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]
| Peristeri | |
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| Position | Assistant coach |
| League | Greek Basket League BCL |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1975-11-14) November 14, 1975 (age 46) Sarajevo, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Nationality | Serbian / Greek |
| Listed height | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) |
| Listed weight | 88 kg (194 lb) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 1997 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 1993–2012 |
| Position | Shooting guard / Small forward |
| Number | 6, 14, 20 |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1993–1995 | Crvena zvezda |
| 1995–1997 | Apollon Patras |
| 1997–2001 | Olympiacos |
| 2001–2002 | Real Madrid |
| 2002–2004 | Montepaschi Siena |
| 2004 | Olympiacos |
| 2005 | Ülkerspor |
| 2005 | Olimpia Milano |
| 2006–2007 | Virtus Bologna |
| 2007–2008 | Olimpia Milano |
| 2008–2010 | Virtus Bologna |
| 2010–2011 | Basket Rimini Crabs |
| 2011–2012 | Scaligera Basket Verona |
| As coach: | |
| 2022–present | Peristeri (assistant) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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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.
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]
Since he has Greek citizenship, and speaks Greek fluently, after his playing career ended, Vukčević became a TV basketball game commentator in Greece.
Vukčević is married to a Swedish businesswoman Jade Cicak. They have two sons. The older son, Tristan (born 2003) is a basketball player for Partizan NIS.[5]
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