Volleyball coach Sava Grozdanović passed away
Volleyball coach Sava Grozdanović passed away in Athens at the age of 101.
TL;DR
- Sava Grozdanović, a volleyball coach, died in Athens at 101.
- Born November 23, 1925, in Jelašnica near Niš.
- Started playing volleyball in 1947 for Radnički Belgrade.
- Won Yugoslavia's first volleyball medal (bronze at the 1951 European Championship in Paris) as coach of the women's national team.
- Did not attend the 1951 tournament as he lacked a passport.
- Coached top domestic clubs including Železničar, Crvena zvezda, and Partizan, winning national championship titles.
- His brother, Lazar, was also a famous volleyball coach.
- Will be buried in Belgrade; funeral details to be announced later.