Nebojša Popović
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For the handball player, see Nebojša Popović (handballer).
Nebojša Popović (Serbian Cyrillic: Небојша Поповић; 8 February 1923 – 20 October 2001) was a Serbian basketball player, coach and administrator. He represented the Yugoslavia national basketball team internationally. He is the basketball legend of Red Star Belgrade. In 2007, he was enshrined as a contributor in the FIBA Hall of Fame.[1]
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Born | (1923-02-08)8 February 1923 Irig, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes | |||||||||||||||||
Died | 20 October 2001(2001-10-20) (aged 78) Belgrade, FR Yugoslavia | |||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Yugoslav | |||||||||||||||||
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Playing career | 1945–1952 | |||||||||||||||||
Number | 8, 16 | |||||||||||||||||
Coaching career | 1945–1955 | |||||||||||||||||
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1945–1951 | Crvena zvezda | |||||||||||||||||
1951–1952 | Gallaratese | |||||||||||||||||
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1945–1955 | Crvena zvezda Men | |||||||||||||||||
1946–1952 | Crvena zvezda Women | |||||||||||||||||
1950–1953 | Yugoslavia | |||||||||||||||||
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Points | 518 (8.9 ppg) | |||||||||||||||||
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