A commemorative gathering in honor of Aleksandar Boričić, former volleyball player, coach, president of the National federation of Serbia and of the European Volleyball Confederation, was held today at the Media Center of FK Crvena zvezda at the Rajko Mitić Stadium.
In the presence of family members, friends and colleagues, several generations of former and current volleyball players, as well as many admirers, memories of Boričić were shared by Dragan Kilibarda, president of the Managing Board of OK Crvena zvezda; Fabio Azevedo, president of the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball; Roko Sikirić, president of the European Volleyball Confederation; Đula Mešter, president of the Volleyball Federation of Serbia; Vladimir Grbić, legendary volleyball player and member of the Volleyball Hall of Fame; Nemanja Petrić, former national team captain; Torsten Endres, former CEV Executive Director; and Zoran Avramović, Secretary General of SD Crvena zvezda and one of Boričić’s closest associates.
Among those in attendance were Steve Tutton and Giuseppina Rigamonti from the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball, Vuk Karanović, Executive Director of the European Volleyball Confederation, representatives of the volleyball federations of North Macedonia, Poland, Croatia, Albania, Bulgaria and Montenegro; Ivan Knežević, Secretary General of the Volleyball Federation of Serbia and First Vice-president of the European Volleyball Confederation; Zoran Gajić, Minister of Sport of the Republic of Serbia; Dejan Bojović, Acting Assistant Minister for Sport; Snežana Samardžić Marković, former Minister of Youth and Sport; Dejan Tomašević, president of the Olympic Committee of Serbia; Damir Štajner, Secretary General of the Olympic Committee of Serbia; Božidar Maljković, former president of the Olympic Committee of Serbia; Nenad Lalović, president of United World Wrestling and member of the Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee; Dragan Džajić, president of the Football Association of Serbia; Branko Radujko, Secretary General of the Football Association of Serbia; Božidar Đurković, president of the Handball Federation of Serbia; Viktor Jelenić, president of the Water Polo Federation of Serbia; Zvezdan Terzić, president of SD Crvena zvezda; and Svetozar Mijailović, president of FK Crvena zvezda, along with former football, basketball and volleyball players of Crvena zvezda, representatives of volleyball regions and clubs, and many former associates.
The commemoration concluded with a long and heartfelt round of applause for Aleksandar Boričić, as a token of gratitude for everything he did for volleyball, his family, friends and colleagues.
Aleksandar Boričić laid to rest at Central Cemetery in Belgrade
Aleksandar Boričić, former volleyball player, coach, national team head coach, long-time president of the Volleyball Federation of Yugoslavia, the Volleyball Federation of Serbia and Montenegro, and the Volleyball Federation of Serbia, former president of the European Volleyball Confederation, second vice-president of the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball, and honorary president of the Volleyball Federation of Serbia, was laid to rest today at the Central Cemetery in Belgrade.
In the presence of a large number of admirers, the unique, irreplaceable and legendary “Bora” was escorted to his final resting place by family members, friends, colleagues and those he loved the most – volleyball players.
