Božidar Pešić ( sr-cyr, Божидар Пешић; born 1952) is a Serbian

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and former

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player.

Playing career

Pešić played for a Belgrade-based team

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 League The Yugoslav First League ( Bosnian: Prva savezna liga u fudbalu, sr-Cyrl-Latn, Прва савезна лига у фудбалу, Prva savezna liga u fudbalu, , , , , ) was the premier football league in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1918–1941) ...

for five seasons, from 1970 to 1975. 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 guar ...

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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 ...

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, and

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

among others. With them, he won a

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, a Yugoslav Championships, and three National Cups.

Career achievements

winner: 1 (with

: 1973–74). * Yugoslav League champion: 1 (with

: 1971–72). *

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winner: 3 (with

: 1970–71, 1972–73, 1974–75).

Personal life

Pešić and his wife Ann has three sons; Ljubiša, Mihajlo, and Aleksandar. His wife Ann was born in

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. His son Mihajlo (born 1981) is a professional basketball player.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pesic, Bozidar 1952 births Living people Basketball players from Belgrade Centers (basketball) KK Crvena zvezda players Serbian architects Serbian men's basketball players Yugoslav men's basketball players Date of birth missing (living people)

Playing career

Career achievements

Personal life

See also

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