Jakov Vladović (born 17 April 1983) is a Croatian professional basketball coach and former

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player. Standing at 1.87 m, he played at the point guard position.

Professional career

Vladović began his career in

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. He spent there six seasons during which we won the

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, the Croatian League and four Croatian Cups. In the summer of 2007 he moved to

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. In his first season there, he wins another Croatian Cup. During the 2008–09 season he had a lot of health problems, which is why he missed a significant number of games. In the

he played only 11 games with an average of 10.8 points, two assists and 2.3 rebounds in 24:42 minutes. At the end of the season he left KK Zagreb and agreed to a one-year collaboration with Russian top-level club

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. In 2010, he returns to

, now playing as the captain of the team (11.7 points, 4.3 rebounds, 2.9 assists in the Adriatic League). The next season, he played at the Bosnian Široki Wwin and won the Bosnian League and

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. The 2012–13 season the spent at Krka, participating in the

(8.3 points, 4.0 rebounds, 4.3 assists),

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(10.7 points, 4.8 rebounds, 3.5 assists ) and winning the Slovenian League. In October 2013, he signed with

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. In December 2014, he signed with the Lithuanian team Lietkabelis. In March 2015, Vladović once more returned to

. After one season spent in

, Vladović once again returns to

. This time he spent two seasons in Zadar. The better part of the 2017–18 season he missed due to injury. In September 2018 he signed with the second hometown club of his career, Jazine Arbanasi. After playing only one game for them in the Croatian League, he signed another short-term contract with another team playing in the Croatian League, Hermes Analitica. On 4 January 2019, he parted ways with Hermes Analitica and signed for

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to play in the club's "B team" competing in the Croatian League. On 12 August 2019, he signed with GKK Šibenka. In September 2020, Vladović signed with his home town club Sonik-Puntamika playing in the Croatian League. In August 2021, Vladović announced his retirement from his basketball career at age 38.

Coaching career

In the Summer of 2021, Vladović was named the assistant coach of the team in which he ended his playing career, Sonik-Puntamika.

Croatian national team

Vladović was a member of the Croatian national team B, which won the gold medal at the 2009 Mediterranean Games in Pescara.

References

External links

Jakov Vladović
at aba-liga.com

at fiba.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Vladovic, Jakov 1983 births Living people ABA League players BC Lietkabelis players Competitors at the 2009 Mediterranean Games Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Lithuania Croatian men's basketball players HKK Široki players KK Cedevita players KK Krka players KK Olimpija players KK Zadar players KK Zagreb players PBC Lokomotiv-Kuban players Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Croatia Mediterranean Games medalists in basketball Point guards Basketball players from Zadar KK Šibenik players KK Borik Puntamika players KK Jazine Arbanasi players