Petar Popović (basketball, born 1979)

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Petar Popović
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Free agent
Position Center
Personal information
Born (1979-07-28) July 28, 1979 (age 44)
Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality Serbian
Listed height 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight 234 lb (106 kg)
Career information
NBA draft 2001 / Undrafted
Playing career 1999–present
Career history
1999–2000 Spartak Subotica
2000–2001 Crvena zvezda
2001–2005 Hemofarm
2005–2006 Benetton Treviso
2006–2007 Crvena zvezda
2007–2008 Joventut Badalona
2008–2010 Estudiantes
2010–2011 Spartak Saint Petersburg
2011–2012 Crvena zvezda
2012–2013 Artland Dragons
2013–2014 Aliağa Petkim
2014 Metalac Valjevo
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Representing  Yugoslavia
Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2001 Beijing National Team

Petar Popović (Serbian Cyrillic: Петар Поповић; born July 28, 1979) is a Serbian professional basketball player who last played for Metalac Valjevo of the Basketball League of Serbia.

Professional career

He played with Spartak Subotica and Crvena zvezda before coming to Hemofarm. With them he played next four seasons, and won the Adriatic League in 2005.

In August 2005 he signed with 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 came on trial to Joventut Badalona.[2] He first signed a one-month contract, but later resigned for the rest of the season. With them he won the ULEB Cup and the 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 resigned 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 in 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 Aliağa Petkim of the 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

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

References

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