club to it best achievement to date, leading it to win the FIBA Europe Cup in 2005 while getting selected as the MVP of the final four.
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