| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1932-12-27)27 December 1932 |
| Died | 24 December 1996(1996-12-24) (aged 63) |
| Nationality | Serbian |
| Coaching career | 1960–1994 |
| Career history | |
Coaching | |
| 1960–1962 | Radnički Beograd |
| 1962–1967 | Crvena zvezda |
| 1967–1970 | Recoaro Vicenza |
| 1970–1976 | Standa Milano |
| 1976–1978 | Radnički Beograd Men |
| 1978–1979 | Vojvodina |
| 1981–1982 | UFO Schio |
| 1989–1991 | Italmeco Bari |
| 1991–1992 | Viterbo |
| 1992–1994 | Beton Berica Thiene |
| Career highlights | |
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| FIBA Hall of Fame | |
Medals | |
Milan "Ciga" Vasojević (Serbian Cyrillic:Милан "Цига" Васојевић; 27 December 1932 – 24 December 1996) was a Serbian professionalbasketballcoach and administrator. He led thenational team of Yugoslavia during the greatest successes ofwomen's basketball.
Vasojević coached two Belgrade-based teamsRadnički andCrvena zvezda during the 1960s, winning threeYugoslavian League championships as well as twoYugoslav Cup titles in 1960 and 1962.
After leaving Crvena zvezda, Vasojević moved toItaly to coachRecoaro Vicenza from 1967 to 1970, leading the team to twoItalian League championships in 1968 and 1969. He then joined Standa Milano, where he stayed for six years, winning an Italian League in 1973. In 1976, Vasojević returned to Yugoslavia, where he coached the men's teams until 1979.
In 1981, Vasojević joinedUFO Schio for a year before moving to Italmeco Bari from 1989 to 1991. He then coached Viterbo for one year in the 1991–92 season before ending his coaching career with Beton Berica Thiene from 1992 to 1994.
Vasojević coachedRadnički Belgrade for two seasons:1976–77 and1977–78. In 1977, Radnički reached theCup Winners' Cup Finals where they lost toForst Cantù by a single point margin, 86–87.[1] Also, he coachedVojvodina in the 1978–79 season.
The arrival of Vasojević as a head coach of theYugoslavia women's national team in 1980 was almost revolutionary move. The greatest achievements of our women’s Yugoslav national team were to follow. On his debut at the1980 European Championship inBanja Luka, Vasojević won the bronze medal, and only one month later the same success was achieved at theSummer Olympic Games inMoscow.[2][3]
The change of generations took place under Vasojević. He offered an opportunity to the younger players he fully believed in such asAnđelija Arbutina,Danira Nakić,Razija Mujanović,Jelica Komnenović, Olivera Krivokapić,Bojana Milošević,Slađana Golić.
At the1987 Summer Universiade held inZagreb, Yugoslavia won the gold medal, the only gold ever in women’s senior international competitions. The same year, at theEuropean Championship inCadiz, Yugoslavia won the silver medal in a tough final game against theSoviet Union which ended with an 83–73 win of the Soviet girls.[2]
The1988 Summer Olympic Games inSeoul were the crown of one splendid generation. A memorable moment of the semi-final game against Australia is a score of Anđelija Arbutina one second before the game end (57–56) for a place in the Olympic finals. The final game for the Olympic gold medal against theUnited States national team ended with a 77–70 win of the American girls, but the Yugoslavs showed all their talent and strongly resisted the USA team until the very end of the game.[2]
Vasojević was the first director of basketball clubHemofarm fromVršac takes office in 1995.
In 2006, theBasketball Federation of Serbia named thenational cup for women in his honor.
In November 2022, he was introduced to theFIBA Hall of Fame.[4][5][6]
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