Dušan Vukčević

Dušan Vukčević (Serbian Cyrillic: Душан Вукчевић; born November 14, 1975) is a retired Serbian professional basketball player who currently serves as an assistant coach for Peristeri of the Greek Basket League and the Basketball Champions League, under head coach Vassilis Spanoulis. At a height of 2.02 m tall, he played at the shooting guard and small forward positions. He also holds Greek citizenship, under the name Ntoussan Tsalikis-Vouktsevits[1] (alternate spelling: Doussan Tsalikis-Vouktsevits).[2]

Dušan Vukčević
Peristeri
PositionAssistant coach
LeagueGreek Basket League
BCL
Personal information
Born (1975-11-14) November 14, 1975
Sarajevo, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalitySerbian / Greek
Listed height2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
Listed weight88 kg (194 lb)
Career information
NBA draft1997: undrafted
Playing career1993–2012
PositionShooting guard / small forward
Number6, 14, 20
Coaching career2021–2021
Career history
As player:
1993–1995Crvena zvezda
1995–1997Apollon Patras
1997–2001Olympiacos
2001–2002Real Madrid
2002–2004Montepaschi Siena
2004Olympiacos
2005Ülkerspor
2005Olimpia Milano
2006–2007Virtus Bologna
2007–2008Olimpia Milano
2008–2010Virtus Bologna
2010–2011Basket Rimini Crabs
2011–2012Scaligera Basket Verona
As coach:
2022–presentPeristeri (assistant)
Career highlights and awards

Professional career

Vukčević grew up with the Bosna Sarajevo youth teams. He moved to Yugoslavia in 1993, to Crvena zvezda, where he played two years. After that he moved to Greece, where he first played for Apollon Patras, and then Olympiacos, where he played four years and got a Greek passport.[3] In the 2001–02 season, he went to Spain to play for Real Madrid, and a year after that, he went to Montepaschi Siena, where he won the first Italian League championship of the club's history. In 2005, he played for Ülkerspor. He later played in Italy for Olimpia Milano, Virtus Bologna, Basket Rimini, and Scaligera Verona, where he last played in the 2011–12 season.

National team career

Vukčević was a member of the Serbia and Montenegro national team at the FIBA EuroBasket 2003 in Sweden. Over seven tournament games, he averaged 4.0 points, 1.0 rebound and 0.3 assists per game.[4]

Sportscasting career

Since he has Greek citizenship, and speaks Greek fluently, after his playing pro career ended, Vukčević became a basketball game commentator on Greek TV.

Coaching career

Vukčević began working as a basketball coach in 2022, when he joined the Greek Basket League club Peristeri. He was signed to work for the club as an assistant coach, under the team's head coach, Vassilis Spanoulis.

Personal life

Vukčević is married to Swedish businesswoman Jade Cicak. They have two sons. Their older son, Tristan (born 2003), is a professional basketball player for Partizan NIS.[5]

References
  1. FIBAEurope.com Ntousan Tsalikis-Vouktsevits (Virtus BolognaFiere) Ntousan Tsalikis-Vouktsevits Nationality: GRE.
  2. "ACB.com Varios Doble nacionalidad Yugoslavia-Grecia. Como griego adopta el nombre de Doussan Tsalikis-Vouktsevits" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2013-12-27. Retrieved 2013-02-11.
  3. Eurobasket.com DUSAN VUKCEVIC basketball profile.
  4. "2003 Serbia & Montenegro 4 - Ntousan Tsalikis-Vouktsevits". archive.fiba.com. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  5. "KRV NIJE VODA: Jedan od najtalentovanijih mladih košarkaša želi da igra za Srbiju! Otac mu je bivši reprezentativac". kurir.rs. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
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