Dragiša Vučinić

Dragiša Vučinić (Serbian Cyrillic: Драгиша Вучинић; born 4 April 1948) is a Serbian former professional basketball player and coach.

Dragiša Vučinić

Personal information
Born	4 April 1948 Mostar, PR Bosnia-Herzegovina, FPR Yugoslavia
Nationality	Serbian
Listed height	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Listed weight	98 kg (216 lb)
Career information
NBA draft	1970 / Undrafted
Playing career	1967–1979
Position	Center
Number	12
Coaching career	1979–1979
Career history
As player:
1967–1979	Crvena zvezda
As coach:
1979	Crvena zvezda
Career highlights and awards
As player: European Cup Winners' Cup champion (1974) 2× Yugoslav League champion (1969, 1972) 3× Yugoslav Cup winner (1971, 1973, 1975)
Medals Men's Basketball Representing  Yugoslavia EuroBasket 1971 West Germany Team European Championship for Juniors 1966 Italy Team 1968 Spain Team

Playing career

Crvena zvezda

Vučinić spent, almost, entire playing career in Crvena zvezda, where he played in the end of 1960s and during 1970s. He is ranked 2nd all-time Crvena zvezda leader in seasons played (13, along with Vladimir Cvetković), 4th in games played (349) and 5th in points scored (4,612). From 1967 till 1975, Vučinić played 200 consecutive games, and he remains as one of two players in Yugoslav Basketball League history who played more than 200 consecutive games.[1]

Yugoslavia national team

As a player for the Yugoslavia national team Vučinić won a silver medal at 1971 European Championship in West Germany.[2] Also, he won two silver medals for Yugoslavia Under-18 national team at European Championship for Juniors (1966 in Italy and 1968 in Spain).[3]

Coaching career

Vučinić briefly coached Crvena zvezda in 7 games during the 1978–79 season.[4]

Basketball executive career

Vučinić was the president of the Crvena zvezda from 1991 to 1994, when he collaborated with his former teammate Dragan Kapičić who was a director.[5] Also, he has held the offices of President of Basketball Federation of Serbia.[6]

Career achievements

Player

• FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup winner: 1 (with Crvena zvezda: 1973–74).
• Yugoslav League champion: 2 (with Crvena zvezda: 1968–69, 1971–72).
• Yugoslav Cup winner: 3 (with Crvena zvezda: 1970–71, 1972–73, 1974–75).

See also

• List of Red Star Belgrade basketball coaches
• KK Crvena zvezda accomplishments and records

References

1. "Priča o nesalomivima | KOS magazin". kosmagazin.com. Retrieved 2016-11-27.
2. "Dragisa Vucinic's profile | 1971 European Championship for Men". fiba.com. Retrieved 2016-11-27.
3. "Dragisa Vucinic's profile | 1968 European Championship for Junior Men". fiba.com. Retrieved 2016-11-27.
4. "History of Crvena zvezda". Archived from the original on 2017-08-30. Retrieved 2016-11-27.
5. "Plaćena cena rasipanju novca". sport.blic.rs. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
6. Neša M. "На данашњи дан: Рођени Драгиша Вучинић и Селимир Милошевић | Na danasnji dan rodjeni Dragisa Vucinic i Selimir Milosevic". mojacrvenazvezda.net. Retrieved 2016-11-27.