Petar Popović (basketball, born 1979)

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Petar Popović
Joventut Badalona
2008–2010Estudiantes
2010–2011Spartak Saint Petersburg
2011–2012Crvena zvezda
2012–2013Artland Dragons
2013–2014Aliağa Petkim
2014Metalac Valjevo
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Representing  
Yugoslavia
Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2001 Beijing National Team

Petar Popović (Serbian Cyrillic: Петар Поповић; born 28 July 1979) is a Serbian former professional basketball player.

Professional career

He played with

Adriatic League
in 2005.

In August 2005 he signed for the Italian powerhouse Benetton Treviso.[1] With them he won the Italian League.

For the 2006–07 season he returned to Crvena zvezda.

In September 2007, he had a trial with

Spanish King's Cup
.

In September 2008, he signed a short-term deal with Estudiantes, to replace injured Martin Rančík.[3] He later resigned for the rest of the season. In July 2009, he re-signed with them for one more season.[4]

In July 2010, he signed a one-year deal with the Russian team Spartak Saint Petersburg.[5] With them he won the Russian Basketball Cup.

In September 2011, he returned for the third time to Crvena zvezda, signing a one-year contract.[6]

For the 2012–13 season he signed with Artland Dragons of the German Basketball Bundesliga.[7]

In June 2013, he signed a one-year contract with

Turkish Basketball League.[8] He left them in January 2014.[9] In March 2014, he signed with Metalac Valjevo for the rest of the season.[10]

National team career

Popović played for Serbia and Montenegro at the 2004 Olympic Basketball Tournament in Athens.

References

  1. ^ "Petar Popovic in Benetton". 24sec.net. 9 August 2005. Archived from the original on October 25, 2007. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
  2. ^ "Petar Popović na probi u Huventudu". b92.net (in Serbian). 28 September 2007. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
  3. ^ "Petar Popović u Estudijantesu". b92.net (in Serbian). 8 September 2009. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
  4. ^ "Petar Popović ostaje u Estudijantesu". kosarka.rs. 26 July 2009. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
  5. ^ "Petar Popović prešao u Spartak (SP)". b92.net (in Serbian). 11 July 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
  6. ^ "Petar Popović ponovo u crveno-belom". kkcrvenazvezda.rs (in Serbian). 16 September 2011. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
  7. ^ "ARTLAND signs former champ Popovic". eurocupbasketball.com. 21 August 2012. Archived from the original on May 18, 2015. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
  8. ^ "Aliaga Petkim brings in Petar Popovic". Eurobasket.com. 21 June 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
  9. ^ "Neprijatan rastanak Popovića i Alijage". novosti.rs (in Serbian). 25 January 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
  10. ^ "Petar Popovic signs with Metalac Valjevo". Sportando.com. 21 March 2014. Retrieved 28 March 2014.

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