KK Kvarner was a professional basketball club based in

Rijeka Rijeka ( , , ; also known as Fiume hu, Fiume, it, Fiume ; local Chakavian: ''Reka''; german: Sankt Veit am Flaum; sl, Reka) is the principal seaport and the third-largest city in Croatia (after Zagreb and Split). It is located in Primor ...

, Croatia.

History

KK Kvarner was founded in 1946 in Rijeka and in its history has changed several names for sponsored reasons like KK Istravino, KK Croatia Line Rijeka, KK Sava Osiguranje Rijeka, KK Triglav Osiguranje Rijeka, since 2009. The club also performed under the name KK Kvarner Novi Resort. The club played one season (2001/02) in the

Adriatic League The ABA League, renamed to the ABA League First Division in 2017, is the 1st-tier regional men's professional basketball league that originally featured clubs from the former Yugoslavia (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, North Mace ...

. Due to the cancellation of the onset of the second division Croatian 'score for abortion in the season 2008 / 09th and accumulated debts 2009th club is shut down.

KK Kvarner 2010 Košarkaški klub Kvarner 2010 ( en, Kvarner 2010 Basketball Club) is a professional basketball club based in Rijeka, Croatia. It competes in the A-2 Hrvatska Liga, the second highest basketball league in Croatia. History The club was founded in ...

was founded in 2010 as a club's spiritual successor.

Honours

Domestic competitions

* Yugoslav Cup **''Runners-up'' (2): 1976–77, 1980–81

Notable players

* Nikola Plećaš (1976–1978) *

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(1996–2000) *

Matej Mamić Matej Mamić (born 13 January 1975) is a retired Croatian professional basketball player. He last worked as a sports director in Cedevita. As a player, Mamić played as small forward and played for clubs in his native country Croatia, as well a ...

(1996–1998) * Aramis Naglić (1983–1989) *

Ottone Olivieri Ottone Olivieri, also credited as Otone Olivijeri, was an Italian-Yugoslav basketball player. He represented the Yugoslavia national basketball team internationally. Playing career Olivieri played for the CRDA Monfalcone of the Italian Lega ...

(founder, 1946–?) *

Nikola Radulović Nikola Radulović (born 26 April 1973) is a Croatian-born Italian former professional basketball player. He was born in Croatia but later gained Italian citizenship and played for the Italian national basketball team. Professional career Radulo ...

(1997–1998) *

Siniša Štemberger Siniša Štemberger (born April 23, 1979) is a Croatian professional basketball player currently playing for Zapruđe in the Croatian second-tier Prva muška liga Prva (; sr-Cyrl, Прва) or Prva Srpska Televizija ( sr-Cyrl, Прва срп ...

(1998–2004) *

Mario Stojić Mario Stojić (born May 6, 1980 in Mannheim) is a retired Croatian professional basketball player. He had played both the small forward and shooting guard positions for top division clubs in Croatia, Italy, Belgium, Germany and, most of his career ...

(1996–1997) * Dušan Tainer (founder, 1946–?) *

Goran Vrbanc Goran Vrbanc (born October 8, 1984) is a Croatian professional basketball player who last played for Apollon Patras of the Greek A2 League. Career Vrbanc debuted with the Croatian basketball club KK Rijeka in 2003. In 2006, he moved to Croati ...

(2003–2006)

Notable coaches

Faruk Kulenović Faruk Kulenović (born 23 February 1952 in Zagreb, Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia) is a Croatian-Bosnian professional basketball coach. When he coached KK Šibenik, Dražen Petrović was a youngster at the club. Career *as a player **1963-1973 HAKK Mlad ...

(1982–1985)

In European and worldwide competitions

References

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KK Kvarner KK Kvarner was a professional basketball club based in Rijeka, Croatia. History KK Kvarner was founded in 1946 in Rijeka and in its history has changed several names for sponsored reasons like KK Istravino, KK Croatia Line Rijeka, KK Sava Osigur ...

Basketball teams in Croatia Basketball teams established in 1946 1946 establishments in Croatia Basketball teams in Yugoslavia