Radovan Radović
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| Born | 19 January 1936 Kučevo, Kingdom of Yugoslavia | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 25 August 2022 (aged 86) Belgrade, Serbia | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Serbian | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 92 kg (203 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Playing career | 1954–1968 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Center | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coaching career | 1969–1981 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career history | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1954–1957 | BSK | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1957–1968 | Partizan | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| As coach: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1969–1971 | Partizan | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medals
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Radovan "Bata" Radović (Serbian Cyrillic: Рaдовaн Рaдовић; 19 January 1936 – 25 August 2022)[1] was a Serbian basketball player and coach. He represented the Yugoslavia national basketball team internationally.
Playing career
[edit]Radović played for two Belgrade teams the BSK and the Partizan in Yugoslav First League.
He started his basketball career playing with the youth teams of the BSK. In 1954, he was promoted to first team. Few years later he moved to Partizan where he has played for Partizan from 1957 to 1968, missed only 1964 season due to the compulsory military service.[2] In 1963, he recorded a career-high 48 points in a game.[3]
National team career
[edit]As a player for the Yugoslavia national basketball team Radović participated at the 1960 Summer Olympics[4] in Rome and at the EuroBasket 1961[5] in Belgrade where he won a silver medal. He participated at the EuroBasket 1959 in Turkey. Also, he won a gold medal at the 1959 Mediterranean Games in Lebanon and bronze medal at the 1963 Mediterranean Games in Italy.
Radović was a flag bearer for Yugoslavia at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy.[2]
Coaching career
[edit]Radović coached the Partizan Belgrade of the Yugoslav First League in 1969–70 and 1970–71 season.[6] During his military service in Kraljevo in 1964, he briefly trained a future star Ljubodrag Simonović.[2]
See also
[edit]- List of KK Partizan head coaches
- List of flag bearers for Yugoslavia at the Olympics
- KK Partizan accomplishments and records
References
[edit]- ^ Preminuo proslavljeni košarkaš: Igrao za Partizan i nosio zastavu na Olimpijskim igrama (in Serbian)
- ^ a b c "Daba: Kakav bata - Bata Radović!". KOS magazin. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
- ^ "Znate li koji košarkaš Partizana je dao najviše poena na jednoj utakmici u istoriji? | Telegraf - Nanovije vesti". telegraf.rs. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
- ^ Radovan Radović at the 1960 Olympic Games Tournament, FIBA.com
- ^ Radovic, Eurobasket 1961, FIBA Europe
- ^ "KK Partizan - Trofeji". kkpartizan.rs. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
External links
[edit]- Radovan Radović at sports-reference.com
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- 1936 births
- 2022 deaths
- Basketball players at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Competitors at the 1959 Mediterranean Games
- Competitors at the 1963 Mediterranean Games
- Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Yugoslavia
- Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Yugoslavia
- KK Partizan players
- KK Partizan coaches
- OKK Beograd players
- Olympic basketball players for Yugoslavia
- Serbian men's basketball players
- Serbian men's basketball coaches
- People from Kučevo
- Yugoslav men's basketball players
- Yugoslav basketball coaches
- Mediterranean Games medalists in basketball
- Centers (basketball)