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Tullio Rochlitzer

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Tullio Rochlitzer
Personal information
Born(1926-12-23)23 December 1926
Zara, Kingdom of Italy
Died16 August 2006(2006-08-16) (aged 79)
Pavia, Italy
NationalityCroatian / Italian
Career information
Playing career1945–1960
PositionGuard
Number3
Coaching career1952–1966
Career history
As player:
1945–1948Zadar
1949–1951Crvena zvezda
1951–1952Gallaratese
1952–1957Pavia
1957–1960Vigevano
As coach:
1952–1955Pavia
1958–1962Vigevano
1962–1966Bassi Lodi
Career highlights and awards
As player:

Tullio Rochlitzer (Serbo-Croatian: Tulio Roklicer; December 23, 1926 – August 16, 2006) was an Italian-Croatian basketball player and coach. He represented Yugoslavia national basketball team internationally.

Playing career

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A guard, Rochlitzer played for his hometown team Zadar and Belgrade-based team Crvena zvezda between 1945 and 1951.[1] During his stint with the Zvezda he won three Yugoslav Championships.[2][3]

In 1951, Rochlitzer fled to Italy.[4] In Italy he played for Gallaratese, Pavia, and Vigevano. He retired as a player with Vigevano in 1960.

National team career

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Yugoslavia

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Rochlitzer was a member of the Yugoslavia national basketball team that participated at the 1947 European Championship in Prague, Czechoslovakia. Over five tournament games, he averaged 2.4 points per game.[5]

Italy

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Rochlitzer appeared in one game for the Italy national team in 1954.

Coaching career

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As a player-coach Rochlitzer coached Pavia and Vigevano.

Career achievements and awards

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References

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  1. ^ "Tullio the great". bmzadar.com. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Košarkaška prvenstva Jugoslavije (1945-91) – prvi deo". strategija.org. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Košarkaška prvenstva Jugoslavije (1945-91) – drugi deo". strategija.org. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Daba: Kad je Zvezda osvajala Milano…". kosmagazin.com. September 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Yugoslavia 3 - Tulio Roklicer". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 2 January 2019.