Ljupče Žugić ( sr-cyr, Љупче Жугић; born 22 September 1952), is a Serbian journalist, marketing specialist,

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executive and former professional basketball player.

Playing career

Žugić played for Belgrade-based

Crvena zvezda Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club, ), commonly known as Red Star Belgrade in English-language media, is a Serbian professional football club based in B ...

of the

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during the 1970s. At that time, his teammates were

Zoran Slavnić Zoran "Moka" Slavnić (Serbian Cyrillic: Зоран Мока Славнић; born 26 October 1949) is a Serbian retired professional basketball player and coach. He played with Crvena zvezda and with Partizan. One of the best European point guards ...

Dragan Kapičić Dragan Kapičić ( sr-cyr, Драган Капичић; born 7 August 1948) is a retired Serbian professional basketball player and executive. Club career Kapičić played with Crvena zvezda, in his hometown of Belgrade, in the Yugoslav First Fe ...

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 Champi ...

Dragiša Vučinić Dragiša Vučinić ( sr-cyr, Драгиша Вучинић; born 4 April 1948) is a Serbian former professional basketball player and coach who spent major part of his career with Crvena zvezda. Playing career Vučinić grew up playing basketb ...

, and

Goran Rakočević Goran Rakočević ( sr-cyr, Горан Ракочевић; born March 1, 1951), is a former Serbian professional basketball player. He is the father of Igor Rakočević, a Serbian professional basketball executive and former player. Playing care ...

among others. With them he won the 1971–72 Yugoslav League and the

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. He also played for Metalac, Radnički Kragujevac,

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, and

OKK Beograd Omladinski košarkaški klub Beograd ( sr-cyr, Омладински кошаркашки клуб Београд), commonly referred to as OKK Beograd, is a men's professional basketball club based in Belgrade, Serbia. They are currently competin ...

during his career. He retired as a player with OKK Beograd in 1985.

Post-playing career

Žugić earned his bachelor's degree in journalism from the

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. After retirement as basketball player, he led off his career in journalism. He was a journalist for '' Novosti 8'' newspaper from 1986 to 1990. Later, he worked in JK Sport for sixteen years, as a

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and a Deputy CEO, subsequently. Žugić was a

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for Beobanka of the

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from 1995 to 1998. Žugić was an assistant director of competitions at the

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. He was an executive director of the 2007

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and the

2007 FIBA Under-19 World Championship The 2007 FIBA Under-19 World Championship (Serbian: Светско првенство до 19 година ФИБА до 19 година) was the 8th edition of the FIBA U19 World Championship. It was held in Novi Sad, Serbia from 12 to 22 July 2 ...

, both held in

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, Serbia. Also, he was a sports director of basketball competition at the

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. Most recently, Žugić was a marketing manager for the

Basketball Federation of Serbia The Basketball Federation of Serbia ( sr, Кошаркашки савез Србије, Košarkaški savez Srbije) is a non-profit organization and the national sports governing body for basketball in Serbia. The organization represents Serbia in ...

. He got retired in April 2021. Žigić was elected on 5-year

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as a member of the Assembly of the Crvena zvezda Basketball Club on 27 December 2021.

Career achievements

winner: 1 (with

: 1973–74). *

Yugoslav League The Yugoslav First Federal Football League ( Serbian: Прва савезна лига у фудбалу / ''Prva savezna liga u fudbalu'', hr, Prva savezna liga u nogometu, sl, Prva zvezna nogometna liga, mk, Прва сојузна лига, ...

champion: 1 (with

: 1971–72).

Personal life

Žugić married Snežana Krstić and they have two sons, Aleksandar Krstić (born 1982) and Vojin Žugić (born 1995).

References

External links

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Sportski spomenar #479
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