Ivan Salaj

Ivan Salaj (Serbian Cyrillic: Иван Салај; 10 May 1961 – 6 January 2020) was a Serbian professional basketball player.

Ivan Salaj

Personal information
Born	(1961-05-10)10 May 1961[1] Sremska Mitrovica, Serbia, Yugoslavia
Died	6 January 2020(2020-01-06) (aged 58) Sremska Mitrovica, Serbia
Nationality	Serbian
Listed height	2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)
Career information
NBA draft	1983: undrafted
Playing career	1977–1999
Position	Power forward / center
Number	12, 13
Career history
1977–1978	25. Maj
1978–1983	Crvena zvezda
1983–1990	Borovo
1990–1997	25. Maj / Srem
1997–1999	Mitrovčani

Playing career

A power forward, Salaj played 22 seasons in Yugoslavia from 1977 to 1999. During his playing days, he played for KK 25. Maj (Srem from the 1990s) on two occasions, Crvena zvezda, Borovo, and Mitrovčani. He retired as a player with his hometown club Mitrovčani in 1999.^[2][3][4]

During his tenure with Crvena zveda of the Yugoslav Federal League from 1978 to 1983, he was a part of the talented cast along with Slobodan Nikolić, Predrag Bogosavljev, Zufer Avdija, Boban Janković, Stevan Karadžić, and Branko Kovačević. Over 119 games in 5 seasons with the Zvezda, he averaged 2.4 points per game.^[5]

See also

• List of KK Crvena zvezda players with 100 games played

References

1. "IN MEMORIAM IVAN SALAJ". sremskevesti.rs. Archived from the original on 27 January 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
2. "Napustila nas je mitrovačka košarkaška legenda Ivan Salaj". mitrovica.info. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
3. "PREMINUO BIVŠI KOŠARKAŠ ZVEZDE: Ivan Salaj umro u 59. godini života". kurir.rs. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
4. "SREMSKA MITROVICA: Preminuo Ivan Salaj". vojvodinainfo.rs. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
5. "KK Crvena zvezda – Preminuo naš nekadašnji košarkaš Ivan Salaj". kkcrvenazvezda.rs. Retrieved 8 August 2020.