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Svetislav Pešić

Svetislav Pešić, Serbian basketball player and coach

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Born
August 28, 1949
Age in 2026
77
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Birth year
1949

About Svetislav Pešić

Svetislav "Kari" Pešić is a Serbian professional basketball coach and former player. He is the current head coach of Bayern Munich of the Basketball Bundesliga and EuroLeague. On the club level, Pešić won the triple crown in 2003, while he was the head coach of FC Barcelona. With the FR Yugoslavian senior side, Pešić won gold medals at the 2002 FIBA World Championship, which was held in Indianapolis, and the EuroBasket 2001 (organized by Turkey). As a member of Bosna, he won a Yugoslav Cup and a Yugoslav League championship, in 1978. Also, he won the FIBA European Champions Cup (EuroLeague) championship in 1979 with Bosna.

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Svetislav Pešić timeline

  1. As a member of Bosna, he won a Yugoslav Cup and a Yugoslav League championship, in 1978.
  2. Also, he won the FIBA European Champions Cup (EuroLeague) championship in 1979 with Bosna.
  3. With the FR Yugoslavian senior side, Pešić won gold medals at the 2002 FIBA World Championship, which was held in Indianapolis, and the EuroBasket 2001 (organized by Turkey).
  4. On the club level, Pešić won the triple crown in 2003, while he was the head coach of FC Barcelona.

The world when Svetislav Pešić was born

Svetislav Pešić was born in 1949. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1949

  • #1 song"Riders in the Sky" – Vaughn Monroe
  • Top movieAll the King's Men
  • Top TV showTexaco Star Theater
  • Best-selling bookThe Egyptian - Mika Waltari

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJoe Louis retires from boxing as undefeated heavyweight champion
  • Top headlineNATO established
  • Technology milestoneFirst stored-program computer runs its first program
  • Defining fadSilly Putty
  • Notable inventionSilly Putty
  • World population2.52 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderHarry S. Truman
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • Also wonMinneapolis Lakers (BAA)
  • U.S. population149.2M

1949 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Svetislav Pešić's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19492026
Gas$0.27$3.45/gal
Average home$8,400$435,000
Average income$5,000$67,500
Minimum wage$0.40$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.46$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population149.2M341 million

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