Slavko Šajber
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Slavko Šajber was a Croatia
n politician, football official and former president of the Football Association of Yugoslavia
.
to a Jewish family. His family suffered terrible devastation during the Holocaust
, 37 of its 42 members have been killed by Ustashe
.
(a bachelors degree in economics). For many years he was director of the insurance company "Slavija Lloyd". In November 1976, as a general secretary of the Zagreb city committee, he renamed KK Lokomotiva into KK Cibona
. That same year Šajber started the project of creating a great basketball team with KK Cibona, and has gathered main sponsors for the club, four Croatia-based food industry giants: Kraš
, Franck
, Badel and Voće. After that KK Cibona begins its climb to the European throne, in 1985 and 1986 club has won the Euroleague.
Šajber is most remembered when he, as president of the Football Association of Yugoslavia, overturned the last round of 1985-1986 Yugoslav First League championship due to wide-spread match fixing. After the last week was played, FK Partizan
was crowned champion due to better goal difference than second-placed Red Star Belgrade
. However, after weeks of public pressure and huge public outcry, on 20 June 1986, the Yugoslav FA presidency headed by Šajber decided to impose extraordinary measures that included the following:
Each club agreed to play the replay except for FK Partizan. As a result its week 34 fixture was registered as a 0-3 loss, and the club was thus stripped of the league title, which was now awarded to Red Star.
After the introduction of multy-party plitical system and the 1990 parliamentary elections
in Croatia, Šajber withdrew from public life.
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
n politician, football official and former president of the Football Association of Yugoslavia
Football Association of Yugoslavia
The Football Association of Yugoslavia was the governing body of football in Yugoslavia, based in Belgrade, with a major administrative branch in Zagreb....
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Early life
Šajber was born in GradinaGradina, Croatia
Gradina is a municipality in Croatia in the Virovitica–Podravina County. It has a population of 4,485 , 85.6% which are Croats. Gradina is the birthplace of Boško Buha, famous Serbian WWII child-hero, member of the Yugoslav Partisans....
to a Jewish family. His family suffered terrible devastation during the Holocaust
The Holocaust
The Holocaust , also known as the Shoah , was the genocide of approximately six million European Jews and millions of others during World War II, a programme of systematic state-sponsored murder by Nazi...
, 37 of its 42 members have been killed by Ustashe
Ustaše
The Ustaša - Croatian Revolutionary Movement was a Croatian fascist anti-Yugoslav separatist movement. The ideology of the movement was a blend of fascism, Nazism, and Croatian nationalism. The Ustaše supported the creation of a Greater Croatia that would span to the River Drina and to the border...
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Later years and football career
From an early age he worked at Rade Končar where he started as a laborer. While working he finished his study at the University of ZagrebUniversity of Zagreb
The University of Zagreb is the biggest Croatian university and the oldest continuously operating university in the area covering Central Europe south of Vienna and all of Southeastern Europe...
(a bachelors degree in economics). For many years he was director of the insurance company "Slavija Lloyd". In November 1976, as a general secretary of the Zagreb city committee, he renamed KK Lokomotiva into KK Cibona
KK Cibona
Košarkaški klub Cibona is a professional basketball club based in Zagreb, Croatia. It competes in the Croatian League and the Adriatic League.-History:The club was founded in 1946 under the name Sloboda...
. That same year Šajber started the project of creating a great basketball team with KK Cibona, and has gathered main sponsors for the club, four Croatia-based food industry giants: Kraš
Kraš
Kraš is a Croatian food company based in Zagreb, specializing in confectionery products.The company traces its origins from two factories from the early 20th century - "Union", founded in 1911, the oldest surviving chocolate manufacturer in southeastern Europe - and "Bizjak", founded in 1923, which...
, Franck
Franck (company)
Franck is nowadays a Croatian coffee and snacks company. Based in the city of Zagreb, it was founded by the family Johann Heinrich Franck Söhne coming from Ludwigsburg/Germany in 1892....
, Badel and Voće. After that KK Cibona begins its climb to the European throne, in 1985 and 1986 club has won the Euroleague.
Šajber is most remembered when he, as president of the Football Association of Yugoslavia, overturned the last round of 1985-1986 Yugoslav First League championship due to wide-spread match fixing. After the last week was played, FK Partizan
FK Partizan
Fudbalski klub Partizan is a professional football club based in Belgrade, Serbia. In its long history, FK Partizan won as many as 37 trophies. The club is the holder of 23 national championships, 12 national cups and 1 national supercup, and has also won the Mitropa Cup in 1978...
was crowned champion due to better goal difference than second-placed Red Star Belgrade
Red Star Belgrade
Red Star Belgrade is a football club from Belgrade, Serbia. The club is a part of the Red Star Sports Society.Red Star Belgrade is the most successful Serbian club, with a record of 25 national championships and 23 national cups in both Serbian and ex-Yugoslav competitions...
. However, after weeks of public pressure and huge public outcry, on 20 June 1986, the Yugoslav FA presidency headed by Šajber decided to impose extraordinary measures that included the following:
- voiding the already played week 34 matches of the 1985-86 season and ordering a replay of every single one (nine fixtures in total)
- docking 6 points from each of the 12 clubs suspected of being involved in match-fixing, meaning they would start the following league season (1986–87) with -6 points
Each club agreed to play the replay except for FK Partizan. As a result its week 34 fixture was registered as a 0-3 loss, and the club was thus stripped of the league title, which was now awarded to Red Star.
After the introduction of multy-party plitical system and the 1990 parliamentary elections
Croatian parliamentary election, 1990
Parliamentary elections were held in Croatia on 22 April 1990, with a second round of voting on 6 May. The first free elections since multi-party politics were introduced, they resulted in a victory for the Croatian Democratic Union, which won 55 of the 80 seats...
in Croatia, Šajber withdrew from public life.