Milorad Sokolović
Personal information | |
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Born | Belgrade, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes | 10 August 1922
Died | 26 June 1999 Belgrade, FR Yugoslavia | (aged 76)
Nationality | Serbian |
Listed height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) |
Career information | |
Playing career | 1946–1952 |
Position | Center |
Number | 11 |
Coaching career | 1952–1958 |
Career history | |
As player: | |
1942 | Obilić |
1946 | Metalac |
1947–1952 | Crvena zvezda |
As coach: | |
1952–1957 | Crvena zvezda Ladies |
1958 | Yugoslavia Women |
Career highlights and awards | |
As player:
As coach:
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Milorad Sokolović (Serbian Cyrillic: Милорад Соколовић; 10 August 1922[1] – 26 June 1999), also known by his nickname Soko (Serbian Cyrillic: Соко; in English Falcon), was a Serbian basketball player, coach and sports journalist. He represented the Yugoslavia national basketball team internationally.
Basketball career
[edit]Playing career
[edit]Sokolović played for Belgrade-based teams Metalac and Crvena zvezda of the Yugoslav First League. He won six National Championships with the Zvezda.[2] In July 1950, he was a member of the Zvezda squad that won an international cup tournament in Milan, Italy.[3]
Sokolović was a member of the Yugoslavia national basketball team at the 1950 FIBA World Championship in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Over four tournament games, he averaged 0.5 points per game.[4] The World Championship in Argentina was the inaugural tournament.
Coaching career
[edit]Sokolović coached the women's team of Crvena zvezda in the Yugoslav Women's Basketball League during 1950s. He succeeded Nebojša Popović on that coaching position.
Sokolović coached the Yugoslavia women's national team at the 1958 European Women's Basketball Championships in Poland.[5]
Administrator
[edit]Sokolović served as the secretary-general of the Yugoslav Basketball Federation and as a President of basketball club Crvena zvezda.
Journalism
[edit]Sokolović also worked as a sports journalist, contributing to Sport, a Serbian daily sports newspaper.[6][7]
Career achievements
[edit]- As player
- Yugoslav League champion: 6 (with Crvena zvezda: 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952)
- As coach
- Yugoslav Women's League champion: 5 (with Crvena zvezda: 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957)
In popular culture
[edit]- In the 2015 Serbian sports drama We Will Be the World Champions Sokolović is portrayed by Nemanja Stamatović.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Milorad Sokolovic". kosarka.bz. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ^ Varljiva vrednost titule, KOŠ Magazin
- ^ "Daba: Kad je Zvezda osvajala Milano…". kosmagazin.com. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- ^ "Milorad Sokolovic profile, World Championship for Men 1950 - FIBA.COM". Fiba.com. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
- ^ "Istorija ženske košarke - www.kosarka24.rs". Kosarka24.rs. Archived from the original on 24 December 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
- ^ "Sećanje: Soko naše košarke - KOS magazin". Kosmagazin.com. 15 March 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
- ^ "Vreme sazrevanja "Sporta" i Vlastimira B. Ignjatovića". Novosti.rs. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
- ^ "We Will Be the World Champions (2015)". IMDb.com. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
- 1922 births
- 1999 deaths
- 1950 FIBA World Championship players
- Centers (basketball)
- KK Crvena zvezda players
- ŽKK Crvena zvezda coaches
- KK Crvena Zvezda executives
- OKK Beograd players
- Serbian journalists
- Serbian basketball executives and administrators
- Serbian men's basketball players
- Serbian men's basketball coaches
- Serbian newspaper editors
- Yugoslav men's basketball players
- Yugoslav basketball coaches
- Yugoslav journalists
- 1942 Belgrade Basketball Championship players