Igor Milošević (

Serbian Cyrillic The Serbian Cyrillic alphabet ( sr, / , ) is a variation of the Cyrillic script used to write the Serbian language, updated in 1818 by Serbian linguist Vuk Karadžić. It is one of the two alphabets used to write standard modern Serbian, th ...

: Игор Милошевић; born April 14, 1986) is a former Greek professional

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player of Serbian origin. In Greece, he is known as Igkor Milosevits (

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: Ιγκόρ Μιλόσεβιτς). At a height of 1.93 (6'4") tall, he played at both the

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and

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positions.

Professional career

Milošević began his professional career in 2003, with the Greek League club

Iraklis Thessaloniki Gymnasticos Syllogos Iraklis ( el, Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Ηρακλής, en, Gymnastics Club Heracles), commonly referred to as Iraklis, is a Greek multi-sports club based in Thessaloniki. The club was founded in 1908 as "Mace ...

. After spending three years with Iraklis, he moved to the

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club

Crvena zvezda Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club, ), commonly known as Red Star Belgrade in English-language media, is a Serbian professional football club based in B ...

, in 2005. After spending three seasons with Crvena zvezda, he moved to the EuroLeague club,

Olympiacos Piraeus Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós ( el, Ολυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς, Olympic Club of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number ...

, in 2008. In 2009, he moved to the Greek club

Maroussi Marousi or Maroussi ( el, Μαρούσι, also Αμαρούσιο ''Amarousio'') is a suburb in the northeastern part of the Athens agglomeration, Greece. Marousi dates back to the era of the ancient Athenian Republic; its ancient name was Athmon ...

, and in 2010, he joined the Lithuanian League club

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In January 2011, he joined the

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club

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. In September 2011, he signed a one-year deal with

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. In February 2012, he signed with

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of the German League, on a contract through the end of the 2011–12 season. In 2013, he moved to the Greek club

Kavala Kavala ( el, Καβάλα, ''Kavála'' ) is a city in northern Greece, the principal seaport of eastern Macedonia and the capital of Kavala regional unit. It is situated on the Bay of Kavala, across from the island of Thasos and on the Egnat ...

. On October 9, 2014, Milošević joined the Greek club Kymis, and stayed with them for two seasons. In the 2016–17 season he played with the Greek club

Holargos Holargos ( el, Χολαργός, also: ''Cholargos'') is a suburb of Athens, Greece, located northeast of the city center and about away from Syntagma Square. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Papagou-Cholargo ...

. In July 2017, he signed with the Greek club

Peristeri Peristeri (Greek language, Greek: Περιστέρι, meaning "pigeon/dove" in Greek) is a suburban municipality in the western part of the Athens agglomeration, Greece. With 139,981 inhabitants (2011 census), it is the seventh-largest municipali ...

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National team career

Milošević was a member of the junior Greek national basketball teams. He played at the

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, the

2005 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship The 2005 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship was the eighth edition of the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. The city of Chekhov, in Russia, hosted the tournament. Russia won their first title. Ukraine and the Czech Republic were relegated to Divis ...

, and the

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. He also won the silver medal at the

2009 Mediterranean Games The 2009 Mediterranean Games, officially the XVI Mediterranean Games ( it, XVI Giochi del Mediterraneo) and commonly known as Pescara 2009, was a multi-sport event held in Pescara, Italy, from 26 June to 5 July 2009. It was governed by the Inte ...

, with Greece's under-26 national team.

Awards and accomplishments

Pro career

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Winner: (2006) *

Lithuanian Cup The Lithuanian Football Federation Cup ( lt, Lietuvos futbolo federacijos taurė), also known as Hegelmann LFF Cup for sponsorship reasons, is a Lithuanian football cup competition contested in a knockout tournament format. The winner of the cup ...

Winner: (2010) * Lithuanian League Champion: (2010) * Kazakh Cup Winner: (2012) *2× Greek 2nd Division Champion: (2016, 2018)

Greek national team

References

External links

Euroleague.net ProfileDraftexpress ProfileEurobasket.com ProfileHellenic Federation Profile
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