Srećko Jarić ( sr-cyr, Срећко Јарић, born 1951) is a Serbian former professional

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player. He played at the

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position.

Early career

Jarić began playing youth club basketball with the youth teams of Radnički Belgrade. EuroLeague Legend basketball coach

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, who was Jarić's

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on the Radnički Belgrade youth team, stated that Jarić was the, "biggest talent that he ever had under his charge".

Professional career

During his pro club career, Jarić played in the top-tier league of the former

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, the Yugoslav First Federal League. He played with the Yugoslav clubs Radnički Belgrade (under head coach Slobodan "Piva" Ivković), Šibenka (under head coaches Vlado Djurović and Zoran "Moka" Slavnić), and IMT Belgrade. At the Yugoslav national level, Jarić won the Yugoslav First Federal League championship of the 1972–73 season, and the

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title, in 1976, with Radnički Belgrade. With Šibenka, where he was a teammate of

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, Jarić also won the Yugoslav First Federal League championship of the 1982–83 season. However, the club later vacated the title. With IMT Belgrade, he won the Yugoslav Cup title, in 1987. On the European-wide level, in Europe's premier level competition, the

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(EuroLeague)'s 1973–74 season, Jarić led Radnički Belgrade to the competition's semifinals. In Europe's secondary level

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(FIBA Saporta Cup)'s 1976–77 season, Jarić was the top scorer of the competition's finals. As a member of Šibenka, Jarić played in the finals of Europe's third-tier level competition, the

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, in both the 1981–82 season, and the 1982–83 season.

National team career

As a member of the Yugoslav junior national team, Jarić played at the 1970 FIBA European Championship for Junior Men.

Personal life

Jarić was born in

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. He is the father of the former

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player

Marko Jarić Marko Jarić ( sr-cyr, Марко Јарић, ; ; born 12 October 1978) is a Serbian former professional basketball player. Standing at 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in), he mainly played the point guard position. He also represented the senior FR Yugosl ...

. He is also the former father-in-law of the Brazilian supermodel

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.Supermodel Adriana Lima Elopes!
People, February 23, 2009.

References

External links

Srećko Jarić, nekadašnji košarkaški as - Umesto da budu originalni, naši treneri prepisuju od Željka!

Intervju – Srećko Jarić (1): Na “Ranču” se igrala najjača košarka u Evropi!

Intervju – Srećko Jarić (2): Sedam godina sam igrao sa bolovima

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