Milorad Erkić ( sr-cyr, Милорад Еркић; 17 July 1932 – 10 August 2009), was a Serbian professional

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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

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where he enrolled to the University of Belgrade Faculty of Law in 1951.

Playing career

On 1 August 1952, Erkić joined Belgrade-based team BSK (later renamed to OKK Beograd). He played under coaches Strahinja Alagić,

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, and

Aleksandar Nikolić Aleksandar "Aca" Nikolić ( sr-cyr, Александар "Аца" Николић; 28 October 1924 – 12 March 2000) was a Serbian professional basketball player and coach. He was also a professor at the University of Belgrade's Faculty of S ...

until his retirement on 1965. On 21 March 1965, he made his last official game in a 119–96 win over

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. 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.

Post-playing career

After retirement in 1965, Erkić joined a

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of OKK Beograd as a coach. He had left coaching two years later as he became a

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of the club. He was a general manager until early 1990s. Afterwards, Erkić was a youth system coordinator at the club.

Career achievements

* Yugoslav League champion: 4 (with OKK Beograd: 1958, 1960,

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, 1964). *

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winner: 2 (with OKK Beograd: 1960, 1962)

References

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