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Serbian basketball player and coach

For the handball player, seeNebojša Popović (handballer).

Nebojša Popović

Personal information

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

Career information

Playing career

1945–1952

Number

8, 16

Coaching career

1945–1955

Career history

Playing

1945–1951

Crvena zvezda

1951–1952

Gallaratese

Coaching

1945–1955

Crvena zvezda Men

1946–1952

Crvena zvezda Women

1950–1953

Yugoslavia

Career highlights

As a player:

6×Yugoslav League champion (1946–1951)

As a coach:

10×Yugoslav Men's League champion (1946–1955)
7×Yugoslav Women's League champion (1946–1952)
Piva Ivković Award for Lifetime Achievement
FIBA Order of Merit (1997)

Career Yugoslav League statistics

Points

518 (8.9 ppg)

FIBA Hall of Fame

Medals

Men'sbasketball

Representing Yugoslavia
Balkan and Central Europe Games
	1947 Albania	Team
	1946 Romania	Team

Nebojša Popović (Serbian Cyrillic:Небојша Поповић; 8 February 1923 – 20 October 2001) was a Serbian basketball player, coach and administrator. He represented theYugoslavia national basketball team internationally. He is the basketball legend ofRed Star Belgrade. In 2007, he was enshrined as a contributor in theFIBA Hall of Fame.^[1]

Early life

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Popović lived with his family inRijeka, where he playedwater polo as a goalkeeper. He learned aboutbasketball from the Yugoslav water polo and a basketball pioneerBožo Grkinić.

Basketball career

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Crvena zvezda

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Popović was a co-founder of theCrvena Zvezda basketball club in 1945. He held number 1 membership card.^[1]He played forCrvena Zvezda from 1945 to 1951, he also coached men's team at Red Star from 1945 to 1955 andwomen's Red Star team from 1946 to 1952.^[1] In July 1950, he was a member of the Zvezda squad that won an international cup tournament inMilan, Italy.^[2]

Popović played for the Italian teamGallaratese in 1951–1952.^[1]

Yugoslavia national team

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As a player for theYugoslavia national basketball team Popović participated in1950 World Championship and1947 European Championship.^[3] He scored first point in history ofWorld Championships as player of Yugoslavia.^[1]

He coachedYugoslavia national basketball team at the1950 World Championship and1953 European Championship.

Administrator

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Popović served as the president of theYugoslav Basketball Federation (1985–1987) and president of the Commission for International Competition ofFIBA.

Journalism

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Popović also worked as a journalist, contributing toLa Gazzetta dello Sport for four decades.^[1]

He was the executive ofYugoslav Radio Television (JRT), theYugoslav national TV channel. He covered fourSummer Olympic Games with JRT.^[1]

Career achievements and awards

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Yugoslav Men's League champion:10(withCrvena zvezda:1946,1947,1948,1949,1950,1951,1952,1953,1954,1955) as coach/player until 1951 and as coach only, until 1955.
Yugoslav Women's League champion:7(withCrvena zvezda:1946,1947,1948,1949,1950,1951,1952)
FIBA Order of Merit (1997), awarded by theFIBA
Prize “Sports & Universality”, awarded by theInternational Olympic Committee

In popular culture

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In 2015 Serbian sports dramaWe Will Be the World Champions Popović is portrayed by Strahinja Blažić and his wife Maja Bedeković is portrayed by Iva Babić.^[4]

Coaching record

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Legend
W	Wins	L	Losses	D	Draws	W%	Winning percentage

Yugoslav First Men's Basketball League

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Season	Team	Games	W	D	L	W %	Result
1946	Crvena zvezda	7	6	0	1	.857	Champions
1947	Crvena zvezda	4	4	0	0	1.000	Champions
1948	Crvena zvezda	5	4	0	1	.800	Champions
1949	Crvena zvezda	18	17	0	1	.944	Champions
1950	Crvena zvezda	18	16	0	2	.889	Champions
1951	Crvena zvezda	22	18	2	2	.818	Champions
1952	Crvena zvezda	4	4	0	0	1.000	Champions
1953	Crvena zvezda	6	5	1	0	.833	Champions
1954	Crvena zvezda	22	16	0	6	.727	Champions
1955	Crvena zvezda	18	14	1	3	.778	Champions
Career		124	104	4	16	.839

