Milorad "Mića" Belić ( sr-cyr, Милорад Белић; 12 November 1940 – 27 November 2020) was a Serbian

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and

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player.

Playing career

Belić played 5 seasons for

Crvena zvezda Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club), commonly referred to as Crvena zvezda () and colloquially referred to as Red Star Belgrade in anglophone media, is a ...

of the

Yugoslav First Basketball League The First Federal Basketball League () was the highest tier level men's professional club basketball competition in the former country of Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, SFR Yugoslavia. Founded in 1945, and folded in 1992 (1991–92 YU ...

, from

1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the thir ...

1962 The year saw the Cuban Missile Crisis, which is often considered the closest the world came to a Nuclear warfare, nuclear confrontation during the Cold War. Events January * January 1 – Samoa, Western Samoa becomes independent from Ne ...

. Over 78 games he scored 187 points. At the time his teammates were

Vladimir Cvetković Vladimir Cvetković ( sr-cyr, Владимир Цветковић; born 24 May 1941) is a Serbian former basketball player and sports administrator who is the honorary president of Crvena zvezda. He played with KK Crvena zvezda for 13 seasons. W ...

Ratomir Vićentić Ratomir Vićentić ( sr-cyr, Ратомир Вићентић; August 5, 1939 – July 14, 2009) was a Serbian professor and professional basketball player. Basketball career Vićentić spent entire career playing for Crvena zvezda of the Yugo ...

Sreten Dragojlović Sreten Dragojlović ( sr-Cyrl, Сретен Драгојловић; May 6, 1938 – September 2, 1971) was a Serbian basketball player and coach. He represented the Yugoslavia national basketball team internationally. Playing career Dragojlovi� ...

, and

Vladislav Lučić Vladislav "Lale" Lučić ( sr-cyr, Владислав Лучић; born August 7, 1941) is a Serbian former professional basketball coach and player. Biography He won 2 National Championships with Red Star Belgrade in 1992–93 and 1993–94 sea ...

among others. In 1962, Belić moved to

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where he played two seasons for

JA Vichy Jeanne d'Arc de Vichy-Clermont Métropole was a professional basketball club based in Vichy, France. The club played their home games at both Maison des Sports de Clermont-Ferrand and Palais des Sports de Vichy. In 2015, JA Vichy and Stade Cler ...

of the Première Division under

Đorđe Andrijašević Đorđe Andrijašević ( sr-cyr, Ђорђе Андријашевић; born 5 May 1931), credited as Giorgio Andrijassevic in Italy, is a Serbian professional basketball former player and former coach. He represented the Yugoslavia national basket ...

, from 1962 to 1964.

Post-playing career

In 1968, Belić begun his career as a

. His expertise was

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. In 2010, Belić was named a board member of Crvena zvezda, led by the board president Vladislav Lučić.

Personal life

Belić attended the

First Belgrade Gymnasium First Belgrade Gymnasium () is a Gymnasium (school), gymnasium (Central European type of grammar school) with a long tradition, founded in 1839 in Belgrade, Serbia. Since 1938, it is situated in the center of the city, on 61 Cara Dušana Street. T ...

where he graduated on 1958. He earned his bachelor's degree in law from the

University of Belgrade The University of Belgrade () is a public university, public research university in Belgrade, Serbia. It is the oldest and largest modern university in Serbia. Founded in 1808 as the Belgrade Higher School in revolutionary Serbia, by 1838 it me ...

in 1962.

References

1940 births 2020 deaths Basketball players from Belgrade JA Vichy players KK Crvena Zvezda executives KK Crvena zvezda players Serbian basketball executives and administrators Serbian expatriate basketball people in France 20th-century Serbian lawyers Serbian men's basketball players University of Belgrade Faculty of Law alumni Yugoslav men's basketball players 21st-century Serbian lawyers Yugoslav lawyers {{Serbia-basketball-bio-stub