Bruno Pavelić

Brunislav "Bruno" Pavelić (Serbian Cyrillic: Брунислав "Бруно" Павелић; 4 March 1937 – 28 September 2021), was a Serbian basketball player.

Bruno Pavelić
Personal information
Born(1937-03-04)4 March 1937
Belgrade, Yugoslavia
Died28 September 2021(2021-09-28) (aged 84)
Belgrade, Serbia
NationalitySerbian
Career information
NBA draft1959: undrafted
Playing career1954–1974
PositionGuard
Number10
Career history
1954–1955Mladost Zemun
1956–1957Proleter Kreka
1959–1966OKK Beograd
1967–1974Mladost Zemun

Playing career

Pavelić grew up playing basketball with KK Lokomotiva Zemun. Also, he occasionally played football in FK Jedinstvo Zemun with Vladica Popović. Eventually, under the influence of coach Miomir Lilić he decided to go further with basketball. In 1954, he joined newly established club Mladost Zemun. In 1956, he moved to KK Proleter Kreka where he played for two seasons before he went to serve compulsory military service in the Yugoslav People's Army.[1][2]

Pavelić played for OKK Beograd under Bora Stanković and Aleksandar Nikolić during the 1960s. At the time, his teammates were Radivoj Korać, Slobodan Gordić, Miodrag Nikolić, and Trajko Rajković among others. He won three Yugoslav League championships and two Yugoslav Cups.[3][4][5] Afterwards, he returned to Mladost Zemun where he played until retirement in 1974.[1][6][2]

Post-playing career

While playing for OKK Beograd, Pavelić also worked at the Industry of Machinery and Tractors (IMT). Between 1969 and 1973, he was a technical director at the Novi Beograd Sports Hall. In 1973, he was named a technical director at the Pinki Hall where he worked until his retirement in 2001.[1]

Personal life

His father was a recipient of the Commemorative Medal of the Partisans of 1941. Pavelić is not related to Ante Pavelić, Croatian fascist politician and dictator.[7]

Career achievements

References
  1. "Brunislav Pavelić– Bruno (zvani Keza)" (PDF). okkbeograd.org.rs. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  2. "IN MEMORIAM - Brunoslav Pavelić-Keza". ksb.rs. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  3. "Košarkaška prvenstva Jugoslavije (1945-91) – treći deo". strategija.org. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  4. "Košarkaška prvenstva Jugoslavije (1945-91) – četvrti deo". strategija.org. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  5. "Sastavi pobednika Kupa". kss.rs. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  6. "Preminuo bivši košarkaš OKK Beograda Bruno Pavelić". izprveruke.rs. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  7. "Prele: Život piše romane". kosmagazin.com. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
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