Aleksandar Gec
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
3 March 1928 Belgrade, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes |
| Died | 12 April 2008 (aged 80) Belgrade, Serbia |
| Nationality | Serbian |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 1945–1953 |
| Number | 10 |
| Coaching career | 1956–1959 |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1945–1953 | Crvena zvezda |
| As coach: | |
| 1956–1959 | Crvena zvezda |
| 1956 | Yugoslavia (women's team) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Aleksandar Gec (Serbian Cyrillic: Александар Гец; March 3, 1928 – April 12, 2008) was a Serbian basketball player, coach and administrator. He was the first basketball star of Crvena zvezda.
Gec spent his whole lifetime in Belgrade, where he finished his education. He went to the Third Men's Gymnasium.
Gec began playing basketball for Crvena zvezda team in 1945, practically since its foundation. With Crvena zvezda he has won the eight Yugoslav National Championships in a row from 1945 until 1953.
In the 1952 Championship Gec averaged 8.5 points per game (110 points in 13 matches). He is known for game against Proleter Zrenjanin in 1952. Four seconds before the end of the game, the score was tied when he took responsibility and scored with a shot from half court, but the crowd formed at the scorer's table and the judges ruled to overturn the point and then return the ball to his team. Gec scored winning point from the same place.
After three games in the 1953 Championship Gec felt very bad. Doctors discovered serious illness of the left lung and because of that he finished his playing career with just 25.
As a player for the Yugoslavia national basketball team Gec participated in 1950 World Championship and two European Championship, 1947 in Prague and 1953 in Moscow.
Gec become a head coach of Crvena zvezda in 1956 where he replaced Nebojša Popović on that position. After 1959 Yugoslav League season Gec left the job. He also coached the Yugoslavia women's national team at 1956 European Women's Basketball Championship in Prague, Czechoslovakia.
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