Dragan Todorić
| Partizan NIS Belgrade | |
|---|---|
| Position | Team manager |
| League | Basketball League of Serbia ABA League Champions League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | July 27, 1954 Kraljevo, PR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia |
| Nationality | Serbian |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 1976: undrafted |
| Playing career | 1967–1985 |
| Career history | |
| 1967–1972 | Sloga |
| 1972–1983 | Partizan |
| 1983–1984 | OKK Beograd |
| 1984–1985 | Sloga |
Dragan Todorić (Template:Lang-sr; born July 27, 1954), is a Serbian former professional basketball player and current sport director of Partizan Belgrade. He is known for a rare achievement: taking part, as a player and later as a part of the management, in winning of all 45 trophies in Partizan Belgrade history.[1]
Club playing career
In 1967, Todorić started his playing career in Sloga from his hometown Kraljevo. While competing for young Yugoslav national team he drew attention from several Yugoslav top clubs, including Partizan fierce rivals, Crvena zvezda.[2] Eventually, he chose to sign for Partizan in 1972, and remained in the first team until 1983. During this period he played 363 official games, which puts him at 6th place of Partizan hall of fame list by number of played games. Before finishing his career in 1985, he played for OKK Belgrade (known as OKK Beko at the time) and again for Sloga. As Partizan player he won three state championships (in 1976, 1979 and 1981) one Yugoslav Cup (1979) and two Korać Cups (1978 and 1979).
International playing career
Todorić represented Yugoslavia at the cadet, junior, and senior (full squad) level.
At age 15, just before his 16th birthday, he was part of the team that won gold at 1971 European Championship for Cadets in Gorizia, Italy, playing alongside future legends Dragan Kićanović, Mirza Delibašić and Rajko Žižić. He also won gold medal at junior championship of Europe in Zadar in 1972.
On senior level, Todorić was overshadowed by famous point guard Zoran Slavnić; however he still got to win gold medal at Mediterranean Games in Algeria in 1975, and another gold medal on Balkan Games in Romania, the same year.
Post playing career
Starting in 1982, while still maintaining his playing career, he was employed by Partizan as part of the marketing department, and until this day he has continuously worked at the club. He was an assistant coach, a secretary and a general secretary director. Currently, he is a sport director and a member of the Board of Directors.
Titles
- Partizan
- Korać Cup: 1977-78, 1978-79
- Yugoslav Championship: 1975–76, 1978-79, 1980-81
- Yugoslav Cup: 1979
References
- ^ Istorijske trojke obeležile 40 pehara;pressonline.com, 26 February 2012
- ^ Dragan Todorić, dugogodišnji sportski direktor KK Partizan - Higijena uma;ekapija.com, 19 April 2011