Petronije Zimonjić

Petronije Zimonjić
Personal information
Born(1942-12-31)31 December 1942
Čačak, German-occupied Serbia
Died9 January 2021(2021-01-09) (aged 78)
Belgrade, Serbia
NationalitySerbian
PositionStrength and conditioning coach
Career history
As coach:
1978–1979Crvena zvezda Women (conditioning)
OKK Beograd (conditioning)
1992–1994Crvena zvezda (conditioning)
1997–2000Beobanka (conditioning)
2000–2006Partizan (conditioning)
2010–2011Crvena zvezda (conditioning)
Medals
Men's basketball
Conditioning Coach for  Yugoslavia
EuroBasket
Gold medal – first place 1995 Greece Team

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

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. ^ a b c "IN MEMORIAM – Petronije "Pera" Zimonjić (1942-2021)". kkcrvenazvezda.rs. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "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.
  3. ^ "Zimonjić novi kondicioni trener Zvezde". sportal.blic.rs. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  4. ^ "IN MEMORIAM: Petronije Pera Zimonjić". kkpartizan.rs. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  5. ^ "ODLAZAK VELIKOG STRUČNJAKA: Preminuo Petronije Zimonjić". tvarenasport.com. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  6. ^ "Rastanak s krizom". glas-javnosti.rs. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  7. ^ "Vujošević: "Analiziramo tržište"". b92.net. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  8. ^ "IN MEMORIAM – Петроније Зимоњић (1942 – 2021)". kss.rs. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  9. ^ "Bata Zimonjić: Zašto je Žoc poseban, tuča s Tundžijem, "ludačke" pripreme Peđe". nova.rs. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  10. ^ "NOVA TRAGEDIJA! IZGUBILI SMO VELIKANA: Zbog njegove smrti su zavijeni u crno i Zvezda i Partizan!". espreso.co.rs. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  11. ^ ""Misterija Aleksandrova, kriva kičma Dijamantidisa, rvač i čekanje na Bogdana"". volimpartizan.rs. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  12. ^ "Bogdan Zimonjić ,,Tim je razlog mog dolaska u Dinamik". kkdynamic.rs. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  13. ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Roster - Bogdan Zimonic". fausports.com. Retrieved 19 June 2022.