Gregor Fučka (; born 7 August 1971) is a Slovenian-Italian retired professional basketball player and coach. A 215 cm (7' ") forward-center, he was a both a Mister Europa and Euroscar laureate in 2000. Professional career Fučka played with Smelt Olimpija, in Yugoslavia, from 1988–90, then he moved to Italy, playing with Stefanel Trieste (1990–1994), Stefanel Milano (1994–1997), and Teamsystem Bologna a.k.a. Paf Wennington Bologna a.k.a. Skipper Bologna (1997–2002). Then he played in Spain, with FC Barcelona (2002–2006), and with Akasvayu Girona (2006–07). He then came back to Italy, in the 2007–08 season, playing with Lottomatica Roma. National team career Fučka played with Italy's junior national team at the 1991 FIBA Under-19 World Cup, where he won the silver medal. He also played at the FIBA Under-21 World Cup with Italy's junior national team, in 1993. With the senior men's Italian national basketball team, Fučka played at the 2000 Summer Olympic Games, and he won the gold medal at the FIBA EuroBasket 1999, where he was named the tournament's MVP. Fučka also won a silver medal at the FIBA EuroBasket 1997. He also played at the 1998 FIBA World Championship (selected to the All-Tournament Team), and at the FIBA EuroBasket 1995 and the FIBA EuroBasket 2001. References External links Euroleague.net Profile FIBA Europe Profile Italian League Profile Spanish League Profile Gregor Fučka at Basket-stats.info Gregor Fucka, not your typical star 1971 births Living people 1998 FIBA World Championship players Basketball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics CB Girona players Centers (basketball) Euroscar award winners FIBA EuroBasket-winning players FC Barcelona Bàsquet players Fortitudo Pallacanestro Bologna players Italian basketball coaches Italian expatriate basketball people in Spain Italian men's basketball players KK Olimpija players Liga ACB players Naturalised citizens of Italy Olimpia Milano players Olympic basketball players of Italy Pallacanestro Virtus Roma players Pallacanestro Trieste players Pistoia Basket 2000 players Power forwards (basketball) Slovenian basketball coaches Slovenian emigrants to Italy Slovenian expatriate basketball people in Italy Slovenian expatriate basketball people in Spain Slovenian men's basketball players Sportspeople from Kranj