Mirko Marjanović (basketball)
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Mirko Marjanović ( sr-cyr, Мирко Марјановић; 2 May 1926 – ''unknown'') was the Serbian basketball player and coach. He represented the Yugoslavia national basketball team internationally.


Playing career

Marjanović played for
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-based teams the Yugoslav Army and Partizan of the Yugoslav First League. In the 1945 season, he won the Yugoslav Championships with the Yugoslav Army. In June 1951, Marjanović played two games for Crvena zvezda at an international cup tournament in
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, Italy. On 18 June, he recorded 10 points in a 46–35 loss to Borletti Milano. On the following day, he recorded 17 points in a 54–24 win over Ginnastica Roma.


National team career

Marjanović was a member of the Yugoslavia national basketball team at the 1947 FIBA European Championship in
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. Over five tournament games, he averaged 9.2 points per game. At the 1953 FIBA European Championship in
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, the
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, he averaged 6.5 points per game over eleven tournament games. Marjanović was a Yugoslav team member at the
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in
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, Brazil. Over five tournament games, he averaged 4.2 points per game.


Coaching career

As player-coach, Marjanović coached Partizan for the last four seasons while he played for them.


Coaching record


Yugoslav First Men's Basketball League


See also

* List of KK Partizan head coaches


References


External links


Partizanopedia
{{DEFAULTSORT:Marjanovic, Mirko 1926 births Centers (basketball) KK Crvena zvezda players KK Partizan players KK Partizan coaches Basketball player-coaches Yugoslav men's basketball players Yugoslav basketball coaches 1954 FIBA World Championship players Year of death missing Place of birth missing Place of death missing