Košarkaški klub Proleter ( sr-cyr, Кошаркашки клуб Пролетер), commonly referred to as KK Proleter Zrenjanin, is a men's professional

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club based in

Zrenjanin Zrenjanin ( sr-Cyrl, Зрењанин, ; hu, Nagybecskerek; ro, Becicherecu Mare; sk, Zreňanin; german: Großbetschkerek) is a List of cities in Serbia, city and the administrative center of the Central Banat District in the autonomous pro ...

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. They currently participates in the

Second Basketball League of Serbia Second Men's League of Serbia ( sr-cyr, Друга мушка лига Србије, Druga muška liga Srbije), previously Basketball League of Serbia B, is the second-tier level men's professional basketball league in Serbia. Founded in 2006, it ...

. The club is also known as Proleter Naftagas due to sponsorship reasons. They are the only club in Serbia outside Belgrade which won a national title.

History

Formed in 1947, they immediately became one of the leading clubs in the

Yugoslavia Yugoslavia (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Jugoslavija, Југославија ; sl, Jugoslavija ; mk, Југославија ;; rup, Iugoslavia; hu, Jugoszlávia; rue, label=Pannonian Rusyn, Югославия, translit=Juhoslavija ...

. The club was named after

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. In the 1948 season, just one year after its establishment, the club won second place in the

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. They also finished runners-up in

1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes m ...

and

1955 Events January * January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama. * January 17 – , the first nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut. * January 18– 20 – Battle of Yijian ...

, before finally won the national title in the 1956 season. At the time, the club has a notable starting five consisted of players

Vilmos Lóczi Vilmos Lóczi ( sr-cyr, Вилмош Лоци; 19 January 1925 – 12 July 1991), also credited as Vilmoš Loci, was a Yugoslav basketball coach and player. He represented the Yugoslavia national basketball team internationally. Lóczi was one of ...

Lajos Engler Lajos "Lala" Engler ( sr-cyr, Лајош "Лала" Енглер; 20 June 1928 – 1 May 2020), also credited as Lajoš Engler, was an ethnic Hungarian teacher and basketball player, who represented the Yugoslavia national basketball team interna ...

, Dušan Radojčić, Ljubomir Katić, and Milutin Minja. After more than a decade playing in the lower leagues, the club participated in the

Basketball League of Serbia The Basketball League of Serbia ( sr, Кошаркашка лига Србије, Košarkaška liga Srbije; abbr. КЛС or KLS), is a top-tier men's professional basketball league in Serbia. Founded in 2006, it is run by the Basketball Federatio ...

from

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Sponsorship naming

KK Proleter has had several denominations through the years due to its sponsorship:

Players

Current roster

Coaches

* Ljubomir Katić * Dušan Radojčić *

Marijan Novović Marijan Novović ( sr-cyr, Маријан Нововић; February 10, 1947 – September 5, 2013), also known by his nickname Šilja (), was a Serbian basketball coach and player. Playing career In his playing days, he spent his career with OK ...

(1987–1988) * Kosta Jankov (1994–1995) *

Dragan Nikolić Dragoslav "Dragan" Nikolić ( sr-cyr, Драгослав Драган Николић, ; 20 August 1943 – 11 March 2016) was a Yugoslav and later, Serbian actor. Nikolić studied at Dramatic Arts Academy in Belgrade. In 1967 he starred in the ...

(2006–2007) *

Zoran Todorović Zoran Todorović ( sr-cyr, Зоран Тодоровић; born July 9, 1967) is a Serbian basketball coach and former player. Playing career Todorović played for Smederevo 1953, Goša from Smederevska Palanka, and Radnički Kovin. He also pl ...

(2007–2008) * Zoran Bajin (2010–2019) * Stefan Atanacković (2019–present)

Trophies and awards

Trophies

Yugoslav League The Yugoslav First Federal Football League ( Serbian: Прва савезна лига у фудбалу / ''Prva savezna liga u fudbalu'', hr, Prva savezna liga u nogometu, sl, Prva zvezna nogometna liga, mk, Прва сојузна лига, ...

(defunct) ** Winners (1):

1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim ...

** ''Runners-up'' (4):

1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The Constitution of New Jersey (later subject to amendment) goes into effect. ** The railways of Britain are nationalized, to form British ...

1957 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1957th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 957th year of the 2nd millennium, the 57th year of the 20th century, and the 8th y ...

Second League of Serbia The Serbian First League ( sr, Прва лига Србије / Prva liga Srbije), referred to as the Mozzart Bet First League ( sr, Моцарт Бет Прва лига / Mozzart Bet Prva liga) for sponsorship reasons, is the name for the second ...

(2nd-tier) **Winner (1): 2016–17

Awards

* Yugoslav League Top Scorer ** Novaković –

1947 It was the first year of the Cold War, which would last until 1991, ending with the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Events January * January–February – Winter of 1946–47 in the United Kingdom: The worst snowfall in the country in ...

–

Notable players

* Dušan Radojčić * Ljubomir Katić * Milutin Minja * Dejan Bodiroga * Luka Pavićević

References

External links

KK Proleter Zrenjanin
at srbijasport.net
KK Proleter Zrenjanin
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Proleter Zrenjanin Fudbalski klub Proleter Zrenjanin () is a football club from the city of Zrenjanin, Vojvodina, Serbia. History Early period Soon after World War II, the club almost achieved promotion to the Yugoslav Second League after finishing top of the ...

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