Zoran Latifić (Serbian Cyrillic: Зоран Латифић) is a Serbian former professional basketball player.

Zoran Latifić
Personal information
NationalitySerbian
PositionPower forward
Number9, 10, 13
Career history
1971–1974Crvena zvezda
1974–1975Mladost Zemun

Playing career

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Latifić played for a Belgrade-based team Crvena zvezda of the Yugoslav First League from 1971 to 1974. His teammates were Zoran Slavnić, Dragan Kapičić, Ljubodrag Simonović, Dragiša Vučinić, and Goran Rakočević among others. With them, he won a FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup in 1974, a National Championship in 1972, and a National Cup in 1975.[1][2][3][4][5]

During the 1974–75 season, Latifić played for Mladost Zemun.[6][7]

Career achievements

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Personal life

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His brother Goran is a former basketball player for Partizan (1968–1977).[8]

Latifić is a great-nephew of Gavrilo Princip, a member of Young Bosnia who assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and the Archduke's wife in 1914.[9][10][11][12]

References

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  1. ^ "Dan kada je Zvezda postala prva i besmrtna". b92.net. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Zvezdine legende: Kako smo osvojili prvi evropski trofej". novosti.rs. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  3. ^ "EUROPEAN CUP WINNERS CUP 1973-1974". eurobasket.com. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Košarkaška prvenstva Jugoslavije (1945-91) – peti deo". strategija.org. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Okupljaju se prvi osvajači „Politikinog" pehara". politika.rs. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  6. ^ "O NAMA - Mladost Zemun". kkmladost.ksb.rs. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  7. ^ "KK Mladost: Najveći mali klub" (PDF). Trener (79): 34. June 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  8. ^ "Ko su najpoznatija braća u jugoslovenskom sportu". yugopapir.com. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  9. ^ "Princip je bio i pesnik". jadovno.com. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  10. ^ "Gavrilo Princip nije poslušao brata Jova". politika.rs. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  11. ^ "Braća Princip i njihovi unuci". arhiva.slobodnahercegovina.com. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  12. ^ "Bruder von Gavrilo Princip versuchte Attentat auf Thronfolger Franz Ferdinand zu verhindern". derstandard.at. Retrieved 30 January 2021.