Dragiša Vučinić

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Dragiša Vučinić
Personal information
Born (1948-04-04) 4 April 1948 (age 76)
undrafted
Playing career1965–1979
PositionCenter
Number12
Coaching career1978–1979
Career history
As player:
1965–1967Lokomotiva Mostar
1967–1979Crvena zvezda
As coach:
1978–1979Crvena zvezda (assistant)
1979Crvena zvezda
Career highlights and awards
As player:
  • European Cup Winners' Cup
    champion (1974)
  • Yugoslav League
    champion (1969, 1972)
  • Yugoslav Cup winner (1971, 1973, 1975)
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Yugoslavia
EuroBasket
Silver medal – second place 1971 West Germany
Team
European Championship for Juniors
Silver medal – second place 1966 Italy Team
Silver medal – second place 1968 Spain Team

Dragiša Vučinić (Serbian Cyrillic: Драгиша Вучинић; born 4 April 1948) is a Serbian former professional basketball player and coach who spent major part of his career with Crvena zvezda.

Playing career

Vučinić grew up playing basketball for his hometown team KK Lokomotiva Mostar. In 1967, he left the club joining Belgrade-based team Crvena zvezda.[1][2]

Crvena zvezda (1967–1979)

On 2 May 1967, Vučinić made his debut with

Yugoslav Basketball League history who played more than 200 consecutive games.[4]

National team career

Vučinić was a member of the

Post-playing career

Coaching career

In his final season as a player, 1978–79, Vučinić took role of an assistant coach for Crvena zvezda under head coach Bratislav Đorđević.[3] Briefly, he was briefly the head coach, leading the team in 7 games, as a player-coach.[7]

Basketball executive career

Vučinić was the president of the Crvena zvezda from 1991 to 1994, when he collaborated with his former teammate Dragan Kapičić who was a director.[8] Also, he has held the offices of President of Basketball Federation of Serbia.[9]

Career achievements

As player

See also

References

  1. ^ "Vremeplov: Košarkaši Lokomotive slavili u prvoj međunarodnoj utakmici 15". novasloboda.ba. 15 April 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Prvo organizirano igranje košarke nakon II. svjetskog rata". mostarbasket.com. Archived from the original on 2010-05-29. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Crvena Zvezda nagradila Mostarca". bljesak.info. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Priča o nesalomivima | KOS magazin". kosmagazin.com. 23 October 2016. Retrieved 2016-11-27.
  5. ^ "Dragisa Vucinic's profile | 1971 European Championship for Men". fiba.com. Retrieved 2016-11-27.
  6. ^ "Dragisa Vucinic's profile | 1968 European Championship for Junior Men". fiba.com. Retrieved 2016-11-27.
  7. ^ "History of Crvena zvezda". Archived from the original on 2017-08-30. Retrieved 2016-11-27.
  8. ^ "Plaćena cena rasipanju novca". sport.blic.rs. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  9. ^ Neša M. (4 April 2014). "На данашњи дан: Рођени Драгиша Вучинић и Селимир Милошевић | Na danasnji dan rodjeni Dragisa Vucinic i Selimir Milosevic". mojacrvenazvezda.net. Retrieved 2016-11-27.

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