Serbian basketball player
Goran Rakočević (Serbian Cyrillic : Горан Ракочевић ; born March 1, 1951), is a Serbian former professional basketball player. He is the father of Igor Rakočević , a Serbian professional basketball executive and former player.
Playing career
Rakočević spent entire playing career in Crvena zvezda [ 1] Yugoslav Basketball League , where he played during 1970s. His teammates were Zoran Slavnić , Dragan Kapičić , Ljubodrag Simonović , Dragiša Vučinić and Vladimir Cvetković among others. With them he won the National Championships , three National Cups and the 1974 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup (nowadays Saporta Cup ).[ 1] [ 2]
National team career
Rakočević was a member of the Yugoslavian national team that won the gold medal at the 1975 Mediterranean Games in Algeria . During his career he played 17 games for the national team.[ 1]
Career achievements
Personal life
He married Vesna Strahinjić and they have a son and a daughter. His son Igor [ 3] All-Euroleague Team member and three-time Alphonso Ford Trophy winner and won 2002 FIBA World Championship and 2001 EuroBasket representing FR Yugoslavia national team .
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