Milutin Vujičić ( sr-cyr, Милутин Вујичић; born Milutin Ostojić, 8 March 2002) is a Serbian professional
basketball
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player for
FMP of the
Basketball League of Serbia
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and the
ABA League
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on a loan from
Crvena zvezda mts.
Early life
Born in
Podgorica
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,
Yugoslavia
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(nowadays in
Montenegro
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) as Milutin Ostojić ( sr-cyr, Милутин Остојић), Vujičić spent his childhood in
Foča
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,
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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. He started to play basketball with KK Sutjeska Foča. Later he moved to the
Crvena zvezda youth system.
Playing career
In February 2021, head coach
Dejan Radonjić
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Sta ...
added Vujičić to the
Crvena zvezda mts roster for the
2021 Radivoj Korać Cup tournament in
Novi Sad
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. On 11 February, he made his debut for Crvena zvezda in a 108–47 win over
Radnički Kragujevac, making 3 points, 3 assists and a rebound in 11 minutes of playing time. Following a win over
Mega Soccerbet in the Cup Finals, the Zvezda won its 10th National cup title while Vujičić won his first trophy. On 19 February, Vujičić was a member of the Zvezda roster for a EuroLeague game with
Zenit Saint Petersburg
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without any played time. On 23 February, Vujičić officially signed a four-year professional contract with Crvena zvezda mts.
In May 2021, Vujičić was loaned to
FMP for the
2021 Basketball League of Serbia playoffs. In August 2021, he was added to their roster for 2021–22 season.
National team career
In January 2018, he was added to a 22-man preliminary roster of the
Bosnia and Herzegovina national under-16 team for an international youth tournament in
Sakarya Sakarya may refer to:
Places
* Sakarya Province, in Turkey
** Sakarya (electoral district)
** Sakarya University
* Sakarya (continent), a small continent 90 million years ago
* Sakarya River, in Turkey
* Sakarya, Polatlı, a village in Ankara Pr ...
, Turkey.
References
External links
Player Profileat
realgm.com
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Milutin Ostojicat realgm.com
Player Profileat aba-liga.com
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2002 births
Living people
ABA League players
Basketball League of Serbia players
Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate basketball people in Serbia
Bosnia and Herzegovina men's basketball players
KK Crvena zvezda players
KK FMP players
Point guards
Serbian men's basketball players
Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sportspeople from Podgorica