Dragutin Čermak

Dragutin "Miško" Čermak (Serbian Cyrillic: Драгутин Мишко Чермак; 12 October 1944 – 12 October 2021) was a Serbian basketball player and coach.

Dragutin Čermak
Čermak with Yugoslavia at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City
Personal information
Born(1944-10-12)12 October 1944
Belgrade, German-occupied Serbia
Died12 October 2021(2021-10-12) (aged 77)
Belgrade, Serbia
NationalitySerbian
Listed height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Listed weight98 kg (216 lb)
Career information
Playing career1967–1980
PositionShooting guard
Coaching career1980–2003
Career history
As player:
1967–1969Radnički Beograd
1969–1973Partizan
1973–1975Nationale-Nederlanden Donar
1975–1976Liège
1976–1980Radnički Beograd
As coach:
1983–1984Eczacıbaşı
2003Algeria
Career highlights and awards
As player:
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Yugoslavia
Silver medal – second place 1968 Mexico City Team competition

National team career

Čermak represented SFR Yugoslavia at the 1968 Summer Olympics and 1972 Summer Olympics.[1]

Coaching career

After finishing his playing career in 1980, Čermak had coaching stints in Algeria, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, and Jordan among other places.[2]

Personal life

He is a son of Nedeljko Čermak, a well known businessman and president of KK Partizan (1970–1972).[3] Čermak married actress Vesna Malohodžić.

He died on 12 October 2021, his 77th birthday.[4]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dragutin Čermak". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  2. "IN MEMORIAM – Dragutin Čermak (1944-2021)". lige.kss.rs. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  3. Tandem Kića i Praja stiže u Beograd.
  4. "Preminuo Dragutin Miško Čermak" (in Serbian). РТС.
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