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Milorad Erkić (Serbian Cyrillic: Милорад Еркић; 17 July 1932 – 10 August 2009), was a Serbian professional basketball coach, player and executive.

Milorad Erkić

Personal information
Born	(1932-07-17)17 July 1932 Kragujevac, Yugoslavia
Died	10 August 2009(2009-08-10) (aged 77) Belgrade, Serbia
Nationality	Serbian
Career information
NBA draft	1954 / Undrafted
Playing career	1950–1965
Number	14
Coaching career	1965–1967
Career history
As player:
1950–1951	Radnički Kragujevac
1953–1965	BSK / OKK Beograd
As coach:
1965–1967	OKK Beograd (youth)

Early life and education

Erkić grew up playing basketball with his hometown team Radnički Kragujevac. After his high school, he moved to Belgrade where he enrolled to the University of Belgrade Faculty of Law in 1951.[1][2][3]

Playing career

On 1 August 1952, Erkić joined Belgrade-based team BSK (later renamed to OKK Beograd). He played under coaches Strahinja Alagić, Borislav Stanković, and Aleksandar Nikolić until his retirement on 1965. On 21 March 1965, he made his last official game in a 119–96 win over Real Madrid.[4] At the time, his teammates were Radivoj Korać, Slobodan Gordić, Miodrag Nikolić, and Trajko Rajković among others. He won four Yugoslav League championships and two Yugoslav Cups.[1][5][6][7]

Post-playing career

After retirement in 1965, Erkić joined a youth system of OKK Beograd as a coach. He had left coaching two years later as he became a general manager of the club. He was a general manager until early 1990s. Afterwards, Erkić was a youth system coordinator at the club.[1][3]

Career achievements

• Yugoslav League champion: 4 (with OKK Beograd: 1958, 1960, 1963, 1964).
• Yugoslav Cup winner: 2 (with OKK Beograd: 1960, 1962)

References

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