Dragiša Vučinić

Dragiša Vučinić

Personal information
Born	(1948-04-04) 4 April 1948 (age 76) Mostar, PR Bosnia-Herzegovina, FPR Yugoslavia
Nationality	Serbian
Listed height	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Listed weight	98 kg (216 lb)
Career information
NBA draft	1970: undrafted
Playing career	1965–1979
Position	Center
Number	12
Coaching career	1978–1979
Career history
As player:
1965–1967	Lokomotiva Mostar
1967–1979	Crvena zvezda
As coach:
1978–1979	Crvena zvezda (assistant)
1979	Crvena zvezda
Career highlights and awards
As player: European Cup Winners' Cup champion (1974) 2× Yugoslav League champion (1969, 1972) 3× Yugoslav Cup winner (1971, 1973, 1975)
Medals Men's basketball Representing  Yugoslavia EuroBasket 1971 West Germany Team European Championship for Juniors 1966 Italy Team 1968 Spain Team

Dragiša Vučinić (Serbian Cyrillic: 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

• FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup winner: 1 (with Crvena zvezda: 1973–74)
• Yugoslav League champion: 2 (with Crvena zvezda: 1968–69, 1971–72)
• Yugoslav Cup winner: 3 (with Crvena zvezda: 1970–71, 1972–73, 1974–75)

See also

• List of Red Star Belgrade basketball coaches
• List of KK Crvena zvezda players with 100 games played
• KK Crvena zvezda accomplishments and records

References

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

External links

• Sportski spomenar #385