Ratko Radovanović
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October 16, 1956 Nevesinje, PR Bosnia-Herzegovina, FPR Yugoslavia |
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| Nationality | Serbian | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 107 kg (236 lb) | ||||||||||||
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| Playing career | 1977–1990 | ||||||||||||
| Position | Center | ||||||||||||
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| 1977–1983 | Bosna | ||||||||||||
| 1983–1986 | Stade Français | ||||||||||||
| 1986–1990 | Reyer Venezia (Giomo / Hitachi) | ||||||||||||
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Ratko Radovanović (born 16 October 1956) is a Serbian former basketball player who competed for SFR Yugoslavia at the 1980 Summer Olympics and at the 1984 Summer Olympics.
Born in the town of Nevesinje within the Herzegovina region, Radovanović, still an infant, was brought by his parents to Nikšić, PR Montenegro where he grew up.
A tall and lanky kid, Radovanović took up basketball in Nikšić on an informal, recreational basis in 1969. In May 1970 Yugoslav national team won the World Championship being held at home, resulting in an explosion of popularity for the sport throughout the country — a trend Radovanović followed as he started training a lot more seriously. It wasn't long before he got noticed by Vukašin "Vule" Vukalović, the Bosna sports society general secretary, who recommended the youngster to KK Bosna head coach Bogdan Tanjević.
Radovanović arrived to Sarajevo in October 1972, having just turned 16 years of age. Though officially part of the KK Bosna youth system, first team head coach Tanjević would give him an odd first team runout already during the 1972-73 season, the club's first ever in the Yugoslav top-tier league.
Throughout the 1973-74 season, seventeen-year-old Radovanović recorded 17 first team appearances in the Yugoslav First League, scoring a total of 43 points (2.5ppg).
Now eighteen years of age, he continued improving during the 1974-75 season by permanently getting moved to the first team. His scoring average over the season reached 5.8ppg.
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