Sreten Dragojlović (Serbian Cyrillic: Сретен Драгојловић; May 6, 1938 – September 2, 1971) was a Serbian basketball player and coach. He represented the Yugoslavia national basketball team internationally.
Dragojlović started his basketball career with his hometown team Sloga. After that, he came to Belgrade and spent most of his career in the Crvena zvezda of the Yugoslav Basketball League for which he played from 1957 to 1967. He was also brought there by the former Zvezda player Srđan Kalember. In 1960, he got five-month suspension after had got caught smuggling on the Poland tour.[1] In the 1963 season, Dragojlović scored an excellent average of 28.2 points per game. He was the best club pointer that season while Vladimir Cvetković scored 25.5 points, and Ratomir Vićentić 18.9. Still, he did not manage to win a trophy with Zvezda. During 10 years with the Crvena zvezda, he played 155 matches and scored 2,437 points. The last match he played on July 23, 1967, against Borac.[2]
sreten, dragojlović, serbian, cyrillic, Сретен, Драгојловић, 1938, september, 1971, serbian, basketball, player, coach, represented, yugoslavia, national, basketball, team, internationally, personal, informationborn, 1938, 1938kraljevo, morava, banovina, kingd. Sreten Dragojlovic Serbian Cyrillic Sreten Dragoјloviћ May 6 1938 September 2 1971 was a Serbian basketball player and coach He represented the Yugoslavia national basketball team internationally Sreten DragojlovicPersonal informationBorn 1938 05 06 6 May 1938Kraljevo Morava Banovina Kingdom of YugoslaviaDied2 September 1971 1971 09 02 aged 33 Gornji Milanovac SR Serbia SFR YugoslaviaListed height1 91 m 6 ft 3 in Listed weight91 kg 201 lb Career informationNBA draft1960 UndraftedPlaying career1955 1967PositionShooting guardNumber12Coaching career1967 1971Career historyAs player 1955 1957Sloga Kraljevo1957 1967Crvena zvezdaAs coach 1967 1971Crvena zvezda WomenMedals Men s basketballRepresenting YugoslaviaEuroBasket1961 Yugoslavia TeamMediterranean Games1959 Lebanon TeamBalkan Basketball Championship1963 Greece Team1959 Romania Team1960 Bulgaria Team Contents 1 Playing career 2 National team career 3 Post playing career 4 Personal life 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksPlaying career EditDragojlovic started his basketball career with his hometown team Sloga After that he came to Belgrade and spent most of his career in the Crvena zvezda of the Yugoslav Basketball League for which he played from 1957 to 1967 He was also brought there by the former Zvezda player Srđan Kalember In 1960 he got five month suspension after had got caught smuggling on the Poland tour 1 In the 1963 season Dragojlovic scored an excellent average of 28 2 points per game He was the best club pointer that season while Vladimir Cvetkovic scored 25 5 points and Ratomir Vicentic 18 9 Still he did not manage to win a trophy with Zvezda During 10 years with the Crvena zvezda he played 155 matches and scored 2 437 points The last match he played on July 23 1967 against Borac 2 National team career EditAs a player for the Yugoslavia national basketball team Dragojlovic participated at the 1960 Summer Olympics 3 in Rome and at the EuroBasket 1961 4 in Belgrade where he won a silver medal Also he won a gold medal at 1959 Mediterranean Games in Lebanon 2 He played 49 games for the national team from 1959 to 1961 Post playing career EditDragojlovic coached the Crvena zvezda women s team of the Yugoslav Women s Basketball League He also worked at the Basketball Federation of Yugoslavia 2 Personal life EditDragojlovic died in a traffic accident near Gornji Milanovac on September 2 1971 when he was rushing to visit his sick father 2 See also EditList of KK Crvena zvezda players with 100 games playedReferences Edit 1960 Sampion OKK Beograd superstar Korac kosmagazin com Retrieved 2 August 2019 a b c d Na danasnji dan Rođen Sreten Dragojlovic Sreten Dragojlovic at the 1960 Olympic Games Tournament FIBA com Dragojlovic Eurobasket 1961 FIBA EuropeExternal links EditSreten Dragojlovic at sports reference com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sreten Dragojlovic amp oldid 1126903064, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,