Rade Vukosavljević

Radivoje "Rade" Vukosavljević (; born 22 November 1959) is a Serbian former professional basketball player.

Early life Radivoje Vukosavljević is born in Belgrade to Vojin, nicknamed Brka, who worked all his working life for the Crvena zvezda Basketball club as a janitor. Rade growing up spent time at the Zvezda's court at the Little Kalemegdan where players of the Zvezda, such as Zoran Slavnić, took their training.

Crvena zvezda Vukosavljević began with his basketball career with Crvena zvezda Youth System in 1970, joining their under-12 team with coach Vojislav Vezović. In 1975, he joined the under-16 team with coach Mile Protić. Together with his teammate Slobodan Nikolić, Vukosavljević won a Yugoslav Cadet League that year. Later that year, he joined the club's senior team.

National team career Vukosavljević was a member of the Yugoslavia cadet team that won the bronze medal at the 1975 European Championship for Cadets in Athens and Thessaloniki, Greece. Over six tournament games, he averaged 9.7 points per game. In the third-place game, Vukosavljević scored game-high 21 points in a 74–72 win over Italy.

Vukosavljević was a member of the Yugoslavia junior team that won the gold medal at the 1976 European Championship for Juniors in Santiago de Compostela, Spain. Over eight tournament games, he averaged 9.4 points per game. In the Championship Final, Vukosavljević scored 15 points in a 92–83 win over the Soviet Union.