Ladislav Demšar
Ladislav Demšar (Serbian Cyrillic: Ладислав Демшар; March 3, 1928 – May 15, 1992) was a Yugoslav basketball player and coach. He represented the Yugoslavia national basketball team internationally.
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| Born | 25 January 1929 Novi Sad, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes | |||||||||||||
| Died | 15 May 1992 (aged 63) Novi Sad, FR Yugoslavia | |||||||||||||
| Nationality | Yugoslav | |||||||||||||
| Listed height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||
| Career information | ||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 1951 / Undrafted | |||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1946–1960 | |||||||||||||
| Position | Center | |||||||||||||
| Number | 7 | |||||||||||||
| Coaching career | 1961–1986 | |||||||||||||
| Career history | ||||||||||||||
| As player: | ||||||||||||||
| 1946–1947 | Egység | |||||||||||||
| 1948–1960 | Crvena zvezda | |||||||||||||
| As coach: | ||||||||||||||
| 1961–1964 | Vojvodina Men | |||||||||||||
| 1964–1972 | Vojvodina Women | |||||||||||||
| 1966–1967 1970 | Yugoslavia Women | |||||||||||||
| 1972–1973 | Geas Basket | |||||||||||||
| 1980–1984 | Vojvodina Women | |||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | ||||||||||||||
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Playing career
Demšar played for Egység from Novi Sad and Crvena zvezda from Belgrade. He missed entire 1953 season.
National team career
As a player for the Yugoslavia national basketball team Demšar participated in 1950 World Championship[1] and three European Championships, 1947 in Prague, 1953 in Moscow and 1955 in Budapest.[2] He played 79 games for national team. During EuroBasket 1947, on 13 May 1947 he score 42 points on 90–13 win against Albania national team and set national team scoring record.[3]
Coaching career
Demšar coached Vojvodina women's team from Novi Sad. Also, he coached Yugoslavia women's national team and won bronze medal at 1970 European Women's Championship in Rotterdam.[4][5]
Personal life
Demšar's wife was Marija Veger (born 1947), a former basketball player who played for Vojvodina and the Yugoslavia national team
Career achievements and awards
- Player
- Yugoslav Men's League champion: 7 (with Crvena zvezda: 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1955).
- Coach
- Yugoslav Women's League champion: 2 (with Vojvodina: 1969, 1970)
References
- Ladislav Demšar at 1950 World Championship for Men
- Ladislav Demšar FIBA Profile
- EuroBasket 1947, Yugoslavia–Albania Boxscore
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-12-24. Retrieved 2017-06-14.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- http://kss.rs/eng/history/history-of-womens-basketball/
External links
- Na današnji dan: Rođen Ladislav Demšar, mojacrvenazvezda.net (in Serbian)