Petronije Zimonjić

Petronije "Pera" Zimonjić (Serbian Cyrillic: Петроније "Пера" Зимоњић; 31 December 1942 – 9 January 2021) was a Serbian professional basketball strength and conditioning coach.

Petronije Zimonjić

Personal information
Born	(1942-12-31)31 December 1942 Čačak, German-occupied Serbia
Died	9 January 2021(2021-01-09) (aged 78) Belgrade, Serbia
Nationality	Serbian
Position	Strength and conditioning coach
Career history
As coach:
1978–1979	Crvena zvezda Women (conditioning)
00	OKK Beograd (conditioning)
1992–1994	Crvena zvezda (conditioning)
1997–2000	Beobanka (conditioning)
2000–2006	Partizan (conditioning)
2010–2011	Crvena zvezda (conditioning)
Medals Men's basketball Conditioning Coach for  Yugoslavia EuroBasket 1995 Greece Team

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

• FIBA Women's European Champions Cup champion: 1 (with Crvena zvezda: 1978–79)
• Yugoslav League champion: 7 (with Crvena zvezda: 1992–93, 1993–94; with Partizan: 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06)
• Yugoslav Cup winner: 1 (with Partizan: 2001–02)
• Yugoslav Women's League champion: 1 (with Crvena zvezda: 1978–79)
• Yugoslav Women's Cup winner: 1 (with Crvena zvezda: 1978–79)

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. "IN MEMORIAM – Petronije "Pera" Zimonjić (1942-2021)". kkcrvenazvezda.rs. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
2. "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.