Ratomir Tvrdić

Ratomir Tvrdić
Personal information
Born	14 September 1943; Split, FS Croatia, DF Yugoslavia
Died	20 August 2024 (aged 80)
Nationality	Croatian
Listed height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight	176 lb (80 kg)
Career information
Playing career	1960–1977
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);
Men's basketball
Representing Yugoslavia
FIBA World Cup
FIBA EuroBasket

Ratomir "Rato" Tvrdić (14 September 1943 – 20 August 2024) was a Croatian 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.

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.