Dragutin Čermak

Dragutin Čermak

Čermak with Yugoslavia at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City
Personal information
Born	(1944-10-12)12 October 1944 Belgrade, German-occupied Serbia
Died	12 October 2021(2021-10-12) (aged 77) Belgrade, Serbia
Nationality	Serbian
Listed height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Listed weight	98 kg (216 lb)
Career information
Playing career	1967–1980
Position	Shooting guard
Coaching career	1980–2003
Career history
As player:
1967–1969	Radnički Beograd
1969–1973	Partizan
1973–1975	Nationale-Nederlanden Donar
1975–1976	Liège
1976–1980	Radnički Beograd
As coach:
1983–1984	Eczacıbaşı
2003	Algeria
Career highlights and awards
As player: FIBA European Selection (1970)
Medals Men's basketball Representing  Yugoslavia Summer Olympic Games 1968 Mexico City FIBA World Cup 1970 Yugoslavia

Dragutin "Miško" Čermak (Serbian Cyrillic: Драгутин Мишко Чермак; 12 October 1944 – 12 October 2021) was a Serbian basketball player and coach.

National team career

Čermak represented SFR Yugoslavia at the 1968 Summer Olympics and 1972 Summer Olympics.^[1]

Coaching career

After finishing his playing career in 1980, Čermak had coaching stints in Algeria, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, and Jordan among other places.^[2]

Personal life

He is a son of Nedeljko Čermak, a well known businessman and president of Partizan Belgrade (1970–1972).^[3] Čermak married actress Vesna Malohodžić.

He died on 12 October 2021, his 77th birthday.^[4]

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dragutin Čermak". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
2. "IN MEMORIAM – Dragutin Čermak (1944-2021)". lige.kss.rs. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
3. Tandem Kića i Praja stiže u Beograd.
4. "Preminuo Dragutin Miško Čermak" (in Serbian). РТС.