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Dušan Radojčić (Serbian Cyrillic: Душан Радојчић; 1931 – 5 May 1999[1]), was a Serbian basketball player and coach. He represented the Yugoslavia national basketball team internationally.

Born1931 (1931)
Died5 May 1999(1999-05-05) (aged 67–68)
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Dušan Radojčić
Personal information
Born1931 (1931)
Died5 May 1999(1999-05-05) (aged 67–68)
PositionGuard
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Career history
Playing
1949–1951Proleter Zrenjanin
1952Partizan
1953–?Proleter Zrenjanin
Coaching
Kombinat Zrenjanin
Mašinac Zrenjanin
Plastika
Career highlights
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Playing career

Radojčić spent most of his playing career with Proleter Zrenjanin of the Yugoslav Basketball League.[2] He played the 1952 season for a Belgrade-based team Partizan.

During his second stint with Proleter he won the National Championships in the 1956 season.[3] Radojčić was a part of the group of players known as the Proleter's Five, which included himself, Milutin Minja, Ljubomir Katić, Lajos Engler, and Vilmos Lóczi.[4][5]

National team career

Radojčić was a member of the Yugoslavia national team that participated at the 1950 FIBA World Championship in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He played one game at the tournament and scored 2 points.[6]

Coaching career

Radojčić coached Zrenjanin-based teams Kombinat and Mašinac, as well as Žitište-based team Plastika.[1][7]

Career achievements and awards

Personal life

Radojčić briefly played handball for the Proleter handball team in 1949.[9] His son Dragan played basketball.[1]

  • The 2016 Serbian documentary Šampioni iz pedeset i šeste (transl.The 1956 Champions) portrays Radojčić and the achievements of the Proleter basketball team in the mid 1950s and how they won the Yugoslav Championship in 1956.[10][11][12]

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