Yugoslav Women's Basketball League

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Season	Team	Games	W	D	W %	Result
1946	Crvena zvezda	3	3	0	1.000	Champions
1947	Crvena zvezda	4	4	0	1.000	Champions
1948	Crvena zvezda	5	5	0	1.000	Champions
1949	Crvena zvezda	4	4	0	1.000	Champions
1950	Crvena zvezda	5	5	0	1.000	Champions
1951	Crvena zvezda	10	9	1	.900	Champions
1952	Crvena zvezda	3	3	0	1.000	Champions
Career		34	33	1	.971

National team

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Tournament	Team	Games	W	L	W %	Result
1950 World Championship	Yugoslavia	5	0	5	.000	10th place
1953 EuroBasket	Yugoslavia	11	6	5	.545	6th place
Career		16	6	10	.375

References

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^^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^gFIBA Hall of Fame page on Popović
^"Daba: Kad je Zvezda osvajala Milano…".kosmagazin.com. September 2020. Retrieved10 January 2021.
^"Nebojsa Popovic's profile | 1947 European Championship for Men". Archived fromthe original on 2016-11-21.
^Full Cast & Crew of We Will Be the World Champions

External links

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Na današnji dan: Rođen Nebojša Popović, mojacrvenazvezda.net
Nebojša Popović - Zvezdin broj 1 za sva vremena

Sporting positions
Preceded by Petar Breznik	President of the Basketball Federation of Yugoslavia 1987–1989	Succeeded by Miodrag Babić

v t e KK Crvena zvezda head coaches
Nebojša Popović (1946–1955) Aleksandar Gec (1956–1959) Milan Bjegojević (1960–1970) Đorđe Andrijašević (1970–1971) Bratislav Đorđević (1971–1973) Aleksandar Nikolić (1973–1974) Nemanja Đurić (1974–1976) Strahinja Alagić (1976) Bratislav Đorđević (1976–1979) Dragiša Vučinić # (1979) Mile Protić # (1979) Ranko Žeravica (1979–1986) Vlade Đurović (1986–1988) Zoran Slavnić (1988–1991) Duško Vujošević (1991–1992) Vladislav Lučić (1992–1994) Veselin Matić # (1994) Zoran Slavnić (1994–1995) Mihailo Uvalin # (1995) Borislav Džaković (1995–1996) Mihailo Pavićević (1996–1997) Ranko Žeravica (1997) Tom Ludwig (1997) Vladislav Lučić (1997–1998) Mihailo Pavićević (1998) Borislav Džaković (1998) Jovica Antonić (1998–1999) Momir Milatović # (1999) Vladislav Lučić (1999–2000) Stevan Karadžić (2000–2001) Miroslav Nikolić (2001) Zoran Krečković (2001–2002) Miroslav Nikolić (2002) Aleksandar Trifunović (2002–2003) Zmago Sagadin (2003–2004) Aleksandar Trifunović (2004–2005) Dragan Šakota (2005–2007) Stevan Karadžić (2007–2008) Milan Škobalj # (2008) Svetislav Pešić (2008–2009) Aleksandar Petrović (2009) Aleksandar Trifunović (2009–2010) Mihailo Uvalin (2010–2011) Saša Nikitović (2011) Svetislav Pešić (2011–2012) Milivoje Lazić (2012) Vlada Vukoičić (2012–2013) Dejan Radonjić (2013–2017) Dušan Alimpijević (2017–2018) Milenko Topić # (2018) Milan Tomić (2018–2019) Andrija Gavrilović # (2019) Dragan Šakota (2019–2020) Saša Obradović (2020) Dejan Radonjić (2020–2022) Vladimir Jovanović (2022) Duško Ivanović (2022–2023) Ioannis Sfairopoulos (2023–present) Pound sign (#) denotes interim head coach.

