Ljupče Žugić

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

Ljupče Žugić
Personal information
Born (1952-09-22) 22 September 1952
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
Number9, 13, 14
Career history
1971–1979Crvena zvezda
1980–1982Radnički Kragujevac
1982–1983Jagodina
1983–1985OKK Beograd
Career highlights and awards
  • European Cup Winners' Cup champion (1974)
  • Yugoslav League champion (1972)

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]

In 1985, Žugić finished his playing career with OKK Beograd.[5]

Post-playing career

Žugić earned his bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Belgrade. After retirement as basketball player, he lead 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.

Recently, he has been working as a marketing manager for the Basketball Federation of Serbia.[6][7]

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. "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.
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