Milovan Tasić ( sr-cyr, Милован Тасић; 11 September 1947 – 6 June 2024) was a Serbian professional basketball player and actor.

Career

Milovan Tasić, whose height was his only advantage for basketball and who struggled with movement, began playing the sport at age of 21. Recruited by the seasoned coach

Slobodan Ivković Slobodan "Piva" Ivković ( sr-cyr, Слободан Ивковић; 4 August 1937 – 28 November 1995) was a Serbian professional basketball player and coach. Playing career Ivković played club basketball at the senior level in the club ...

BKK Radnički Beogradski košarkaški klub Radnički ( sr-cyr, Београдски кошаркашки клуб Раднички), commonly referred to as Radnički Beograd, is a men's basketball club based in Belgrade, Serbia. The club plays in the 3rd-ti ...

, Milovan led the team to a historic victory in the 1972–73 season, clinching the Yugoslavian championship. Despite not being the favorites, they secured the title before the final round with a win over

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. The following season, Radnički reached the Champions Cup semi-finals but was overpowered by the Italian team

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. They played two matches: the first in Varese on March 14, 1974, ending in a 105:78 loss for Radnički, and the second in Belgrade on March 21, 1974, where Radnički triumphed with a score of 83:70, yet it wasn't enough to advance to the final. Winning the

Yugoslav Cup The Yugoslav Cup (; ; , ), officially known between 1923 and 1940 as the King Alexander Cup (; , and between 1947 and 1991 as the Marshal Tito Cup (; ; ; ), was one of two major association football, football competitions in Socialist Federal Re ...

in 1976 was another highlight, where they bested Rabotnički from

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with a final score of 89:75. In 1977, Radnički made it to the Cup Winners' Cup final but narrowly lost to the Italian squad Forst Canta by a single point, 87:86.

BKK Radnički

The champion team of Radnički played in the composition of

Dragoslav Ražnatović Dragoslav Ražnatović (alternate spelling: Raznjatović, born 19 April 1941 in Vranje) is a former Serbian basketball player. He represented the Yugoslavia national basketball team internationally. National team career Ražnatović competed f ...

Milun Marović Milun Marović ( sr-cyr, Милун Маровић; 15 September 1947 – 19 October 2009) was a Serbian geologist, university professor and basketball player. Career Marović spent entire playing career with Radnički Belgrade of the Yugo ...

, Miroljub Damnjanović, Dragan Ivković,

Srećko Jarić Srećko Jarić ( sr-cyr, Срећко Јарић, born 1951) is a Serbian former professional basketball player. He played at the point guard position. Early career Jarić began playing youth club basketball with the youth teams of Radnički Be ...

, Miroslav Mile Đorđević, Dragan Vučinić, Ivan Šarac, Dušan Trivalić, Dragoljub Zmijanac, Jovica Veljović, Milovan Tasić, Dušan Zupančić and Nikola Bjegović. Tasić spent his entire basketball career in the Radnički basketball club, where he played 200 games and scored 601 baskets.Statistical data in Politika.rs
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Filmography

In addition to basketball, because of his height, he also got minor film roles. His two most famous ones were "Marathonians running a lap of honor" and "Who's singing there". Between 1982 and 1991, Milovan Tasić, in addition to the film Ko to tamo peva, appeared in seven more films, namely: The Marathoners Run the Circle of Honor (1982), The Secret of the Monastery Brandy (1988), Crazy Years (1988), Some Strange Land (1988), Let's Make Love 2 (1989), Vampires Are Among Us (1989) and It's All Spacemen's Fault (1991).Tasic's filmography
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References

External links

Milovan Tasić in politika

Milovan Tasić in republika.rs

Dobričke novine
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tasic, Milovan 1947 births 2024 deaths Serbian men's basketball players Yugoslav men's basketball players Centers (basketball) BKK Radnički players Serbian male film actors Yugoslav male film actors People from Žitorađa Sportspeople from Toplica District