Nationality Serbian Playing career Weight 96 kg | Listed weight 96 kg (212 lb) Role Basketball Player Name Trajko Rajkovic | |
1967–1968 Libertas Livorno (Fargas) Died May 27, 1970, Ljubljana, Slovenia | ||
Listed height 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) Similar Radivoj Korać, Ivo Daneu, Krešimir Ćosić | ||
Trajko Rajković (7 December 1937 – 27 May 1970) was a Yugoslavian basketball player. He was born in Leskovac, Kingdom of Yugoslavia.
During the time of Rajković’s performance on the national team, Yugoslavia won two European silvers (1965 and 1969) and one bronze (1963), one Olympic silver (1968) in Mexico City, and one World Championship gold (1970 – Ljubljana, Slovenia). He played 113 games for the national team.
Rajković died on Wednesday, 27 May 1970, just three days after winning the first World Championship gold medal for Yugoslavia on Sunday, 24 May. He was survived by his wife Biljana and son Vladimir.
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