Milorad Erkić

Milorad Erkić
Personal information
Born(1932-07-17)17 July 1932
Kragujevac, Yugoslavia
Died10 August 2009(2009-08-10) (aged 77)
Belgrade, Serbia
NationalitySerbian
Career information
NBA draft1954: undrafted
Playing career1950–1965
Number14
Coaching career1965–1967
Career history
As player:
1950–1951Radnički Kragujevac
1953–1965BSK / OKK Beograd
As coach:
1965–1967OKK Beograd (youth)

Milorad Erkić (Serbian Cyrillic: Милорад Еркић; 17 July 1932 – 10 August 2009), was a Serbian professional basketball coach, player and executive.

Early life and education

Erkić grew up playing basketball with his hometown team Radnički Kragujevac. After his high school, he moved to Belgrade where he enrolled to the University of Belgrade Faculty of Law in 1951.[1][2][3]

Playing career

On 1 August 1952, Erkić joined Belgrade-based team BSK (later renamed to OKK Beograd). He played under coaches Strahinja Alagić, Borislav Stanković, and Aleksandar Nikolić until his retirement on 1965. On 21 March 1965, he made his last official game in a 119–96 win over Real Madrid.[4] At the time, his teammates were Radivoj Korać, Slobodan Gordić, Miodrag Nikolić, and Trajko Rajković among others. He won four Yugoslav League championships and two Yugoslav Cups.[1][5][6][7]

Post-playing career

After retirement in 1965, Erkić joined a youth system of OKK Beograd as a coach. He had left coaching two years later as he became a general manager of the club. He was a general manager until early 1990s. Afterwards, Erkić was a youth system coordinator at the club.[1][3]

Career achievements

References

  1. ^ a b c "Milorad Erkić – Era at OKK Beograd" (PDF). okkbeograd.org.rs. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Preminuo Milorad Erkić". sportal.blic.rs. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Umro Milorad Erkić". rts.rs. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Champions Cup 1964-65". pearlbasket.altervista.org. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Košarkaška prvenstva Jugoslavije (1945-91) – treći deo". strategija.org. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Košarkaška prvenstva Jugoslavije (1945-91) – četvrti deo". strategija.org. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  7. ^ "Sastavi pobednika Kupa". kss.rs. Retrieved 17 July 2022.