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Dušan Vukčević
Personal information
Born	14 November 1975 (age 49); Sarajevo, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality	Serbian / Greek
Listed height	2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
Listed weight	88 kg (194 lb)
Career information
NBA draft	1997: undrafted
Playing career	1993–2012
Position	Shooting guard / small forward
Number	6, 14, 20
Coaching career	2021–2021
Career history
As player:
1993–1994	Aix Maurienne Savoie
1994–1995	Red Star Belgrade
1995–1996	Apollon Patras
1996–1997	Radnički Beograd
1997–2001	Olympiacos Piraeus
2001–2002	Real Madrid
2002–2004	Montepaschi Siena
2004	Olympiacos Piraeus
2005	Ülkerspor
2005–2006	Olimpia Milano
2006–2007	Virtus Bologna
2007–2008	Olimpia Milano
2008–2010	Virtus Bologna
2010–2011	Rimini Crabs
2011–2012	Scaligera Verona
As coach:
2022–2023	Peristeri Athens (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
	As player: FIBA EuroChallenge champion (2009); Spanish League All-Star (2001 II); Italian League champion (2004); 2× Greek League All-Star (1997, 2001); Turkish Cup winner (2005);

Dušan Vukčević (Serbian Cyrillic: Душан Вукчевић; born 14 November 1975) is a retired Serbian professional basketball player and coach, who last served as an assistant coach for Peristeri Athens of the Greek Basket League and the Basketball Champions League, under head coach Vassilis Spanoulis. He also holds Greek citizenship, under the name Ntousan Tsalikis-Vouktsevits^[1] (alternate spelling: Dousan Tsalikis-Vouktsevits).^[2] At a height of 2.02 m tall, he played at the shooting guard and small forward positions. During his professional club playing career, Vukčević played in three EuroLeague Final Fours, as he played at the 1999 EuroLeague Final Four, the 2003 EuroLeague Final Four, and the 2004 EuroLeague Final Four.

Professional career

Vukčević was born in Sarajevo, and he played in the youth teams of Bosna Sarajevo and Red Star Belgrade. He started his pro club career with Aix Maurienne Savoie, of the French 2nd Division, in the 1993–94 season. He then moved to Red Star Belgrade, for the 1994–95 season.

After that he moved to Greece, where he first played with the Greek Basket League club Apollon Patras, and then later with Olympiacos Piraeus, where he played four years. While he was a member of Olympiacos, he attained a Greek passport.^[3] In the 2001–02 season, he joined the Spanish ACB League club Real Madrid.

In 2003, he moved to Montepaschi Siena, where he won the first Italian League championship in the club's history. In 2005, he played with the Turkish Super League club Ülkerspor. He later played in Italy with Olimpia Milano, Virtus Bologna, Basket Rimini, and Scaligera Verona, where he last played in the 2011–12 season.

During his pro career, Vukčević played in the European-wide top-tier level EuroLeague, in a total of 10 seasons,^[4]^[5] and he made it to the league's Final Four three times, in 1999, 2003, and 2004.

National team career

Vukčević was a member of the senior men's Serbia and Montenegro national team, from 1999 to 2003. With Serbia and Montenegro, he played at the 2003 FIBA EuroBasket, in Sweden. Over seven tournament games played, he averaged 4.0 points, 1.0 rebound and 0.3 assists per game.^[6]

Sportscasting career

Since he has Greek citizenship, and speaks Greek fluently, after his playing pro career ended, Vukčević became a basketball game commentator on Greek TV.

Coaching career

Vukčević began working as a basketball coach in 2022, when he joined the Greek Basket League club Peristeri Athens. He was signed to work for the club as an assistant coach, under the team's head coach, Vassilis Spanoulis.

Personal life

Vukčević is married to Swedish businesswoman Jade Cicak. They have two sons. Their older son, Tristan (born 2003), is a professional basketball player that has played in the NBA with the Washington Wizards.^[7]