Misplaced Pages

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

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

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

National team career

Yugoslavia

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.

Italy

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

Coaching career

As a player-coach Rochlitzer coached Pavia and Vigevano.

Career achievements and awards

• Yugoslav League champion: 3 (with Crvena zvezda: 1949, 1950, 1951).

References

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.

• 1926 births
• 2006 deaths
• Basketball players from Zadar
• Croatian people of Italian descent
• Guards (basketball)
• KK Crvena zvezda players
• KK Zadar players
• Dalmatian Italians
• Italian men's basketball players
• Italian basketball coaches
• Pallacanestro Pavia players
• Basketball player-coaches
• Yugoslav men's basketball players
• Yugoslav basketball coaches
• Yugoslav emigrants to Italy
• 20th-century Italian sportsmen