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Svetlana Velmar-Janković

Goran Ćakić
Mega Basket
PositionGeneral manager
LeagueAdriatic League
Basketball League of Serbia
Personal information
Born (1980-05-21) 21 May 1980 (age 44)
Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalitySerbian
Listed height2.09 m (6 ft 10 in)
Listed weight109 kg (240 lb)
Career information
NBA draft2002: undrafted
Playing career1998–2013
PositionPower forward
Career history
1998–2000Beobanka
2000–2001BKK Radnički
2002Budućnost Podgorica
2002–2003Crvena zvezda
2003–2004Partizan
2004SLUC Nancy
2004–2006Apollon Patras
2006–2009Khimik
2009Azovmash
2009–2010Banvit
2010Mega Vizura
2010Scavolini Pesaro
2010–2011Trabzonspor
2011–2012Astana
2012–2013Mega Basket
Medals
Representing  Yugoslavia
Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2001 Beijing National Team

Goran Ćakić (born 21 May 1980) is a Serbian professional basketball executive and former player. He is currently working as a General Menager in Mega Basket.[1]

Playing career

Before starting his professional career, Ćakić played for Prele Basket and Crvena zvezda in the younger categories, with which he became the national junior champion.

He began his professional career in 1998, when he played for Beobanka in the YUBA League. He wore the team's jersey for two seasons, and in the second season, he also played in the playoffs with Beobanka.

In the 2000/2001 season, he wore the jersey of BKK Radnički, and the following season, he played for Budućnost Podgorica in the EuroLeague. In the 2002/2003 season, he became a member of Crvena zvezda, with which he reached the semifinals of the YUBA League. He spent the 2003/2004 season with their eternal rival, Partizan, and after that, Ćakić began his international career, playing in France, Greece, Ukraine, Turkey, Italy, and Kazakhstan for teams such as SLUC Nancy, Apollon Patras, Khimik, Azovmash, Banvit, Scavolini Pesaro, Trabzonspor, and Astana.

Ćakić was selected to play at 2000 Nike Hoop Summit in Indianapolis. He represented Serbia at University games in 1999 where he won silver and 2001 where he won gold medal. He was also member of Serbian U20 team at FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship in 2000.

Post playing career

After the end of his playing career, Ćakić served as the team manager for Mega Basket in the 2013/2014 season.

Executive career

Since 2014, Ćakić has become the General Manager of the team. That very year, Nikola Jokić, Vasilije Micić, and Nemanja Dangubić were selected in the NBA draft, and Mega became recognized as a club where young players develop. Later, Rade Zagorac, Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot, Ivica Zubac, Vlatko Čančar, Ognjen Jaramaz, Alpha Kaba, Goga Bitadze, Marko Simonović, Filip Petrušev, Karlo Matković, Nikola Jović, and the most recent addition, Nikola Đurišić, also made their way to the NBA.

As the General Manager of the team, Ćakić has won one National Cups in 2016 and finished in second place in the Adriatic League the same year.

Since 2013, Ćakić has been a member of the Executive Board of the KLS and a member of the General Assembly of the Adriatic League.

From 2022 to 2024, he served as the vice president, and in the season 2024/2025, he became the president of the Adriatic League as a representative of his club Mega Vizura .

In 2022, the junior team of Mega became European champions in their age group by winning the Euroleague Basketball Next Generation Tournament.

References

  1. ^ "Ćakić završio igračku karijeru, ali ostao u košarci" (in Serbian). novosti.rs. Retrieved 2 December 2013.