Dragiša Vučinić Explained

Dragiša Vučinić
Height M:2.01
Weight Kg:98
Birth Date:1948 4, df=yes
Birth Place:Mostar, PR Bosnia-Herzegovina, FPR Yugoslavia
Nationality:Serbian
Draft Year:1970
Career Position:Center
Career Number:12
Career Start:1965
Career End:1979
Coach Start:1978
Coach End:1979
Years1:1965–1967
Team1:Lokomotiva Mostar
Years2:1967–1979
Team2:Crvena zvezda
Cyears1:1978–1979
Cteam1:Crvena zvezda (assistant)
Cyears2:1979
Cteam2:Crvena zvezda
Highlights:As player:

Dragiša Vučinić (Serbian: 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 Crvena zvezda, in a game with Split.[3] He spent, almost, entire playing career with the club, playing in the end of 1960s and during 1970s. He is ranked 2nd all-time Crvena zvezda leader in seasons played (13, along with Vladimir Cvetković), 4th in games played (349) and 5th in points scored (4,612). From 1967 till 1975, Vučinić played 200 consecutive games, and he remains as one of two players in Yugoslav Basketball League history who played more than 200 consecutive games.[4]

National team career

Vučinić was a member of the Yugoslavia national team that won a silver medal at the 1971 European Championship in West Germany.[5] Also, he won two silver medals for Yugoslavia Under-18 national team at European Championship for Juniors (1966 in Italy and 1968 in Spain).[6]

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

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Vremeplov: Košarkaši Lokomotive slavili u prvoj međunarodnoj utakmici 15 . novasloboda.ba . 15 April 2020 . 21 December 2022.
  2. Web site: Prvo organizirano igranje košarke nakon II. svjetskog rata . mostarbasket.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20100529034845/http://mostarbasket.com/mostarbasket.com/chapter02.aspx . 21 December 2022. 2010-05-29 .
  3. Web site: Crvena Zvezda nagradila Mostarca . bljesak.info . 21 December 2022.
  4. Web site: Priča o nesalomivima | KOS magazin. kosmagazin.com. 23 October 2016 . 2016-11-27.
  5. Web site: Dragisa Vucinic's profile | 1971 European Championship for Men . fiba.com. 2016-11-27.
  6. Web site: Dragisa Vucinic's profile | 1968 European Championship for Junior Men . fiba.com. 2016-11-27.
  7. Web site: History of Crvena zvezda . 2016-11-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170830210506/http://kkcrvenazvezda.rs/istorijat-rs.html . 2017-08-30 . dead .
  8. Web site: Plaćena cena rasipanju novca . sport.blic.rs . 21 July 2018.
  9. Web site: На данашњи дан: Рођени Драгиша Вучинић и Селимир Милошевић | Na danasnji dan rodjeni Dragisa Vucinic i Selimir Milosevic . Neša M.. mojacrvenazvezda.net. 4 April 2014 . 2016-11-27.