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Serbian basketball player
Dušan Radojčić
Personal information
Born1931 (1931)
Yugoslavia
Died5 May 1999(1999-05-05) (aged 67–68)
Yugoslavia
NationalitySerbian
PositionGuard
Number13
Career history
As player:
1949–1951Proleter Zrenjanin
1952Partizan
1953–?Proleter Zrenjanin
As coach:
0000Kombinat Zrenjanin
0000Mašinac Zrenjanin
0000Plastika
Career highlights and awards
As player

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

Playing career

Radojčić spent most of his playing career with Proleter Zrenjanin of the Yugoslav Basketball League. 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. 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.

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.

Coaching career

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

Career achievements and awards

Personal life

Radojčić briefly played handball for the Proleter handball team in 1949. His son Dragan played basketball.

In popular culture

  • 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.

References

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Proleter 1956 Yugoslav Basketball League Champions
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