Dragiša Šarić

Dragiša Šarić (Serbian Cyrillic: Драгиша Шарић; 27 January 1961 – 19 July 2008) was a Serbian basketball player and coach.

Dragiša Šarić
Personal information
Born(1961-01-27)27 January 1961
Bijeljina, PR Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia
Died19 July 2008(2008-07-19) (aged 47)
Pula, Croatia
NationalitySerbian
Listed height2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
Career information
NBA draft1983 / Undrafted
Playing career1978–1999
PositionSmall forward
Coaching career1999–2008
Career history
As player:
1978–1980Radnik Bijeljina
1980–1981Ušće
1981–1987Radnički Beograd
1987–1991Vojvodina
1991–1992Partizan
1992–1993Profikolor Pančevo
1993–1994Honvéd
1994–1997Beobanka
1999Skallagrímur
As coach:
1999Skallagrímur
2001–2002Lavovi 063 (assistant)
2003–2005NIS Vojvodina (assistant)
2005–2007Vizura Ušće
2007Mega Aqua Monta
2007–2008Partizan (assistant)
Career highlights and awards

Career

Club career

Šarić played for several clubs in his country, most notably with the KK Partizan generation that won the 1991–92 Euroleague.

Coaching career

Šarić was an assistant coach with Partizan. Before that, he was also the head coach of Vizura.

Šarić was also player-coach for Úrvalsdeild karla club Skallagrímur from July 1999[1] until his resignation in November that same year.[2]

Death

Šarić died while on a vacation in Pula, Croatia on 19 July 2008 from heart-related issues.[3]

References

  1. "Saric þjálfar Skallagrím". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 23 July 1999. p. C1. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  2. "Tómas Holton tekur við Skallagrími". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 19 November 1999. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  3. B92 (2008-07-19). "Umro Dragiša Šarić". Retrieved 2019-02-09.


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