Ilija Belošević ( sr-cyr, Илија Белошевић; born 13 April 1972) is a Serbian basketball

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Refereeing career

Belošević has been a referee since 1987 and an international referee since 1997. At the end of the

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season, he was the EuroLeague's all-time leader in games refereed (387).

Personal life

Belošević's father Obrad was a referee who was inducted into the

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References

1972 births Living people Sportspeople from Belgrade Serbian basketball referees EuroLeague referees FIBA referees {{Sports-official-bio-stub