Dragan Kapičić ( sr-cyr, Драган Капичић; 7 August 1948 – 24 June 2024) was a Serbian professional basketball player and executive.

Club career

Kapičić played with Crvena zvezda, in his hometown of

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, in the Yugoslav First Federal League, from 1965 to 1977. His teammates were Zoran Slavnić, Ljubodrag Simonović, Dragiša Vučinić, and Vladimir Cvetković among others. With them, he won two Yugoslav National League championships, three Yugoslav National Cup titles, and one European-wide secondary level

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(later called FIBA Saporta Cup) championship. He is Crvena zvezda's all-time club leader in total points scored. In the late stage of his club career, he played with Saturn Köln of the German League.

National team career

Kapičić played in 169 games with the senior Yugoslavian national team. He represented Yugoslavia at the 1972 Munich Summer Olympics. With Yugoslavia, he won gold medals at the

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, and the 1975 EuroBasket.

Post-playing career

Kapičić was the

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of the Basketball Federation of Serbia, from April 2007 to April 2011.

Personal life

Kapičić is the son of Jovo Kapičić (1919‒2013), who was a

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General and recipient of the

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. He married Slobodanka "Beba" Žugić, a Montenegrin actress. The couple had two sons. His son Stefan (b. 1978), is an actor who is best known for playing his role of Colossus in ''

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'' (2018). In the 2015 Serbian sports drama '' We Will Be the World Champions'', Kapičić is portrayed by his son Stefan. Kapičić died in

on 24 June 2024, at the age of 75.Преминуо некадашњи југословенски кошаркашки репрезентативац Драган Капичић

Career achievements

(FIBA Saporta Cup) champion: 1 (with Crvena zvezda: 1973–74) * Yugoslav League champion: 2 (with Crvena zvezda: 1968–69, 1971–72) * German League champion: 1 (with Saturn Köln: 1980–81) *

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winner: 3 (with Crvena zvezda: 1970–71, 1972–73, 1974–75)

References

External links

FIBA Profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kapicic, Dragan 1948 births 2024 deaths Basketball players from Belgrade Basketball players at the 1972 Summer Olympics BSC Saturn Köln players FIBA World Championship–winning players KK Crvena Zvezda executives KK Crvena zvezda players Olympic basketball players for Yugoslavia Serbian basketball executives and administrators Serbian expatriate basketball people in Germany Serbian men's basketball players Serbian people of Montenegrin descent Small forwards Yugoslav men's basketball players 1970 FIBA World Championship players 1974 FIBA World Championship players