Ivan Salaj
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Personal information | |
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Born | [1] Sremska Mitrovica, Serbia, Yugoslavia | 10 May 1961
Died | 6 January 2020 Sremska Mitrovica, Serbia | (aged 58)
Nationality | Serbian |
Listed height | 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) |
Career information | |
NBA draft | 1983: undrafted |
Playing career | 1977–1999 |
Position | Power forward / center |
Number | 12, 13 |
Career history | |
1977–1978 | 25. Maj |
1978–1983 | Crvena zvezda |
1983–1990 | Borovo |
1990–1997 | 25. Maj / Srem |
1997–1999 | Mitrovčani |
Ivan Salaj (Serbian Cyrillic: Иван Салај; 10 May 1961 – 6 January 2020) was a Serbian professional basketball player.
Playing career
A power forward, Salaj played 22 seasons in Yugoslavia from 1977 to 1999. During his playing days, he played for KK 25. Maj (Srem from the 1990s) on two occasions, Crvena zvezda, Borovo, and Mitrovčani. He retired as a player with his hometown club Mitrovčani in 1999.[2][3][4]
During his tenure with Crvena zveda of the Yugoslav Federal League from 1978 to 1983, he was a part of the talented cast along with Slobodan Nikolić, Predrag Bogosavljev, Zufer Avdija, Boban Janković, Stevan Karadžić, and Branko Kovačević. Over 119 games in 5 seasons with the Zvezda, he averaged 2.4 points per game.[5]
See also
References
- ^ "IN MEMORIAM IVAN SALAJ". sremskevesti.rs. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ^ "Napustila nas je mitrovačka košarkaška legenda Ivan Salaj". mitrovica.info. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ^ "PREMINUO BIVŠI KOŠARKAŠ ZVEZDE: Ivan Salaj umro u 59. godini života". kurir.rs. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ^ "SREMSKA MITROVICA: Preminuo Ivan Salaj". vojvodinainfo.rs. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ^ "KK Crvena zvezda – Preminuo naš nekadašnji košarkaš Ivan Salaj". kkcrvenazvezda.rs. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
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