Srđan Kalember
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
5 June 1928 Sarajevo, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes |
| Died | 2 February 2016 (aged 87) Belgrade, Serbia |
| Nationality | Serbian |
| Listed height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Listed weight | 73 kg (161 lb) |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 1945–1964 |
| Position | Small forward |
| Number | 12 |
| Coaching career | 1959–1990 |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1945–1954 | Crvena zvezda |
| 1958–1964 | ABC Nantes |
| As coach: | |
| 1959–1962 | ABC Nantes |
| 1966–1971 | Clermontois |
| 1972–1973 | Jugoplastika |
| 1973–1974 | SLUC Nancy |
| 1974–1978 | ESM Challans |
| 1978–1979 | FC Mulhouse |
| 1981–1982 | ESM Challans |
| 1985 | FC Mulhouse |
| ?–1990 | JA Vichy |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career Yugoslav League statistics | |
| Points | 734 (6.8 ppg) |
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Srđan Kalember (Serbian Cyrillic: Срђан Калембер; June 5, 1928 – February 2, 2016), also known in France by his nickname Serge (Serbian Cyrillic: Серж), was a Serbian professional basketball player and coach. He won 9 National Championships with Crvena zvezda.
Kalember begins to play sports as a boy in 1938 when he won second place in the 60 meters race. On that occasion he received a kiss from Princess Elizabeth. During World War II he played football in Belgrade for the BASK, but was also interested in other sports.
After the war Kalember wanted to continue to play football but Slobodan Ćosić persuaded him to play basketball where was less competition. He was present at the famous meeting in Deligradska Street when formed Crvena zvezda Sports Association. In beginnings, he was in reserves, but quickly become the standard first team player status of Crvena zvezda. In total Kalember played 108 games and scored 734 points for Crvena zvezda from 1946 to 1954. Kalember is remembered as an extraordinary skirt that is safe from the point of guessing.
Kalember went to France in 1958 where he played for ABC Nantes.
As a player for the Yugoslavia national basketball team Kalember participated in 1950 World Championship and 1947 and 1953 European Championship. Kalember has played 47 games for the national team.
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