Zoran Savić Explained

Zoran Savić
Position:Sports director
League:Basketball League of Serbia
ABA League
EuroLeague
Team:Partizan Mozzart Bet
Height M:2.06
Weight Kg:120
Birth Date:18 November 1966
Birth Place:Zenica, SR Bosnia-Herzegovina, Yugoslavia
Nationality:Serbian
Draft Year:1988
Career Position:Center
Career Start:1985
Career End:2002
Years1:1985–1987
Team1:Čapljina Lasta
Years2:1987–1989
Team2:Čelik
Years3:1989–1991
Team3:Jugoplastika
Years4:1991–1993
Team4:FC Barcelona
Years5:1993–1995
Team5:PAOK Thessaloniki
Years6:1995–1996
Team6:Real Madrid
Years7:1996–1998
Team7:Virtus Bologna
Years8:1998–1999
Team8:Efes Pilsen
Years9:2000–2001
Team9:FC Barcelona
Years10:2001–2002
Team10:Fortitudo Bologna
Highlights:As player:

Zoran Savić (Serbian: Зоран Савић; born November 18, 1966) is a Serbian professional basketball executive and former professional player who is currently the sports director for Partizan Belgrade of the Serbian KLS, the Adriatic League and the EuroLeague. The tall center played in various European countries throughout his career.

Professional career

Savić made first career steps as a basketball player with Čelik in the First League of Yugoslavia. In 1990 and 1991, he played with Jugoplastika in Split, winning the Triple crown (both the Yugoslav league title, the Yugoslav Cup and the FIBA European Champions Cup (now known as the EuroLeague), in each of those two years. In 1991, he left Yugoslavia and Pop 84, and signed with FC Barcelona, where he spent a couple of seasons with them playing in Spain's Liga ACB. In 1993, he reached with FC Barcelona, the semifinals of the FIBA Korać Cup, where they were eliminated by Virtus Roma and Dino Rađa.[1]

Savić then became a member of PAOK Bravo in Greece. With PAOK, he won the FIBA Korać Cup in 1994, against Stefanel Trieste, and the Greek Cup against Chipita Panionios, in 1995. He then spent a year with the Spanish club Real Madrid, before settling in Italy, with Kinder Bologna, in 1996.[1]

With Kinder Bologna, he won the Italian Cup in 1997, and the Italian LBA League championship, as well as the EuroLeague, in 1998. He was awarded with the EuroLeague Final Four MVP award of the 1998 EuroLeague Final Four. In the summer of 1998, he moved to the Turkish club Efes Pilsen, of Istanbul, and with them he won the Turkish Supercup.[1]

Savić then returned to FC Barcelona in 2000, and then moved to the Italian club Skipper Bologna in 2001. In 2002, he ended his professional basketball playing career.[1]

National team career

SFR Yugoslavia

Savić was a member of the senior SFR Yugoslav national team. With SFR Yugoslavia, he won a gold medal at the 1990 edition of the FIBA World Cup. He also won a gold medal at the 1991 edition of the FIBA EuroBasket.

FR Yugoslavia

Savić also represented the senior FR Yugoslav national team. As a member of FR Yugoslavia's national team, he won a gold medal at the 1995 EuroBasket. He was also a part of FR Yugoslavia's silver medal team at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics.[2] [3]

Savić also won the gold medal at the 1997 EuroBasket.

Post-playing career

After retiring from playing at Fortitudo Bologna in 2002, Savić became part of the club's management. He spent three years as the team's general manager. From 2005 until 2008, he was the general manager of FC Barcelona Bàsquet. From 2008 to 2009, he managed Fortitudo.[4] Savić then became a sports agent, founding Invictus Sports Group.

On 16 March 2021, Partizan hired Savić as their new sports director.[5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Zoran Savić – sinonim za trofeje . b92.net . 12 March 2021.
  2. Web site: 2016-06-21. Zoran SAVIC - Olympic Basketball Yugoslavia. 2020-07-02. International Olympic Committee. en.
  3. Web site: Zoran Savic: 'Always room for growth'. 2020-07-02. Welcome to EUROLEAGUE BASKETBALL. en.
  4. Web site: Too good (not) to be true - Zoran Savić sportski direktor Partizana . mozzartsport. . 12 March 2021.
  5. Web site: Savić u Partizanu: Nedostajao mi je stres, Bogdanović da bude model . b92.net . 16 March 2021 . 17 March 2021.