Jadranko "Jadran" Vujačić ( sr-Cyrl, Јадранко Вујачић; born 27 December 1959) is a Montenegrin professional

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coach and former player.

Playing career

A center, Vujačić played for Partizan, Budućnost, Olimpija, Sloboda DITA, Borac Banja Luka, Borac Čačak, and Makedonija 91. He won three

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tournaments with Partizan. Vujačić retired as a player with Makedonija 91 in 1998.

National team career

Vujačić was a member of the Yugoslavia national team that won the gold medal at the 1983 Mediterranean Games in

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Coaching career

After retirement in 1998, Vujačić founded the Joker Basketball Academy in his hometown

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, Montenegro. Professional basketball players such as Nikola Mirotić and Marko Todorović started to play basketball there.

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Coach Profile
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