Zoran Prelević ( sr-cyr, Зоран Прелевић, born 27 December 1952) is a Serbian professional

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and former player.

Playing career

During his playing days, Prelević played for Radnički Belgrade, KK Vojvoda Stepa, KK Jasenica from

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, and Šibenka. He retired as a player with Šibenka in 1985. ;Playing ban In 1981, Prelević did not get an apartment from Radnički he was supposed to get under the contract, so he refused to play. Because of that, Radnički banned him permanently. A year later,

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and the

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annulled the Radnički ban.

National team career

Prelević was a member of the Yugoslavia team that won the gold medal at the 1976 Balkan Championship. Also, he was a member of the Yugoslavia university basketball team at the

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Coaching career

After retirement, Prelević was as the head coach of Mladost Zemun. In 1992, he became the head coach of

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of the

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. He won the Bahraini League and the National Cup in 1994. He coached Al Hala until 1995. Thereafter, he coached

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, Al-Arabi (

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), Al Wahda (

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(

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), Hübner Nyíregyháza (

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), and Al-Shamal (

National team coaching career

Prelević was the head coach of

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(1992–1995), Qatar U19 (2002–2003), Kuwait U19 (2003–2005), and

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(2008–2011).

Personal life

Prelević earned his bachelor's degree in transport engineering from the

University of Belgrade The University of Belgrade () is a public university, public research university in Belgrade, Serbia. It is the oldest and largest modern university in Serbia. Founded in 1808 as the Belgrade Higher School in revolutionary Serbia, by 1838 it me ...

in 1979. He worked as the PTT High School in Belgrade as a telecommunications teacher, from 1986 to 1991. In 1989, he earned his bachelor's degree in basketball coaching from the University of Belgrade.

Career achievements

;As player *

Yugoslav Cup The Yugoslav Cup (; ; , ), officially known between 1923 and 1940 as the King Alexander Cup (; , and between 1947 and 1991 as the Marshal Tito Cup (; ; ; ), was one of two major association football, football competitions in Socialist Federal Re ...

winner: 1 (with Radnički Belgrade: 1975–76) ;As coach *

champion: 1 (with Al Hala: 1993–94) * Bahraini Cup winner: 1 (with Al Hala: 1994)

References

External links

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