Miodrag Stefanović (basketball)
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. Playing careerStefanović 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 careerStefanović 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 careerStefanović coached Partizan during the 1953 season in the Yugoslav First League.[4] National teamsStefanović 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 careerStefanović was a referee at the 1952 Summer Olympics. After the tournament, he retired.[6] Career achievements and awards
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