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We Will Be The World Champions
''We Will Be the World Champions'' ( sr, Бићемо прваци света, Bićemo prvaci sveta) is a 2015 Serbian sports drama film directed by Darko Bajić. It was one of six films shortlisted by Serbia to be their submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards, but lost out to ''Enclave''. The film is based on the true story of the Yugoslavia national basketball team who won the 1970 FIBA World Championship. Plot The film tells the story of the four men who founded the Yugoslav basketball school and who significantly contributed to the development of basketball in Europe - Nebojša Popović, Borislav Stanković, Radomir Šaper and Aleksandar Nikolić. The main event is the final match of the 1970 FIBA World Championship, held in Ljubljana between the national teams of Yugoslavia and the United States. Cast ;The Four Pioneers * Strahinja Blažić as Nebojša Popović * Aleksandar Radojičić as Bora Stanković * Miloš Bikov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darko Bajić
Darko Bajić (born on 14 May 1955) is a Serbian film director. He directed many movies and TV series popular with Serbian audience such as War Live, The Black Bomber, Sivi dom and Zaboravljeni. Filmography * Sivi dom (1985), TV series * Zaboravljeni (1989), TV series * The Black Bomber (1992), film * War Live (2000), film References 1955 births Living people Film people from Belgrade Serbian film directors {{Serbia-film-director-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strahinja Blažić
Strahinja ( sr-cyr, Страхиња) is a Serbian given name. The name is pagan and dates back to medieval Serbia, where it is first attested in 1322 as 'Страхинья'.Moroshkin, Mikhail. ''Славянский именослов, или, Собраніе славянских личных имен в алфавитном порядкѣ.'' Saint Petersburg: n.p., 1867. The meaning of the word ''strah'' is 'fear' (from Proto-Slavic '' *straxъ''), and ''-inja'' is an augmentative. Strahinja thus means 'Great Fear, Dread, or Horror'. Nicknames can include Strale, Straja, Strajo, Straha, Straho, Stašo, Staško, Strašo, Straško, Strajin, Strajan, Strajko, Strahac, Strahinjica and Strajovina (Ctraja-Ctrlaja). People * Strahinja Banović is the protagonist of the eponymous Serbian epic poem and film; he may be identified with the historical figure Đurađ II Stracimirović Balšić. * Strahinja Jovančević, Serbian long jumper * Strahinja Lazović, Serbian squash player * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miodrag Radonjić
Miodrag ( sr-Cyrl, Миодраг) is a South Slavonic, for all purposes almost exclusively Serbian, masculine given name, derived from ''mio'' ("tender, cute") and '' drag'' ("dear, beloved"), both common in Slavonic dithematic names. It may refer to: * Miodrag Anđelković, Serbian footballer *Miodrag Belodedici, Romanian football central defender *Miodrag Božović, Montenegrin football manager and former player *Miodrag Bulatović, Montenegrin Serb novelist and playwright *Miodrag Džudović, Montenegrin footballer * Miodrag "Skale" Gvozdenović, Montenegrin volleyball player *Miodrag Ješić, Serbian footballer and football manager *Miodrag Jovanović (footballer born 1922), Serbian footballer * Miodrag Jovanović (footballer born 1977), Serbian footballer *Miodrag Koljević, Montenegrin diplomat in Russian Federation * Miodrag Kojadinović, Serbian-Canadian writer and researcher * Miodrag Krivokapić (actor), Serbian actor * Miodrag Krivokapić (footballer), Montenegrin former ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vinko Jelovac
Vinko Jelovac (alternate spelling: Vinto Jelovac) (born 18 November 1948 in Pazin, SR Croatia, Yugoslavia) is a former Slovenian-Croatian professional basketball player and coach. At a height of 2.08 m (6'10") tall, and a weight of 95 kg (210 lbs.), he played at the center position. Jelovac was named Slovenian Sportsman of the Year, in 1973 and 1974. He was inducted into the Slovenian Athletes Hall of Fame, in 2012. Club career During his club career, Jelovac was a long-time player of KK Olimpija. He was a member of the FIBA European Selection, in 1973 and 1974. He won the Yugoslav League championship in 1970. National team career Jelovac competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics, and the 1976 Summer Olympics, with the senior men's Yugoslav national basketball team. He also competed at the FIBA World Cup The FIBA Basketball World Cup, also known as the FIBA World Cup of Basketball or simply the FIBA World Cup, between 1950 and 2010 known as the FIBA World Championship, is an inter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dražen Lakić
Dražen is a Serbo-Croatian masculine given name, derived from Slavic root '' drag'' ("dear, beloved"). Notable people with the name include: * Dražen Besek (born 1963), Croatian football player and manager * Dražen Biškup (born 1965), Croatian football player and manager * Dražen Bolić (born 1971), Serbian football player * Dražen Brnčić (born 1971), Croatian football player and manager * Dražen Budiša (born 1948), Croatian politician * Dražen Dalipagić (born 1951), Serbian basketball player and manager of Bosnian-Herzegovinian origin * Dražen Erdemović (born 1971), Bosnian soldier and war criminal of Serb and Croat descent * Dražen Gović (1981–2022), Croatian football player * Mirko Dražen Grmek (1924–2000), Croatian and French historian of medicine * Dražen Funtak (born 1975), Croatian sprint canoer * Dražen Ladić (born 1963), Croatian football player and manager * Dražen Lalić (born 1960), Croatian sociologist * Dražen Marović (born 1938), Croatia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ljubodrag Simonović
