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Boban Petrović

1957 – 2021

Basketball player

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About Boban Petrović

Lived 1957 – 2021 (aged 64). Boban Petrović was a Yugoslav and Serbian basketball player.

Boban Petrović (; 19 July 1957 – 27 September 2021), was a Serbian professional basketball player.

Playing career A forward, Petrović played 18 seasons in Yugoslavia, France, Spain, and Belgium from 1979 to 1996. He played for Partizan between 1979 and 1985, scoring 3,618 points in 273 games which ranks him the 10th all-time scoring leader in the club's history. Also, he won two FIBA Korać Cups, two Yugoslav League titles, and a Yugoslav Cup with Partizan. Following his departure from Partizan, he played also for Reims Champagne, Olimpija, Napredak Kruševac, and Hasselt BT. He retired as a player with Hasselt BT after the end of the 1993–94 season. Also, he was a member of the Yugoslav roster that won the bronze medal at the 1982 FIBA World Championship in Colombia. Over nine tournament games, he averaged 11.6 points per game.

Personal life Slovenian basketball player Peter Vilfan was his best man.

After having a traffic accident in September 2021, Petrović spent the last few days of his life in a hospital in South Africa where he died on 27 September.

Source Duško Miletković "Souly" (2016), Kuliranje Bobana Petrovića (in Serbian)

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1978–79 FIBA Korać Cup; 1980–81 Yugoslav First Basketball League; FIBA Korać Cup; First Federal Basketball League; Yugoslav Basketball Cup
Also known as
Boban Petrovic

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Boban Petrović?

basketball player (1957–2021)

When was Boban Petrović born?

Boban Petrović was born on 19 July 1957 in Kruševac.

When did Boban Petrović die?

Boban Petrović died on 27 September 2021 in South Africa.

What was Boban Petrović's occupation?

Boban Petrović was a basketball player.

What nationality was Boban Petrović?

Boban Petrović was Yugoslav and Serbian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Boban Petrović

· Wikidata: Q3641372

· DBpedia: Boban Petrović

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