Dušan Radojčić
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1931 Yugoslavia |
| Died | 5 May 1999 (aged 67–68) Yugoslavia |
| 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 | |
| |
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.
Playing career
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Radojčić coached Zrenjanin-based teams Kombinat and Mašinac, as well as Žitište-based team Plastika.[1][7]
Career achievements and awards
[edit]- Yugoslav League champion: 1 (with Proleter Zrenjanin: 1956).
- Plaque of the Basketball Federation of Serbia (2016, posthumous)[8]
Personal life
[edit]Radojčić briefly played handball for the Proleter handball team in 1949.[9] His son Dragan played basketball.[1]
In popular culture
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ^ a b c "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. Archived from the original on 11 January 2019. 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. Archived from the original on 25 October 2016. 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. Archived from the original on 14 January 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ "ŠAMPIONI IZ PEDESET I ŠESTE". on YouTube. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- 1931 births
- 1999 deaths
- Guards (basketball)
- KK Partizan players
- KK Proleter Zrenjanin coaches
- KK Proleter Zrenjanin players
- Serbian men's basketball players
- Serbian men's basketball coaches
- Yugoslav male handball players
- Yugoslav men's basketball players
- Yugoslav basketball coaches
- 1950 FIBA World Championship players