Dušan Radojčić ( sr-Cyrl, Душан Радојчић; 1931 – 5 May 1999), was a Serbian basketball player and coach. He represented the

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internationally.

Playing career

Radojčić spent most of his playing career with Proleter Zrenjanin of the

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. He played the 1952 season for a Belgrade-based team Partizan. During his second stint with Proleter he won the National Championships in the 1956 season. Radojčić was a part of the group of players known as the Proleter's Five, which included himself, Milutin Minja, Ljubomir Katić, Lajos Engler, and

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National team career

Radojčić was a member of the Yugoslavia national team that participated at the

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, Argentina. He played one game at the tournament and scored 2 points.

Coaching career

Radojčić coached Zrenjanin-based teams Kombinat and Mašinac, as well as Žitište-based team Plastika.

Career achievements and awards

* Yugoslav League champion: 1 (with Proleter Zrenjanin:

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). * Plaque of the

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(2016, ''posthumous'')

Personal life

Radojčić briefly played

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for the Proleter handball team in 1949. His son Dragan played basketball.

In popular culture

* The 2016 Serbian documentary ''Šampioni iz pedeset i šeste'' () portrays Radojčić and the achievements of the Proleter basketball team in the mid 1950s and how they won the Yugoslav Championship in 1956.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Radojcic, Dusan 1931 births 1999 deaths Guards (basketball) KK Partizan players KK Proleter Zrenjanin coaches KK Proleter Zrenjanin players Serbian men's basketball players Serbian men's basketball coaches Yugoslav male handball players Yugoslav men's basketball players Yugoslav basketball coaches 1950 FIBA World Championship players Date of birth missing Place of birth missing Place of death missing