Zoran Latifić Explained

Zoran Latifić
Nationality:Serbian
Career Position:Power forward
Career Number:9, 10, 13
Years1:1971–1974
Team1:Crvena zvezda
Years2:1974–1975
Team2:Mladost Zemun

Zoran Latifić (Serbian: Зоран Латифић) is a Serbian former professional basketball player.

Playing career

Latifić played for a Belgrade-based team Crvena zvezda of the Yugoslav First League from 1971 to 1974. His teammates were Zoran Slavnić, Dragan Kapičić, Ljubodrag Simonović, Dragiša Vučinić, and Goran Rakočević among others. With them, he won a FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup in 1974, a National Championship in 1972, and a National Cup in 1975.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

During the 1974–75 season, Latifić played for Mladost Zemun.[6] [7]

Career achievements

Personal life

His brother Goran is a former basketball player for Partizan (1968–1977).[8]

Latifić is a great-nephew of Gavrilo Princip, a member of Young Bosnia who assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and the Archduke's wife in 1914.[9] [10] [11] [12]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dan kada je Zvezda postala prva i besmrtna . b92.net . 6 May 2020.
  2. Web site: Zvezdine legende: Kako smo osvojili prvi evropski trofej . novosti.rs . 6 May 2020.
  3. Web site: EUROPEAN CUP WINNERS CUP 1973-1974 . eurobasket.com . 30 January 2021.
  4. Web site: Košarkaška prvenstva Jugoslavije (1945-91) – peti deo . strategija.org . 6 May 2020.
  5. Web site: Okupljaju se prvi osvajači „Politikinog” pehara . politika.rs . 29 April 2022.
  6. Web site: O NAMA - Mladost Zemun . kkmladost.ksb.rs . 30 January 2021.
  7. KK Mladost: Najveći mali klub . Trener . June 2014 . 79 . 34 . 30 January 2021.
  8. Web site: Ko su najpoznatija braća u jugoslovenskom sportu . yugopapir.com . 30 January 2021.
  9. Web site: Princip je bio i pesnik . jadovno.com . 30 January 2021.
  10. Web site: Gavrilo Princip nije poslušao brata Jova . politika.rs . 30 January 2021.
  11. Web site: Braća Princip i njihovi unuci . arhiva.slobodnahercegovina.com . 30 January 2021.
  12. Web site: Bruder von Gavrilo Princip versuchte Attentat auf Thronfolger Franz Ferdinand zu verhindern . derstandard.at . 30 January 2021.