Radovan "Bata" Radović ( sr-cyr, Рaдовaн Рaдовић; 19 January 1936 – 25 August 2022) was a Serbian basketball player and coach. He represented the Yugoslavia national basketball team internationally.

Playing career

Radović played for two Belgrade teams the BSK and the

Partizan Partizan may refer to: Sport * JSD Partizan, a sports society from Belgrade, Serbia, which includes the following clubs: ** AK Partizan, athletics **Biciklistički Klub Partizan, cycling **Džudo Klub Partizan, judo ** FK Partizan, association fo ...

in Yugoslav First League. He started his basketball career playing with the youth teams of the BSK. In 1954, he was promoted to first team. Few years later he moved to Partizan where he has played for Partizan from 1957 to 1968, missed only 1964 season due to the compulsory military service. In 1963, he recorded a career-high 48 points in a game.

National team career

As a player for the Yugoslavia national basketball team Radović participated at the

1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held ...

in Rome and at the EuroBasket 1961Radovic, Eurobasket 1961
FIBA Europe in

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where he won a silver medal. He participated at the EuroBasket 1959 in Turkey. Also, he won a gold medal at the

1959 Mediterranean Games The 1959 Mediterranean Games, officially known as the III Mediterranean Games, and commonly known as Beirut 1959, were the 3rd Mediterranean Games. After visiting Africa and Europe, the Mediterranean Games were for the first time held in Asia in ...

in Lebanon and bronze medal at the

1963 Mediterranean Games The 1963 Mediterranean Games, officially known as the IV Mediterranean Games, and commonly known as Naples 1963, were the 4th Mediterranean Games. The Games were held in Naples, Italy over 8 days, from 21 to 29 September 1963, where 1,057 athlete ...

in Italy. Radović was a flag bearer for Yugoslavia at the

in Rome, Italy.

Coaching career

Radović coached the Partizan Belgrade of the Yugoslav First League in 1969–70 and 1970–71 season. During his military service in Kraljevo in 1964, he briefly trained a future star

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 Champio ...

Personal life

Radović has a son, Ivan (born 1988). Ivan was arrested in 2016 on suspicion of smuggling cocaine from Serbia to Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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