Košarkaški klub Alkar ( en, Alkar Basketball Club), commonly referred to as KK Alkar or simply Alkar, is a men's professional
basketball
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club
Club may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media
* ''Club'' (magazine)
* Club, a ''Yie Ar Kung-Fu'' character
* Clubs (suit), a suit of playing cards
* Club music
* "Club", by Kelsea Ballerini from the album ''kelsea''
Brands and enterprises
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based in
Sinj
Sinj (; it, Signo; german: Zein) is a town in the continental part of Split-Dalmatia County, Croatia. The town itself has a population of 11,478 and the population of the administrative municipality, which includes surrounding villages, is 24 ...
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Croatia
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, anthem = "Lijepa naša domovino"("Our Beautiful Homeland")
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. The club competes in the
Croatian League.
History
The club was founded in 1955 under the name Tekstilac. In 1965, the club changed its name to Alkar.
Notable players
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Stipe Modrić
Stipe Modrić (; born May 8, 1979) is a Slovenian professional basketball coach who is the assistant coach for Ilirija of the Slovenian Second League.
Born in Sinj to a Croat father, Modrić played at the position of forward and power forward. ...
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Josip Vranković
Josip-Jerko "Joke" Vranković (born October 26, 1968) is a Croatian professional basketball executive, coach and former player. He currently works in the Strught Assembly of the Croatian Basketball Federation
The Croatian Basketball Federation ...
External links
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KK Alkar
Košarkaški klub Alkar ( en, Alkar Basketball Club), commonly referred to as KK Alkar or simply Alkar, is a men's professional basketball club based in Sinj, Croatia. The club competes in the Croatian League.
History
The club was founded in 195 ...
Basketball teams in Croatia
Basketball teams in Yugoslavia
Basketball teams established in 1955
1955 establishments in Croatia