Ratomir Tvrdić

Personal information
Born	(1943-09-14) 14 September 1943 Split, PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia
Nationality	Croatian
Listed height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight	176 lb (80 kg)
Career information
Playing career	1960–1977[1]
Position	Shooting guard
Number	4, 10
Career history
1960–1977	Jugoplastika Split
Career highlights and awards
FIBA European Selection (1973) 2× FIBA Korać Cup champion (1976, 1977) 2× Yugoslav League champion (1971, 1977) 3× Yugoslav Cup winner (1972, 1974, 1977)
Medals Men's basketball Representing  Yugoslavia FIBA World Cup 1967 Montevideo Team 1970 Ljubljana Team 1974 Puerto Rico Team FIBA EuroBasket 1969 Italy Team 1973 Spain Team 1975 Yugoslavia Team

Ratomir "Rato" Tvrdić (born 14 September 1943) is a Croatian former professional basketball player.

Professional career

Tvrdić played club basketball with the Croatian team KK Split. With Split, he won two national Yugoslav League championships (1971, 1977), three national Yugoslav Cups (1972, 1974, 1977), and two FIBA Korać Cups (1976, 1977). He was also a runner-up of the FIBA European Champions Cup (EuroLeague) in the 1971–72 season, and in the FIBA Cup Winners' Cup (FIBA Saporta Cup) in the 1972–73 season.

He won the Small Triple Crown, in the 1976–77 season.

Yugoslav national team

Tvrdić played with the senior Yugoslav national team at the 1972 Summer Olympic Games.^[2] He was also the Yugoslav national team's captain. With Yugoslavia, he won several gold and silver medals, including at the FIBA World Cup and the FIBA EuroBasket.

He won silver medals at the 1967 FIBA World Championship and the 1974 FIBA World Championship, and a gold medal at the 1970 FIBA World Championship. He also won a silver medal at the 1969 EuroBasket, and gold medals at the 1973 EuroBasket and the 1975 EuroBasket. He also won a gold medal at the 1967 Mediterranean Games.

See also

• Lovre Tvrdić
• Dražen Tvrdić
• Damir Tvrdić

References