Zufer Avdija
Introduction
Zufer Avdija (Serbian: Зуфер Авдија, Hebrew: זופר אבדיה; born October 1, 1959) is a Serbian-Israeli professional basketball coach and former player.
Playing career
Avdija spent most of his playing career in Crvena zvezda in Yugoslav Basketball League, where he played during 1980s. He was a team captain.
Later, he played in Israel for Ramat HaSharon, Rishon LeZion, Hapoel Tel Aviv and Elitzur Bat Yam.
Yugoslavia national team
Avdija played 50 games for Yugoslavian national basketball team. He represented Yugoslavia at the 1982 FIBA World Championship in Colombia where he won bronze medal alongside teammates from Crvena zvezda Rajko Žižić and Zoran Radović.
Personal life
Avdija was born in Pristina, SAP Kosovo. He is of ethnic Gorani descent (from Gora in southern Kosovo). When he was 15 he briefly played football as goalkeeper for Ramiz Sadiku youth team in Pristina.