Žarko Čabarkapa ( sr-cyrl, Жарко Чабаркапа, ; born 21 May 1981) is a Montenegrin–Serbian professional

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executive and former player who is Player personnel director at Fenerbahçe Basketball. Standing at , he played in the

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position for Beopetrol, Budućnost,

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, and

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. Čabarkapa finished his playing career in 2009 due to injury. A Yugoslav international, Čabarkapa won the gold medal at the

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Playing career

Čabarkapa played for a Belgrade-based team Beopetrol and Podgorica-based team Budućnost, both of the

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. When playing there, he averaged 8.6 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 1.5 assists per game. Čabarkapa was drafted by the

in the 1st round (17th overall) in the

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. He moved to the

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, but in his rookie season he was injured, and this limited him to only 49 games that season. In 2005, the Suns traded him to the

in exchange for two second-round draft picks. With the Warriors, he played in 37 games in 2004–05, and 61 games in 2005–06. He had problems with a back injury, and his contract with the Warriors ended in 2007. Čabarkapa's final NBA game was played on April 15, 2006, in a 86–81 win over the

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where he recorded 4 rebounds in 4 minutes of playing time. After leaving the NBA in 2007, Čabarkapa stopped playing competitive basketball at the age of 26, as he recuperated from injuries. In late November 2008, it was announced that he joined his old club Budućnost, but only in practices, as he looked to get himself back into competitive shape. On January 16, 2009, Čabarkapa signed with Budućnost. Two days later, on January 18, he played his first competitive game in more than two years, appearing for 4 minutes in the

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clash at home versus

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. He recorded 2 points, no rebounds, and no assists.

National team career

Čabarkapa was a member of the FR Yugoslavia U-20 team at the 2000 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship in

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, Macedonia. Over eight tournament games, he averaged 8.0 points, 3.0 rebounds, and 1.6 assists per game. He was a member of the Yugoslavian university team that won the silver medal at the

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, Spain. Čabarkapa was a member of the FR Yugoslavia national team that won the gold medal at the

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. Over five tournament games, he averaged 1.6 points and one rebound per game.

Post-playing career

Čabarkapa was a sports director of the Adriatic Basketball Association from September 2015 to June 2019. On 2 October 2019, Čabarkapa was hired as the new sports director for

Crvena zvezda Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club), commonly referred to as Crvena zvezda () and colloquially referred to as Red Star Belgrade in anglophone media, is a ...

. He left the Zvezda after the end of the 2019–20 season. In November 2020, Čabarkapa joined the administration staff of the Turkish club Fenerbahçe Basketball.

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