Jovan Koprivica ( sr, Јован Копривица, born 15 July 1982) is a Serbian former professional

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player.

Professional career

Koprivica made a senior team debut for the Beopetrol of the

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in 1998. In 2001 he signed for the Crvena zvezda. He won the Radivoj Korać Cup in 2004. He had a lot of problems with injuries which resulted in him being waived by the Zvezda following the conclusion of the 2004–05 season. After recovering from injury at the end of December 2005, he signed a contract with the Greek team

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until the end of the 2005–06 season. During the 2006–07 season he played for the Igokea Partizan from

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. On 14 November 2007, he signed an "open" contract with the Ergonom from

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. After that, he spent two seasons in the Ukrainian SuperLeague where he played for the Politekhnika-Halychyna and

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. He missed entire 2010–11 season. On 3 November 2011, he signed a contract with OKK Beograd where he finished his playing career in beginning of 2012–13 season.

National team career

Koprivica was a member of the FR Yugoslavia national youth teams that participated at the

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and

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Post-playing career

On 28 March 2017, Koprivica got elected as the secretary-general of the Belgrade Sports Association (SSaB). On 5 July 2017, he was appointed as executive director of the

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which be held in

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in May 2018.

Career achievements and awards

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winner: 1 (with Crvena zvezda: 2003–04) *

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winner: 1 (with Igokea Partizan: 2006–07)

Personal life

Koprivica, was born in

, SR Serbia,

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, to former basketball player

Žarko Koprivica Žarko Koprivica ( sr-cyr, Жарко Копривица; born May 8, 1956) is a Serbian basketball executive and former professional player. Playing career Koprivica played for Crvena zvezda of the Yugoslav Federal League. Over 181 games he a ...

, who also played for the Crvena zvezda. Jovan's mother is Marija. His younger brother,

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, played

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for

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References

External links

Profile
at eurobasket.com
Profile
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