Milorad Sokolović

Milorad Sokolović
Personal information
Born(1922-08-10)10 August 1922
Belgrade, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes
Died26 June 1999(1999-06-26) (aged 76)
Belgrade, FR Yugoslavia
NationalitySerbian
Listed height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Career information
Playing career1946–1952
PositionCenter
Number11
Coaching career1952–1958
Career history
As player:
1942Obilić
1946Metalac
1947–1952Crvena zvezda
As coach:
1952–1957Crvena zvezda Ladies
1958Yugoslavia Women
Career highlights and awards
As player:

As coach:

Milorad Sokolović (Serbian Cyrillic: Милорад Соколовић; 10 August 1922[1] – 26 June 1999), also known by his nickname Soko (Serbian Cyrillic: Соко; in English Falcon), was a Serbian basketball player, coach and sports journalist. He represented the Yugoslavia national basketball team internationally.

Basketball career

Playing career

Sokolović played for Belgrade-based teams Metalac and Crvena zvezda of the Yugoslav First League. He won six National Championships with the Zvezda.[2] In July 1950, he was a member of the Zvezda squad that won an international cup tournament in Milan, Italy.[3]

Sokolović was a member of the Yugoslavia national basketball team at the 1950 FIBA World Championship in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Over four tournament games, he averaged 0.5 points per game.[4] The World Championship in Argentina was the inaugural tournament.

Coaching career

Sokolović coached the women's team of Crvena zvezda in the Yugoslav Women's Basketball League during 1950s. He succeeded Nebojša Popović on that coaching position.

Sokolović coached the Yugoslavia women's national team at the 1958 European Women's Basketball Championships in Poland.[5]

Administrator

Sokolović served as the secretary-general of the Yugoslav Basketball Federation and as a President of basketball club Crvena zvezda.

Journalism

Sokolović also worked as a sports journalist, contributing to Sport, a Serbian daily sports newspaper.[6][7]

Career achievements

As player
As coach

References

  1. ^ "Milorad Sokolovic". kosarka.bz. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  2. ^ Varljiva vrednost titule, KOŠ Magazin
  3. ^ "Daba: Kad je Zvezda osvajala Milano…". kosmagazin.com. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Milorad Sokolovic profile, World Championship for Men 1950 - FIBA.COM". Fiba.com. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  5. ^ "Istorija ženske košarke - www.kosarka24.rs". Kosarka24.rs. Archived from the original on 24 December 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  6. ^ "Sećanje: Soko naše košarke - KOS magazin". Kosmagazin.com. 15 March 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  7. ^ "Vreme sazrevanja "Sporta" i Vlastimira B. Ignjatovića". Novosti.rs. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  8. ^ "We Will Be the World Champions (2015)". IMDb.com. Retrieved 15 June 2017.