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Serbian basketball player and coach (1944–2021)

Dragutin Čermak
Čermak with Yugoslavia at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City
Personal information
Born(1944-10-12)12 October 1944
Belgrade, German-occupied Serbia
Died12 October 2021(2021-10-12) (aged 77)
Belgrade, Serbia
NationalitySerbian
Listed height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Listed weight98 kg (216 lb)
Career information
Playing career1967–1980
PositionShooting guard
Coaching career1980–2003
Career history
As player:
1967–1969Radnički Beograd
1969–1973Partizan
1973–1975Nationale-Nederlanden Donar
1975–1976Liège
1976–1980Radnički Beograd
As coach:
1983–1984Eczacıbaşı
2003Algeria
Career highlights and awards
As player:
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Yugoslavia
Summer Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1968 Mexico City
FIBA World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1970 Yugoslavia

Dragutin "Miško" Čermak (Serbian Cyrillic: Драгутин Мишко Чермак; 12 October 1944 – 12 October 2021) was a Serbian basketball player and coach.

National team career

Čermak represented SFR Yugoslavia at the 1968 Summer Olympics and 1972 Summer Olympics.

Coaching career

After finishing his playing career in 1980, Čermak had coaching stints in Algeria, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, and Jordan among other places.

Personal life

He is a son of Nedeljko Čermak, a well known businessman and president of Partizan Belgrade (1970–1972). Čermak married actress Vesna Malohodžić.

He died on 12 October 2021, his 77th birthday.

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dragutin Čermak". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  2. "IN MEMORIAM – Dragutin Čermak (1944-2021)". lige.kss.rs. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  3. Tandem Kića i Praja stiže u Beograd.
  4. "Preminuo Dragutin Miško Čermak" (in Serbian). РТС.
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