Vesko Pajović

Vesko Pajović

Pajović with Crvena zvezda in 1972
Personal information
Born	(1953-06-17)17 June 1953 Kosovska Mitrovica, FPR Yugoslavia
Died	27 January 2016(2016-01-27) (aged 62) Belgrade, Serbia
Nationality	Serbian
Listed height	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
Career information
NBA draft	1975: undrafted
Playing career	1970–1975
Number	9
Career history
1970–1972	Trepça
1972–1975	Crvena zvezda

Vesko Pajović (Serbian Cyrillic: Веско Пајовић; 17 June 1953 – 27 January 2016) was a Serbian professional basketball player.

Basketball career

Pajović started his basketball career playing with Trepça/Trepča from his hometown Kosovska Mitrovica.

In 1972, Pajović moved to Belgrade where he started to play for Crvena zvezda of the Yugoslav Federal League. During three seasons with the Zvezda, he played 84 games and averaged 0.9 points per game.^[1] Also he won two Yugoslav Cups.^[2] Together with Zoran Slavnić, Dragan Kapičić and Ljubodrag Simonović he was a member of the Crvena zvezda team that won the 1973–74 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup. He did not play any game during the competition.^[3]

Career achievements

• FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup winner: 1 (with Crvena zvezda: 1973–74).
• Yugoslav Cup winner: 2 (with Crvena zvezda: 1972–73, 1974–75).

References

1. "IN MEMORIAM Preminuo nekadašnji Zvezdin as Vesko Pajović". novosti.rs. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
2. "Do juče – junačina, od juče – legenda". politika.rs. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
3. "41 godina od osvajanja Kupa pobednika kupova". czbgtv.com. Retrieved 1 September 2017.