Slobodan Popović (basketball)
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Born1944
Died31 December 1968 (aged 24)
NationalityYugoslav
Listed height1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1944 |
| Died | 31 December 1968 (aged 24) |
| Nationality | Yugoslav |
| Listed height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 1961–1968 |
| Position | Forward |
| Number | 14 |
| Career history | |
| 1961–1963 | Bijeljina |
| 1963–1968 | Crvena zvezda |
Slobodan "Boban" Popović (Serbian Cyrillic: Слободан "Бобан" Поповић; 1944 – 31 December 1968) was a Yugoslav professional basketball player.
Born in Loznica, Popović moved to Bijeljina at a young age where he later started to play basketball. He grew up playing for OKK Bijeljina.[1][2] Afterwards, he moved to a Belgrade-based team Crvena zvezda of the Yugoslav First League, where he played from 1963 to 1968. His teammates in the Zvezda were Zoran Slavnić, Dragan Kapičić, Ljubodrag Simonović, Dragiša Vučinić, and Vladimir Cvetković among others. With them, he was a member of the roster that won a National Championship in the 1968–69 season, and he was posthumously awarded with the title.[3][4][5]
