Milan Vasojević

Milan "Ciga" Vasojević (; 27 December 1932 – 24 December 1996) was a Serbian professional basketball coach and administrator. He led the national team of Yugoslavia during the greatest successes of women's basketball.

Coaching career Women's basketball Vasojević coached two Belgrade-based teams, Radnički and Crvena zvezda, during the 1960s, winning three Yugoslavian League championships as well as two Yugoslav Cup titles in 1960 and 1962.

After leaving Crvena zvezda, Vasojević moved to Italy to coach Recoaro Vicenza from 1967 to 1970, leading the team to two Italian League championships in 1968 and 1969. He then joined Standa Milano, where he stayed for six years, winning an Italian League in 1973. In 1976, he returned to Yugoslavia, where he coached the men's teams until 1979.

In 1981, Vasojević joined UFO Schio for a year before moving to Italmeco Bari from 1989 to 1991. He coached Viterbo for one year in the 1991–92 season before ending his coaching career with Beton Berica Thiene from 1992 to 1994.

Men's basketball Vasojević coached Radnički Belgrade for two seasons: 1976–77 and 1977–78. In 1977, Radnički reached the Cup Winners' Cup Finals, where they lost to Forst Cantù by a single point margin, 86–87. Also, he coached Vojvodina in the 1978–79 season.

National team coaching career The arrival of Vasojević as a head coach of the Yugoslavia women's national team in 1980 was followed by their significant achievements. At his debut at the 1980 European Championship in Banja Luka, Yugoslavia won the bronze medal, and only one month later the same success was achieved at the Summer Olympic Games in Moscow.

The change of generations took place under Vasojević. He offered an opportunity to the younger players he fully believed in, such as Anđelija Arbutina, Danira Nakić, Razija Mujanović, Jelica Komnenović, Olivera Krivokapić, Bojana Milošević, and Slađana Golić.

At the 1987 Summer Universiade held in Zagreb, Yugoslavia won the gold medal, the only gold ever in women's senior international competitions. The same year, at the European Championship in Cádiz, Yugoslavia won the silver medal in a tough final game against the Soviet Union which ended with an 83–73 win by the Soviet team.