Obrad Belošević

Obrad Belošević
Personal information
Born	28 April 1928; Leskovac, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
Died	20 January 1986 (aged 57); Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality	Serbian
Position	Referee
Officiating career	1951–1976
Career highlights and awards
	FIBA Silver Whistle Award (1977);
	FIBA Hall of Fame as official

Obrad Belošević (Serbian Cyrillic: Обрад Белошевић; 28 April 1928 – 20 January 1986) was a Serbian basketball referee.

Basketball referee career[]

Belošević refereed over 300 games of the Yugoslav League from 1951 to 1976.^[1] Other notable events he refereed in include the 1968 Summer Olympics, 1970 FIBA World Championship, 1974 FIBA World Championship, two European Champions Cup final games (1969 and 1970) and a FIBA Korać Cup final. He was enshrined in the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2007.^[1]

Belošević's son, Ilija (born 1972), is considered one of the best European basketball referees.^[2]

Personal information
Born	(1928-04-28)28 April 1928 Leskovac, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
Died	20 January 1986(1986-01-20) (aged 57) Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality	Serbian
Position	Referee
Officiating career	1951–1976
Career highlights and awards
FIBA Silver Whistle Award (1977)


FIBA Hall of Fame as official