Ljubomir Katić
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 April 1934 Power forward / center |
| Number | 3, 10, 12 |
| Coaching career | 1960–1979 |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1952 | Radnički Zrenjanin |
| 1953–1957 | Proleter Zrenjanin |
| 1958 | Crvena zvezda |
| 1959–1963 | Proleter Zrenjanin |
| 1964 | Split |
| As coach: | |
| Proleter Zrenjanin | |
| 1975–1979 | Čelik Zenica |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
Ljubomir "Ljuba" Katić (
Yugoslavia national basketball team
internationally.
Playing career
Katić started his basketball career with Partizan Zrenjanin. Later, he moved to another Zrenjanin-based team Radnički Kristal.[1]
In autumn 1952, Katić joined
During the
SR Croatia, with his family. There he joined Split, a team coached by Branko Radović, his teammate in the Zvezda. On 26 April 1964, Katić he made his debut for Split in a 65–63 loss to Partizan.[1] Split debuted in the Yugoslav First Federal League in that season
.
National team career
Katić was a member of the
Yugoslavia national team that participated at the 1955 European Championships in Budapest, Hungary. Over five tournament games, he averaged 2.0 points per game.[5] Also, he was a member of the national team that participated at the 1957 European Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria. Over nine tournament games, he averaged 4.4 points per game.[6]
Katić played 29 games for the national team and averaged 3.4 points per game.[1]
Coaching career
Katić started his coaching career during the second playing stint with Proleter Zrenjanin when he was a player-coach. After retirement from playing career, he was just a coach. In 1975, Katić became the head coach for Čelik Zenica. Four years later, he left Čelik.[1]
Career achievements and awards
- 1956).
- Plaque of the Basketball Federation of Serbia (2016)[7]
In popular culture
- The 2016 Serbian documentary, Šampioni iz pedeset i šeste (transl. The 1956 Champions), portrays Katić and the achievements of the Proleter basketball team in the mid 1950s and how they won the Yugoslav Championship in 1956.[8][9][10]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Daba: Ljubomir Katić, ponos Proletera". kosmagazin.com. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- ^ "Košarkaška prvenstva Jugoslavije (1945-91) – treći deo". strategija.org. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
- ^ "DISKRETNI ŠARM ŠAMPIONA I VIRTUOZA POD OBRUČIMA". sportinfo.rs. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
- ^ "Košarkaško prisećanje: Proleter Zrenjanin 1956". utakmica.rs. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
- ^ "1955 Yugoslavia 12 - Ljubomir Katic". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
- ^ "1957 Yugoslavia 8 - Ljubomir Katic". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
- ^ "Zrenjanin u znaku košarke". kss.rs. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
- ^ "Šampioni iz pedeset i šeste". kss.rs. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ "Film Šampioni iz pedeset šeste prikazan u Ljubljani". zrenjanin.org.rs. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ "ŠAMPIONI IZ PEDESET I ŠESTE". on YouTube. Retrieved 13 January 2019.