Ljupče Žugić

Ljupče Žugić
Personal information
Born (1952-09-22) 22 September 1952 (age 72)
Nikšić, PR Montenegro, Yugoslavia
NationalitySerbian
Listed height2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
Listed weight97 kg (214 lb)
Career information
NBA draft1974: undrafted
Playing career1970–1985
PositionCenter / power forward
Number9, 13, 14
Career history
1971–1979Crvena zvezda
1972–1973→ Metalac
1980–1982Radnički Kragujevac
1982–1983Jagodina
1983–1985OKK Beograd
Career highlights and awards

Ljupče Žugić (Serbian Cyrillic: Љупче Жугић; born 22 September 1952), is a Serbian journalist, marketing specialist, basketball executive and former professional basketball player.

Playing career

Žugić played for Belgrade-based Crvena zvezda of the Yugoslav Basketball League during the 1970s. At that time, his teammates were Zoran Slavnić, Dragan Kapičić, Ljubodrag Simonović, Dragiša Vučinić, and Goran Rakočević among others.[1] With them he won the 1971–72 Yugoslav League and the 1974 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup.[2][3][4]

He also played for Metalac, Radnički Kragujevac, Jagodina, and OKK Beograd during his career. He retired as a player with OKK Beograd in 1985.[5]

Post-playing career

Žugić earned his bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Belgrade. After retirement as basketball player, he led off his career in journalism. He was a journalist for Novosti 8 newspaper from 1986 to 1990. Later, he worked in JK Sport for sixteen years, as a marketing director and a Deputy CEO, subsequently.[6]

Žugić was a general manager for Beobanka of the YUBA League from 1995 to 1998.

Žugić was an assistant director of competitions at the EuroBasket 2005 in Serbia and Montenegro. He was an executive director of the 2007 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship for Women and the 2007 FIBA Under-19 World Championship, both held in Novi Sad, Serbia. Also, he was a sports director of basketball competition at the 2007 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival.

Most recently, Žugić was a marketing manager for the Basketball Federation of Serbia.[6][7] He got retired in April 2021.[8]

Žigić was elected on 5-year term as a member of the Assembly of the Crvena zvezda Basketball Club on 27 December 2021.[9][10]

Career achievements

Personal life

Žugić married Snežana Krstić and they have two sons, Aleksandar Krstić (born 1982) and Vojin Žugić (born 1995).

See also

References

  1. ^ "Ono što se mora znati o KK Crvena zvezda". mojacrvenazvezda.net. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Košarkaška prvenstva Jugoslavije (1945–91) – peti deo". strategija.org. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Zvezdine legende: Kako smo osvojili prvi evropski trofej". novosti.rs. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Sjećanje na Zvezdine zvijezde iz '70-ih". balkans.aljazeera.net. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Ljupče Žugić" (PDF). okkbeograd.org.rs. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Prelistavanje StB – gost Ljupče Žugić [26.11.2017.]". Retrieved 4 January 2019 – via YouTube.
  7. ^ "Basketball Association of the People's Republic of China hosted Dejan Tomasevic, Secretary General of the Basketball Association of Serbia". kss.rs. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  8. ^ "Penzionisao se Ljupče Žugić". mvp.rs. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  9. ^ "Čović još pet godina na čelu Zvezde, najveći saziv Skupštine u istoriji kluba". mozzartsport.com. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  10. ^ "Čoviću novi mandat, u Skupštini Vučević, Miličić, sportisti, glumci..." b92.net. Retrieved 28 December 2021.