Miodrag Stefanović (basketball)
Serbian basketball player, coach and referee
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Miodrag "Mija" Stefanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Миодраг Мија Стефановић; 20 October 1922 – 1 December 1998) was a Serbian basketball player, coach and referee. He represented the Yugoslavia national basketball team internationally.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 20 October 1922 |
| Died | 1 December 1998 (aged 76) |
| Listed height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 1942–1946 |
| Position | Guard |
| Coaching career | 1947–1964 |
| Career history | |
Playing | |
| 1942 | SK 1913 |
| 1945 | Serbia |
| 1946 | Crvena zvezda |
Coaching | |
| Radnički Belgrade | |
| 1951–1952 | Austria |
| 1953 | Partizan |
| 1954 | Partizan (youth) |
| 1962–1963 | Tunisia |
| 1962–1964 | Yugoslavia (women's team) |
Playing career
Stefanović played for Belgrade-based team Crvena zvezda of the Yugoslav First League. With the Zvezda, he won the National Championships in the 1946 season.[1][2] In the 1946 Zvezda season, Stefanović averaged 3.4 points per game while appearing in all 7 games.
National team career
Stefanović was a member of the Yugoslavia national team which participated at the 1947 FIBA European Championship in Prague, Czechoslovakia. He played one game at the tournament and scored 2 points.[3]
Coaching career
Stefanović coached Partizan during the 1953 season in the Yugoslav First League.[4]
National teams
Stefanović coached the Austria men's national team at the EuroBasket 1951.
Stefanović coached the Yugoslavia women's national team at two European Women's Basketball Championships (1962 and 1964).[5]
Referee career
Stefanović was a referee at the 1952 Summer Olympics. After the tournament, he retired.[6]
Career achievements and awards
- Yugoslav League champion: 1 (with Crvena zvezda: 1946).
