Radmilo Mišović ( sr-cyr, Радмило Мишовић; born 14 March 1943), is a Serbian former professional

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executive, player and

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Playing career

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, Mišović spent entire playing career with his hometown teams Borac and Železničar, playing from 1958 to 1980. He is the all-time leader in points scored of the

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, scoring 7,456 points over 280 games played. Also, he is a five-time scoring champion, winning the Yugoslav scoring title during the 1967–68, 1968–69, 1970–71, 1971–72, and 1973–74 seasons.

National team career

In 1966, Mišović was a member of the Yugoslavia national team that won a gold medal at the

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, Bulgaria.

Coaching career

Mišović was the head coach of the Borac Čačak

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in 1967, as well as of the senior team in 1969 (

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). In 1969, Borac Čačak competed in the Serbian League, South Division.

Post-playing career

Between 1969 and 2010, Mišović worked as an executive and administrator for KK Borac Čačak, holding numerous positions through the time, such as a director or club's president. As a member of the

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, Mišović won a seat in the

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at the

2000 Serbian parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in the Republic of Serbia on 23 December 2000.Janusz Bugajski (2002) ''Political Parties of Eastern Europe: A Guide to Politics in the Post-Communist Era'', pp434 They were the first free parliamentary elections ...

. After the

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, he retired from politics.

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was a part of

FR Yugoslavia Serbia and Montenegro ( sr, Cрбија и Црна Гора, translit=Srbija i Crna Gora) was a country in Southeast Europe located in the Balkans that existed from 1992 to 2006, following the breakup of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yu ...

during that period.

Awards

Order of Labour The Order of Labour ( sh, Orden rada / , sl, Red dela, mk, Орден на трудот) was a Yugoslav civil decoration awarded to both civilians and military personnel for outstanding work performance. Established in May 1945, the order was ...

with Silver Wreath *

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October Award (1973) * Best Sportsperson of Čačak in the 20th century * City of Čačak December Award (2008) * May Award for Lifetime Achievement (2018)

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