Dušan Vukčević
Dušan Vukčević is a retired Serbian professional basketball player and coach, who last served as an assistant coach for Peristeri Athens of the Greek Basket League and the Basketball Champions League, under head coach Vassilis Spanoulis. He also holds Greek citizenship, under the name Ntousan Tsalikis-Vouktsevits. At a height of 2.02 m tall, he played at the shooting guard and small forward positions. During his professional club playing career, Vukčević played in three EuroLeague Final Fours, as he played at the 1999 EuroLeague Final Four, the 2003 EuroLeague Final Four, and the 2004 EuroLeague Final Four.
Professional career
Vukčević was born in Sarajevo, and he played in the youth teams of Bosna Sarajevo and Red Star Belgrade. He started his pro club career with Aix Maurienne Savoie, of the French 2nd Division, in the 1993–94 season. He then moved to Red Star Belgrade, for the 1994–95 season.After that he moved to Greece, where he first played with the Greek Basket League club Apollon Patras, and then later with Olympiacos Piraeus, where he played four years. While he was a member of Olympiacos, he attained a Greek passport. In the 2001–02 season, he joined the Spanish ACB League club Real Madrid.
In 2003, he moved to Montepaschi Siena, where he won the first Italian League championship in the club's history. In 2005, he played with the Turkish Super League club Ülkerspor. He later played in Italy with Olimpia Milano, Virtus Bologna, Basket Rimini, and Scaligera Verona, where he last played in the 2011–12 season.
During his pro career, Vukčević played in the European-wide top-tier level EuroLeague, in a total of 10 seasons, and he made it to the league's Final Four three times, in 1999, 2003, and 2004.