Personal information | |
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Born |
Čačak, Kingdom of Yugoslavia |
28 September 1937
Nationality | Serbian |
Listed height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) |
Listed weight | 93 kg (205 lb) |
Career information | |
Playing career | 1954–1970 |
Career history | |
1954–1967 | OKK Beograd |
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Slobodan Gordić (Serbian Cyrillic: Слободан Гордић; born September 28, 1937), also known by his nickname Rica (Serbian Cyrillic: Рица), is a Serbian former professional basketball player.
Gordić played for OKK Beograd during theirs so-called 'Golden Era' in late 1950s and first half of 1960s in the Yugoslav First League. His teammates were Radivoj Korać, Miodrag Nikolić, Bogomir Rajković, Trajko Rajković and Milorad Erkić. OKK Beograd's coaches during that time were Borislav Stanković and Aleksandar Nikolić and sports director was Radomir Šaper. In that period they won four Yugoslav League championships and two Yugoslav Cups.
Gordić went to Belgium in 1967 where he played in their Basketball League.
As a player for the Yugoslavia national basketball team Gordić has played from 1958 to 1965. He participated at one World Championships (1963 in Brazil) and four European Championships (1959 in Turkey, 1961 in Yugoslavia, 1963 in Poland and 1965 in Soviet Union) and two Summer Olympics (1960 in Rome and 1964 in Tokyo). Gordić won one silver medals at 1963 World Championships, as well as two sliver medals (1961, 1965) and one bronze (1963) at the European Championships. Also, he won a gold medal at 1959 Mediterranean Games in Lebanon.