Personal information | |
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Born | Zara, Kingdom of Italy | 23 December 1926
Died | 16 August 2006 Pavia, Italy | (aged 79)
Nationality | Croatian / Italian |
Career information | |
Playing career | 1945–1960 |
Position | Guard |
Number | 3 |
Coaching career | 1952–1966 |
Career history | |
As player: | |
1945–1948 | Zadar |
1949–1951 | Crvena zvezda |
1951–1952 | Gallaratese |
1952–1957 | Pavia |
1957–1960 | Vigevano |
As coach: | |
1952–1955 | Pavia |
1958–1962 | Vigevano |
1962–1966 | Bassi Lodi |
Career highlights and awards | |
As player:
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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.
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.
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]
Rochlitzer appeared in one game for the Italy national team in 1954.
As a player-coach Rochlitzer coached Pavia and Vigevano.