| Ljubomir Magaš | |
|---|---|
| Born | 27 May 1948 Belgrade, FPR Yugoslavia |
| Died | 10 November 1986 (aged 38) Frankfurt, West Germany |
| Alias(es) | Ljuba Zemunac |
| Charge(s) | racketeering, bank robbing |
| Status | deceased |
| Occupation | gangster |
Ljubomir Magaš (27 May 1948 – 10 November 1986) was a Yugoslav amateur boxer, streetfighter and gangster. He was commonly known by his nickname Ljuba Zemunac (Ljuba from Zemun).
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Born to a Croat father, and a Serb mother, Magaš spent his early youth in the Belgrade neighbourhood of Zemun. He stayed out of trouble for the most part while he lived there, but when his family moved across town to Zvezdara neighborhood in his pre-teens, Magaš took up boxing and also got involved with street-fighting.
Criminal activity was next to follow. In 1965, he was sentenced by Belgrade court and referred to special institution for juvenile offenders in the Serbian city of Niš.
When he was young, Magaš held pro-Yugoslav leanings.
According to journalist sources in the 1970s, He was involved in robberies and racketeering throughout western Europe. The targets of his criminal activity were mostly Yugoslav gastarbeiters who owned small businesses such as retail shops, cafes, and restaurants.
Yugoslavian organized crime". In 1986, he was killed in Frankfurt, Germany in front of the local court by rival gangster Goran Vuković.