Milan Opačić
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 16 July 1960 Užička Požega, FPR Yugoslavia |
| Nationality | Serbian |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 1982: undrafted |
| Playing career | 1976–1986 |
| Position | Point guard |
| Coaching career | 1980–2000, 2018 |
| Career history | |
| As a player: | |
| 1976–1980 | Mladost Zemun |
| 1980–1986 | KK Užička Republika |
| As a coach: | |
| 1980–1986 | KK Užička Republika |
| 1986–1988 | KK Vojvoda Stepa |
| 1988–1990 | KK Užička Republika |
| 1990–1992 | Infos RTM Beograd (associate) |
| 1992–1996 | KK ABM Neterstim |
| 1999–2000 | KK Torlak |
| 2018 | Tamil Nadu state team |
| Career highlights | |
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Milan Opačić (Serbian Cyrillic: Милан Опачић; born 16 July 1960) is a Serbian basketball administrator, coach and sports manager.
Opačić is a former executive director of the Association of Basketball Coaches of Yugoslavia and former general manager of Crvena zvezda.[1]
Opačić was born in Užička Požega, FPR Yugoslavia (now Serbia). He attended the 13 October Gymnasium in Paraćin (1975–76) and the Zemun Gymnasium (1976–1979). While he trained basketball at young age, Opačić played at a point guard position, and his role model was Zoran Moka Slavnić.[2] He graduated from the University of Belgrade, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and later from the Basketball College. Opačić was assistant to maintenance director at PVC Petrohemija in Pančevo from 1987 to 1988 and a senior independent constructor at the Military Technical Institute Belgrade from 1988 to 1994.
