Ivan Ramljak (born August 9, 1990) is a Croatian professional

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player for

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of the PLK. Standing at 2.03 m, he can play both

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positions.

Professional career

Ramljak, a native of

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, grew up in HKK Posušje where he played as a professional until 2009. He began his career in 2007, and made his

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debut in the 2009–10 season, when as a 19-year-old he played 10 games for Široki. In the 2012–13 season Ramljak averaged 7.6 pts, 3.9 reb and 1.1 ass in 24.1 min in the

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, while in the Bosnian League he averaged 7.7 pts, 14.5 reb, 1.4 assists in 22 minutes. In June 2013 he signed with the Croatian side

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. On 26 June 2015, he left Cedevita. On the beginning of the 2015–16 season he signed with

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joining his brother Marko in the same team. After spending the season in Zadar, he had a short spell in

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, but then returned to Zadar in October 2016 signing a contract lasting until the end of the 2016–17 season. On June 27, 2019, he signed with Krka of the Slovenian League. On September 1, 2020, he has signed with

of the PLK.

International career

Ramljak was part of the Croatian national team youth selections. He took part in the 2008 European U-18 Championship where he won bronze and the 2010 U-20 European Championship were Croatia came fourth. He was part of the senior Croatian national team at the 2017 FIBA EuroBasket and the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualifications.

Personal life

His older brother Tomislav (born 1985) and younger brother Marko (born 1993) are also basketball players and have all played in the

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youth selections.

References

External links

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at aba-liga.com

at fiba.com
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