Nebojša Popović

Serbian basketball player and coach Nebojša PopovićPersonal informationBorn(1923-02-08)8 February 1923Irig, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and SlovenesDied20 October 2001(2001-10-20) (aged 78)Belgrade, FR YugoslaviaCareer informationPlaying career1945–1952Number8, 16Coaching career1945–1955Career historyPlaying1945–1951Crvena zvezda1951–1952GallarateseCoaching1945–1955Crvena zvezda Men1946–1952Crvena zvezda Women1950–1953Yugoslavia Career highlightsAs 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 statisticsPoints518 (8.9 ppg) FIBA Hall of Fame Medals Men's basketball 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 the Yugoslavia national basketball team internationally. He is the basketball legend of Red Star Belgrade. In 2007, he was enshrine