Zoran Savić ( sr-Cyrl, Зоран Савић; born November 18, 1966) is a Serbian professional

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executive and former professional player who is currently the sports director for

Partizan Belgrade Jugoslovensko sportsko društvo Partizan ( sr-Cyrl, Југословенско спортско друштво Партизан, lit=Yugoslav Sports Society Partizan), commonly abbreviated as JSD Partizan ( sr-Cyrl, ЈСД Партизан, link ...

of the Serbian KLS, the

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and the EuroLeague. The tall center played in various European countries throughout his career.

Professional career

Savić made first career steps as a basketball player with Čelik in the First League of Yugoslavia. In 1990 and 1991, he played with Jugoplastika in Split, winning the Triple crown (both the Yugoslav league title, the Yugoslav Cup and the FIBA European Champions Cup (now known as the EuroLeague), in each of those two years. In 1991, he left Yugoslavia and Pop 84, and signed with

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, where he spent a couple of seasons with them playing in Spain's

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. In 1993, he reached with FC Barcelona, the semifinals of the

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, where they were eliminated by Virtus Roma and Dino Rađa. Savić then became a member of PAOK Bravo in Greece. With PAOK, he won the

in 1994, against Stefanel Trieste, and the Greek Cup against Chipita Panionios, in 1995. He then spent a year with the Spanish club

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, before settling in Italy, with Kinder Bologna, in 1996. With Kinder Bologna, he won the Italian Cup in 1997, and the Italian LBA League championship, as well as the EuroLeague, in 1998. He was awarded with the

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award of the 1998 EuroLeague Final Four. In the summer of 1998, he moved to the Turkish club Efes Pilsen, of

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, and with them he won the Turkish Supercup. Savić then returned to

in 2000, and then moved to the Italian club Skipper Bologna in 2001. In 2002, he ended his professional basketball playing career.

National team career

SFR Yugoslavia

Savić was a member of the senior SFR Yugoslav national team. With SFR Yugoslavia, he won a gold medal at the 1990 edition of the

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. He also won a gold medal at the 1991 edition of the FIBA EuroBasket.

FR Yugoslavia

Savić also represented the senior FR Yugoslav national team. As a member of FR Yugoslavia's national team, he won a gold medal at the

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. He was also a part of FR Yugoslavia's silver medal team at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics. Savić also won the gold medal at the 1997 EuroBasket.

Post-playing career

After retiring from playing at

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in 2002, Savić became part of the club's management. He spent three years as the team's

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. From 2005 until 2008, he was the general manager of

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. From 2008 to 2009, he managed Fortitudo. Savić then became a sports agent, founding Invictus Sports Group. On 16 March 2021, Partizan hired Savić as their new sports director.

Professional career

National team career

SFR Yugoslavia

FR Yugoslavia

Post-playing career

References

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