Henrik Širko (born January 23, 1993) is a Croatian professional

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player currently playing for Bora of the

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. Standing at 1.98 m, he plays at the

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position.

Professional career

Širko started playing basketball in his home town of

Šibenik Šibenik (), historically known as Sebenico (), is a historic town in Croatia, located in central Dalmatia, where the river Krka (Croatia), Krka flows into the Adriatic Sea. Šibenik is one of the oldest Croatia, Croatian self-governing cities ...

, but never spent much time on court until he moved to

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coached by Aramis Naglić. He spent a season in

Zadar Zadar ( , ), historically known as Zara (from Venetian and Italian, ; see also other names), is the oldest continuously inhabited city in Croatia. It is situated on the Adriatic Sea, at the northwestern part of Ravni Kotari region. Zadar ...

before moving to

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. After spending three seasons there affirming himself as one of the key players of the club, in July 2018 he signed with the Greek

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. In August 2019, he joined

Zabok Zabok is a town situated in northwest Croatia in the Krapina-Zagorje County. According to the 2011 census, it has a total population of 8,994, with 2,714 in Zabok itself. Zabok is situated on the main crossroads in the heart of Hrvatsko Zagorje r ...

of the Croatian League, signing an open contract allowing him to leave the club easily if a better offer occurred. Without playing a single game for Zabok, in September 2019, Širko moved to

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of the Kosovo Superleague. On August 8, 2020, Širko returned to his hometown signing with Šibenka of the Croatian League. Širko returned to

of the

at the start of the 2021–22 season. In December, 2021, he moved to Golden Eagle Ylli playing in the same league.

References

External links

Profile
at eurobasket.com

at archive.fiba.com
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