Rajko Žižić

Rajko Žižić

Personal information
Born	(1955-01-22)January 22, 1955 Miloševići, PR Montenegro, FPR Yugoslavia
Died	August 7, 2003(2003-08-07) (aged 48) Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro
Nationality	Yugoslav
Listed height	2.10 m (6 ft 11 in)
Career information
NBA draft	1977: undrafted
Playing career	1970–1991
Position	Center
Coaching career	1992–1994
Career history
As player:
1970–1971	Sutjeska
1971–1981	OKK Beograd
1981–1984	Crvena zvezda
1984–1986	CAUFA Reims
1986–1987	Crvena zvezda
1987	Basket Rimini Crabs
1989–1990	Poštar Beograd
1990–1991	OKK Beograd
As coach:
1992–1994	OKK Beograd
Medals Men's basketball Representing  Yugoslavia Summer Olympics 1980 Moscow Team Competition 1976 Montreal Team Competition 1984 Los Angeles Team Competition World Cup 1978 Philippines Team 1982 Colombia Team EuroBasket 1975 Yugoslavia Team 1979 Italy Team European Championship for Juniors 1974 France Team 1972 Yugoslavia Team European Championship for Cadets 1971 Italy Team

Rajko Žižić (January 22, 1955 – August 7, 2003) was a Yugoslavian professional basketball player. The 6'11", 243-pounder^[1] represented Yugoslavia at the 1976 Summer Olympics, the 1980 Summer Olympics and the 1984 Summer Olympics, winning silver, gold and bronze respectively. He died on August 7, 2003, from a heart attack.^[2]

References

External links

• Rajko Žižić (Rajko Zizic) biography on the Žižić family website: Family Zizic (in Serbian)
• Biography at okkbeograd.org.rs

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