KK Crvena zvezda head coaches

Nebojša Popović (1946–1955)
Aleksandar Gec (1956–1959)
Milan Bjegojević (1960–1970)
Đorđe Andrijašević (1970–1971)
Bratislav Đorđević (1971–1973)
Aleksandar Nikolić (1973–1974)
Nemanja Đurić (1974–1976)
Strahinja Alagić (1976)
Bratislav Đorđević (1976–1979)
Dragiša Vučinić # (1979)
Mile Protić # (1979)
Ranko Žeravica (1979–1986)
Vlade Đurović (1986–1988)
Zoran Slavnić (1988–1991)
Duško Vujošević (1991–1992)
Vladislav Lučić (1992–1994)
Veselin Matić # (1994)
Zoran Slavnić (1994–1995)
Mihailo Uvalin # (1995)
Borislav Džaković (1995–1996)
Mihailo Pavićević (1996–1997)
Ranko Žeravica (1997)
Tom Ludwig (1997)
Vladislav Lučić (1997–1998)
Mihailo Pavićević (1998)
Borislav Džaković (1998)
Jovica Antonić (1998–1999)
Momir Milatović # (1999)
Vladislav Lučić (1999–2000)
Stevan Karadžić (2000–2001)
Miroslav Nikolić (2001)
Zoran Krečković (2001–2002)
Miroslav Nikolić (2002)
Aleksandar Trifunović (2002–2003)
Zmago Sagadin (2003–2004)
Aleksandar Trifunović (2004–2005)
Dragan Šakota (2005–2007)
Stevan Karadžić (2007–2008)
Milan Škobalj # (2008)
Svetislav Pešić (2008–2009)
Aleksandar Petrović (2009)
Aleksandar Trifunović (2009–2010)
Mihailo Uvalin (2010–2011)
Saša Nikitović (2011)
Svetislav Pešić (2011–2012)
Milivoje Lazić (2012)
Vlada Vukoičić (2012–2013)
Dejan Radonjić (2013–2017)
Dušan Alimpijević (2017–2018)
Milenko Topić # (2018)
Milan Tomić (2018–2019)
Andrija Gavrilović # (2019)
Dragan Šakota (2019–2020)
Saša Obradović (2020)
Dejan Radonjić (2020–2022)
Vladimir Jovanović (2022)
Duško Ivanović (2022–2023)
Ioannis Sfairopoulos (2023–present)

Pound sign (#) denotes interim head coach.

v t e KKŽ Crvena zvezda head coaches
Nebojša Popović (1946–1952) Milorad Sokolović (1952–1957) Strahinja Alagić (1957–1960) Dragan Godžić (1961) Dimitrije Krstić (1962–1964) Milan Vasojević (1965–1966) Sreten Dragojlović (1967–1971) Dragoljub Pljakić (1971–1974) Strahinja Alagić (1974–1981) Zoran Kovačić (1981–1988) Vladislav Lučić (1988–1990) Zoran Kovačić (1990–1994) Dragomir Bukvić (1994–1995) Zoran Tir (1995–1996) Stevan Karadžić (1996–1998) Srđan Antić (1998–2000) Vladislav Lučić (2000–2004) Jovica Antonić (2004–2005) Dragomir Bukvić (2005–2006) Zoran Višić (2006–2007) Dragomir Bukvić (2007–2008) Miroslav Kanjevac (2009–2011) Jovan Gorec (2011–2012) Zoran Kovačić (2012–2013) Dragan Vuković (2013–2024) Nemanja Planojević (2024–present) Pound sign (#) denotes interim head coach.