Ljubodrag "Duci" Simonović ( sr-Cyrl, Љубодраг Дуци Симоновић, ); born 1 January 1949) is a Serbian philosopher, author and retired basketball player. He played with Red Star Belgrade, with which he won two National Championships, three National Cups and one FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup. From 1976 to 1978, he played for 1. FC 01 Bamberg in the top-tier level German Basketball Bundesliga. Simonović played for the senior Yugoslav national basketball team that won the gold medal at the 1970 FIBA World Championship. He was also a three time FIBA European Selection. After earning a Master of Laws from the University of Belgrade Faculty of Law and a Doctorate in philosophy from the University of Belgrade Faculty of Philosophy, Simonović went on to become an accomplished author. Early life Born in Vrnjačka Banja to parents Jevrem Simonović and Ilonka (née Dobai), both of whom worked as hairdressers, young Ljubodrag grew up in Kraljevo with an older brot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jovan Belobrković
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Jovan may refer to: *Jovan (given name), a list of people with this given name *Jovan, Mawal, a village on the western coastal region of Maharashtra, India *Jōvan Musk, a cologne *Deli Jovan, a mountain in eastern Serbia *Róbert Jován (born 1967), Hungarian footballer See also *Jovanka (other) *Joven (other) *Javon (other) *Jovan Hill Jovan Miguel Hill (born ) is an American Online streamer, livestreamer. A homosexual man who was bought up in a religious household, Hill began a Tumblr blog as a teenager to document his experiences. After he asked his followers to donate so t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ratomir Tvrdić
Ratomir "Rato" Tvrdić (born 14 September 1943) is a Croatian former professional basketball player. Professional career Tvrdić played club basketball with the Croatian team KK Split. With Split, he won two national Yugoslav League championships (1971, 1977), three national Yugoslav Cups (1972, 1974, 1977), and two FIBA Korać Cups (1976, 1977). He was also a runner-up of the FIBA European Champions Cup ( EuroLeague) in the 1971–72 season, and in the FIBA Cup Winners' Cup (FIBA Saporta Cup) in the 1972–73 season. He won the Small Triple Crown, in the 1976–77 season. Yugoslav national team Tvrdić played with the senior Yugoslav national team at the 1972 Summer Olympic Games. He was also the Yugoslav national team's captain. With Yugoslavia, he won several gold and silver medals, including at the FIBA World Cup and the FIBA EuroBasket. He won silver medals at the 1967 FIBA World Championship and the 1974 FIBA World Championship, and a gold medal at the 1970 FIBA Wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Igor Kovač (actor)
Igor Kovač (born 23 October 1983) is a Croatian actor. Kovač has acted in films, for the television and the theater. He is known for his performances in ''Debela'' and ''Rock'n'roll za DVA MIŠA'' at Zagreb's Mala Scena Theater, and for his prolific stints in the Gavella Drama Theatre and the Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb. His notable film roles include '' Gdje pingvini lete'' (2008), '' Kotlovina'' (2011) and ''Kosac'' (2014). For the latter, he was awarded a Golden Arena for Best Supporting Actor. He is also known for his starring role in the comedy series '' Nedjeljom ujutro, subotom navečer'' (2012) and as Tin Ujević in the 2017 biographical series. He also worked as a voice actor, notably dubbing the Croatian versions of the title character in ''Ferdinand'' (2017) and Aaron Davis / Prowler in '' Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse'' (2018). Biography Kovač was born in Vukovar, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia (now Croatia) on 23 October 1983. He finished primary and e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ranko Žeravica
Ranko Žeravica ( sr-cyr, Ранко Жеравица; 17 November 1929 – 29 October 2015) was a Serbian professional basketball coach. With a career that spanned over 50 years, he is most noted for his work with the senior Yugoslav national team, during the 1960s, 1970s, and early 1980s. In particular, Žeravica's single biggest achievement was guiding the country to its first ever major competition win — a gold medal on home soil, at the 1970 FIBA World Championship — leading to a huge expansion of the game of basketball throughout Yugoslavia. In 2007, he was enshrined into the FIBA Hall of Fame. Ranko Žeravica Sports Hall was named after him in his honor, in 2016. Early life Born to father Milorad, and mother Gordana, in the village of Dragutinovo (before it merged with Beodra into Novo Miloševo), Žeravica's education started in his village and continued in Kikinda, where he traveled every day by train. His family stemmed from Herzegovina by ancestry, having move ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sergej Trifunović
Sergej Trifunović ( sr-cyr, Сергеј Трифуновић, ; born 2 September 1972) is a Serbian actor, comedian, singer, politician and citizen activist.Sergej Trifunović profile imdb.com; accessed 28 October 2016. In 2014, he founded a charity foundation ''Podrži život'' (''Support Life''), that helps underprivileged children with serious medical condition to get adequate treatment. He was the president of Movement of Free Citizens from 2019 to 2020. Early life and education Sergej was born in , |
Marko Janketić
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