Dušan Radojčić (basketball)
Dušan Radojčić (Serbian Cyrillic: Душан Радојчић; 1931 – 5 May 1999[1]), was a Serbian basketball player and coach. He represented the Yugoslavia national basketball team internationally.
Personal information | |
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Born | 1931 Yugoslavia |
Died | 5 May 1999 67–68) Yugoslavia | (aged
Nationality | Serbian |
Position | Guard |
Number | 13 |
Career history | |
As player: | |
1949–1951 | Proleter Zrenjanin |
1952 | Partizan |
1953–? | Proleter Zrenjanin |
As coach: | |
Kombinat Zrenjanin | |
Mašinac Zrenjanin | |
Plastika | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Playing career
Radojčić spent most of his playing career with Proleter Zrenjanin of the Yugoslav Basketball League.[2] He played the 1952 season for a Belgrade-based team Partizan.
During his second stint with Proleter he won the National Championships in the 1956 season.[3] Radojčić was a part of the group of players known as the Proleter's Five, which included himself, Milutin Minja, Ljubomir Katić, Lajos Engler, and Vilmos Lóczi.[4][5]
National team career
Radojčić was a member of the Yugoslavia national team that participated at the 1950 FIBA World Championship in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He played one game at the tournament and scored 2 points.[6]
Coaching career
Radojčić coached Zrenjanin-based teams Kombinat and Mašinac, as well as Žitište-based team Plastika.[1][7]
Career achievements and awards
- Yugoslav League champion: 1 (with Proleter Zrenjanin: 1956).
- Plaque of the Basketball Federation of Serbia (2016, posthumous)[8]
Personal life
Radojčić briefly played handball for the Proleter handball team in 1949.[9] His son Dragan played basketball.[1]
In popular culture
- The 2016 Serbian documentary Šampioni iz pedeset i šeste (transl. The 1956 Champions) portrays Radojčić and the achievements of the Proleter basketball team in the mid 1950s and how they won the Yugoslav Championship in 1956.[10][11][12]
References
- "25 GODINA KOSARKE U ZITISTU" (PDF). kksvetidjordje.com. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
- "OD A(rgentine) DO Š(panije): (Ne) živi se od stare slave". mvp.rs. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- "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.
- "1950 Yugoslavia 6 - Dusan Radojcic". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- "KK Sveti Đorđe - Istorijat". kksvetidjordje.com (in Serbian). Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- "Zrenjanin u znaku košarke". kss.rs. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
- "Istorija RK Proleter". rkproleter.com. Retrieved 13 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.