KKŽ Crvena zvezda head coaches

Nebojša Popović (1946–1952)
Milorad Sokolović (1952–1957)
Strahinja Alagić (1957–1960)
Dragan Godžić (1961)
Dimitrije Krstić (1962–1964)
Milan Vasojević (1965–1966)
Sreten Dragojlović (1967–1971)
Dragoljub Pljakić (1971–1974)
Strahinja Alagić (1974–1981)
Zoran Kovačić (1981–1988)
Vladislav Lučić (1988–1990)
Zoran Kovačić (1990–1994)
Dragomir Bukvić (1994–1995)
Zoran Tir (1995–1996)
Stevan Karadžić (1996–1998)
Srđan Antić (1998–2000)
Vladislav Lučić (2000–2004)
Jovica Antonić (2004–2005)
Dragomir Bukvić (2005–2006)
Zoran Višić (2006–2007)
Dragomir Bukvić (2007–2008)
Miroslav Kanjevac (2009–2011)
Jovan Gorec (2011–2012)
Zoran Kovačić (2012–2013)
Dragan Vuković (2013–2024)
Nemanja Planojević (2024–present)

Pound sign (#) denotes interim head coach.

FIBA Hall of Fameinductees

Players

Coaches

Contributors

Founding Federations:Argentine Czechoslovakian Greek Italian Latvian Portuguese Romanian Swiss
Airaldi Rivarola Ashry Atakol Bouffard Busnel Calvo Carneiro Dos Reis Greim Hepp Jones Killian Klieger Kozłowski López Martín Naismith Otto Pitzl Popović Ramsay Samaranch Šaper Saporta Scuri Seguro de Luna Semashko Sèye Moreau Stanković Steitz Stern Ueda Vitale Wahby Yoon

Technical officials

Teams

1992 USA Men's "Dream Team"

v t e Košarkaški klub Crvena zvezda
Founded in 1945 Based inBelgrade,Serbia
History	Parent club ABA League JTD European competitions Adriatic competitions National leagues Records All-time roster Club 100 Head coaches Supporters Current season
Home arenas	Ranko Žeravica Sports Hall (1968–1973) Aleksandar Nikolić Hall (1973–2023) Belgrade Arena (2013–2021; 2023–present)
Personnel	Honorary President:Vladimir Cvetković General manager:Milan Tomić Sporting Director:Milan Dozet Team Manager:Nebojša Ilić Head coach:Ioannis Sfairopoulos Youth System Coordinator:Dragoljub Avramović U19 Head Coach:Dragoljub Avramović
Retired numbers	8
Saporta Cup winners	1974
ABA Championships	2015 2016 2017 2019 2021 2022 2024
ABA Supercup	2018
Affiliates	Radnički Beograd Youth system Ladies team
Rivalry	Budućnost Partizan
Culture and lore	We Will Be the World Champions
Other sports	Athletics Football Handball Ice hockey Ladies Football Ladies Handball Rugby league Rugby union Tennis Volleyball Water polo
Category

v t e The Basketball Stars ofRed Star
Aleksandar Gec Nebojša Popović Aleksandar Nikolić Borislav Stanković Vladimir Cvetković Zoran Slavnić Zoran Radović Saša Obradović

Crvena zvezda squads

v t e Crvena zvezda 1946 Yugoslav Basketball League Champions
7Borislav Stanković 8Nebojša Popović 9Vasilije Stojković 10Aleksandar Gec 12Srđan Kalember 14Miodrag Stefanović Relja Mešterović Rade Jovanović Tihomir Balubdžić Ivan Dimić Vladimir Banjac
Head coach:Nebojša Popović

v t e Crvena zvezda 1947 Yugoslav Basketball League Champions
3Strahinja Alagić 4Aleksandar Nikolić 5Milan Bjegojević 6Vasilije Stojković 7Borislav Stanković 8Nebojša Popović 9Vladimir Gaćinović 10Aleksandar Gec 11Milorad Sokolović 12Srđan Kalember Rade Jovanović Milan Blagojević Dragan Godžić Đorđe Lazić Hristofer Dimitrijević
Head coach:Nebojša Popović

v t e Crvena zvezda 1948 Yugoslav Basketball League Champions
3Strahinja Alagić 4Ladislav Demšar 5Aleksandar Nikolić 6Vasilije Stojković 7Borislav Stanković 8Nebojša Popović 9Vladimir Gaćinović 10Aleksandar Gec 11Milorad Sokolović 12Srđan Kalember Milan Bjegojević Rade Jovanović Milan Blagojević Dragan Godžić Đorđe Lazić Hristofer Dimitrijević
Head coach:Nebojša Popović

