Dragiša Šarić

Dragiša Šarić
Personal information
Born(1961-01-27)27 January 1961
Bijeljina, PR Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia
Died19 July 2008(2008-07-19) (aged 47)
Pula, Croatia
NationalitySerbian
Listed height2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
Career information
NBA draft1983: undrafted
Playing career1978–1999
PositionSmall forward
Coaching career1999–2008
Career history
As player:
1978–1980Radnik Bijeljina
1980–1981Ušće
1981–1987Radnički Beograd
1987–1991Vojvodina
1991–1992Partizan
1992–1993Profikolor Pančevo
1993–1994Honvéd
1994–1997Beobanka
1999Skallagrímur
As coach:
1999Skallagrímur
2001–2002Lavovi 063 (assistant)
2003–2005NIS Vojvodina (assistant)
2005–2007Vizura Ušće
2007Mega Aqua Monta
2007–2008Partizan (assistant)
Career highlights and awards

Dragiša Šarić (Serbian Cyrillic: Драгиша Шарић; 27 January 1961 – 19 July 2008) was a Serbian basketball player and coach.

Career

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Club career

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Šarić played for several clubs in his country, most notably with the KK Partizan generation that won the 1991–92 Euroleague.

Coaching career

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Šarić was an assistant coach with Partizan. Before that, he was also the head coach of Vizura.

Šarić was also player-coach for Úrvalsdeild karla club Skallagrímur from July 1999[1] until his resignation in November that same year.[2]

Death

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Šarić died while on a vacation in Pula, Croatia on 19 July 2008 from heart-related issues.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Saric þjálfar Skallagrím". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 23 July 1999. p. C1. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Tómas Holton tekur við Skallagrími". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 19 November 1999. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  3. ^ B92 (2008-07-19). "Umro Dragiša Šarić". Retrieved 2019-02-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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