Judo In Montenegro

stay in the company of the best, if that proves possible. Finding worthy
replacements for Rašović and Trifunović is impossible at the moment.
But spirit should not be lost, and instead, with determination, hard work
and the help of the sport fora, all efforts should be made to preserve
what has been achieved so far.
The departure of Trifunović and Rašović means that “Titograd” has
been left without a coach. The preparations are now run by Lazović. It
is quite questionable how much this talented 18-year-old can do. As a
coach, certainly not much! It is difficult to understand why Lazović has
been entrusted with the coaching duties, especially having in mind that
he himself now most needs help from an experienced coach, in order to
master the elements of judo.
The municipal and republican sport workers have to find ways
to hire an expert coach. For, the judokas of “Titograd” represent not
only their town but their Republic as well. Therefore, a way out of this
must be found.It would be a real pity that the work that Trifunović and
Rašović have achieved so far goes to waste forever.”
Even though Montenegro had only one first-leaguer at the time –
the Football Club „Budućnost“ – numerous appeals to provide support
for the Judo Club “Titograd“ fell on deaf ears. Left on their own, the
members of the club dropped out of the company of the best in 1967.
Upon his return from the army, Marko Trifunović continued to
coach in the Judo Club “Titograd”. At that time, the training sessions
were attended by these competitors: Milorad Vujović, Momčilo Milić,
Žarko Trifunović, Pavle Milić, Marko Velimirović, Jugoslav Ivanović,
Dragan Ivanović,Dimitrije-Dimo Šoć, Zuvdija Hodžić, Slavica Đurović
and others. Marko Trifunović occasionally went to Cetinje to coach in
“Lovćen” and also to Bar.
After the brothers Marko and Žarko Trifunović had left, the coaching
in the club was taken over by Momčilo Milić. The most successful
athletes at the time stopped doing judo, unsatisfied with how the competent
institutions treated this sport. As I found out from the conversations
with some of the athletes who competed at that time, the departure
of most of the members of “Titograd” was brought about to an extent by
the improper conduct of the coach towards them.
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