v t e Crvena zvezda 1949 Yugoslav Basketball League Champions
3Tullio Rochlitzer 4Aleksandar Nikolić 5Milan Bjegojević 6Vasilije Stojković 7Ladislav Demšar 8Nebojša Popović 9Strahinja Alagić 10Aleksandar Gec 11Milorad Sokolović 12Srđan Kalember 13Borko Jovanović Mića Marinković Vladimir Gaćinović
Head coach:Nebojša Popović

v t e Crvena zvezda 1950 Yugoslav Basketball League Champions
3Tullio Rochlitzer 5Milan Bjegojević 6Đorđe Andrijašević 7Ladislav Demšar 8Nebojša Popović 9Strahinja Alagić 10Aleksandar Gec 11Milorad Sokolović 12Srđan Kalember 13Borko Jovanović 14Borislav Ćurčić Stevan Aleksić Dimitrije Krstić
Head coach:Nebojša Popović

v t e Crvena zvezda 1951 Yugoslav Basketball League Champions
3Tullio Rochlitzer 5Milan Bjegojević 6Đorđe Andrijašević 7Ladislav Demšar 8Nebojša Popović 9Strahinja Alagić 10Aleksandar Gec 11Milorad Sokolović 12Srđan Kalember 13Borko Jovanović 14Borislav Ćurčić Dragan Godžić Dimitrije Krstić
Head coach:Nebojša Popović

v t e Crvena zvezda 1952 Yugoslav Basketball League Champions
5Milan Bjegojević 6Đorđe Andrijašević 7Ladislav Demšar 10Aleksandar Gec 11Milorad Sokolović 12Srđan Kalember 13Borko Jovanović 14Borislav Ćurčić Dragan Godžić Branko Nešić
Head coach:Nebojša Popović

v t e Crvena zvezda 1953 Yugoslav Basketball League Champions
3Rastko Radulović 5Milan Bjegojević 6Đorđe Andrijašević 7Vojislav Pavasović 8Obren Popović 10Aleksandar Gec 11Branko Nešić 12Srđan Kalember 13Borko Jovanović 14Borislav Ćurčić Dragan Godžić Đorđe Konjović Milan Radivojević
Head coach:Nebojša Popović

v t e Crvena zvezda 1954 Yugoslav Basketball League Champions
5Milan Bjegojević 6Đorđe Andrijašević 7Ladislav Demšar 8Obren Popović 11Branko Nešić 12Srđan Kalember 13Borko Jovanović 14Borislav Ćurčić Dragan Godžić Đorđe Konjović Vojislav Pavasović Milan Radivojević Miroljub Čavić Radivoje Ostojić Đorđe Otašević Milorad Ðerić
Head coach:Nebojša Popović

v t e Crvena zvezda 1955 Yugoslav Basketball League Champions
5Milan Bjegojević 6Đorđe Andrijašević 7Ladislav Demšar 8Obren Popović 11Branko Nešić 13Borko Jovanović 14Borislav Ćurčić Dragan Godžić Đorđe Konjović Vojislav Pavasović Miroljub Čavić Radivoje Ostojić
Head coach:Nebojša Popović

v t e Slobodan Piva Ivković Award for Lifetime Achievement
Inaugural	Slobodan Ivković (1995) Borislav Stanković (1995) Ranko Žeravica (1995) Aleksandar Nikolić (1995) Nebojša Popović (1995)
1990s	Dušan Ivković (1998) Željko Obradović (1999)
2000s	Milan Vasojević (2000) Svetislav Pešić (2001) Borivoje Cenić (2002) Strahinja Alagić (2003) Vladislav Lučić (2004) Božidar Maljković (2005) Borislav Ćorković (2007) Radomir Šaper (2008)
2010s	None
2020s	Duško Vujošević (2022) Zoran Kovačić (2022) Aleksandar Đorđević (2023) Marina Maljković (2023)