Luka Bogdanović ( sr, Лука Богдановић, born February 11, 1985) is a Serbian former professional

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player who last played for

Joventut Badalona Club Joventut Badalona, S.A.D. () is a Spanish professional basketball club based in Badalona, Catalonia, Spain, playing in the Liga ACB and the EuroCup. Known to their fans as ''La Penya'' (in English, ''The Club''), it is one of only two teams ...

of the Liga ACB. Standing at , he plays at the

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position.

Professional career

Bogdanović started playing basketball in Sports Center "25th May". Later, he played for a few Belgrade-based clubs like Beovuk 72,

BKK Radnički Beogradski košarkaški klub Radnički ( sr-cyr, Београдски кошаркашки клуб Раднички), commonly referred to as Radnički Beograd, is a men's basketball club based in Belgrade, Serbia. The club plays in the 3rd-ti ...

and

Crvena zvezda Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club, ), commonly known as Red Star Belgrade in English-language media, is a Serbian professional Association football, foot ...

. Under head coach

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he saw playing time in the senior team of Crvena zvezda. In the season 2003–04 he won the

Radivoj Korać Cup The Radivoj Korać Cup ( sr, Куп Радивоја Кораћа / Kup Radivoja Koraća) is the men's national basketball cup of Serbia. It is run by the Basketball Federation of Serbia and is named after a Serbian basketball legend and FIBA Ha ...

. In July 2004, he moved to the arch-rivals

Partizan Partizan may refer to: Sport * JSD Partizan, a sports society from Belgrade, Serbia, which includes the following clubs: **AK Partizan, athletics ** Biciklistički Klub Partizan, cycling ** Džudo Klub Partizan, judo **FK Partizan, association fo ...

. Over three years in Partizan, he won three

Basketball League of Serbia The Basketball League of Serbia ( sr, Кошаркашка лига Србије, Košarkaška liga Srbije; abbr. КЛС or KLS), is a top-tier men's professional basketball league in Serbia. Founded in 2006, it is run by the Basketball Federatio ...

championships and also appeared in 48 games of the Euroleague. With coming of

Vladimir Micov Vladimir Micov ( sr-cyr, Владимир Мицов, born April 16, 1985) is a Serbian former professional basketball player. Standing at a height of , he mainly played as a small forward. Professional career 2001–2009 Micov played for Beop ...

, he lost his role in the team and saw little playing time, which eventually led to departure in 2007. In the summer of 2007, he signed a contract with the French club Le Mans. In the

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season, he had career-high 11.1 points and 1.2 assists per game. However, after just one season with Le Mans, he moved to DKV Joventut where he stayed for two seasons. In September 2010, he returned to France, signing contract with Chorale Roanne. In December 2010, he signed a contract with the German club EWE Oldenburg for the rest of the season. In June 2011, Bogdanović signed a two-year deal with Cajasol Sevilla. In July 2013, he signed a one-year contract with the Turkish club

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. In October 2014, Bogdanović returned to his former club

. He signed an open contract with Serbian champion. In January 2015, he left Partizan and signed with

BC Andorra Bàsquet Club Andorra S.A., also known as MoraBanc Andorra for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball team that is based in Andorra la Vella, Andorra. Though based in Andorra, the club plays in the Spanish basketball league system. The ...

of the Liga ACB for the rest of the season. On July 30, 2015, he re-signed with Andorra for one more season. On August 3, 2016, Bogdanović returned to Joventut, signing a contract for the 2016–17 season.

International career

As a member of the FR Yugoslavia under-16 national team, he won a gold medal at the

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. He was also part of the Serbia and Montenegro under-20 national team that won the bronze medal at the

2005 EuroBasket The 2005 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 2005, was the 34th FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship held by FIBA Europe. It also served as Europe qualifier for the 2006 FIBA World Championship, giving a berth ...

Career statistics

Euroleague

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2004–05 , style="text-align:left;",

, 14 , , 7 , , 20.8 , , .422 , , .357 , , .810 , , 3.5 , , .7 , , .6 , , .1 , , 7.7 , , 6.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2005–06 , style="text-align:left;", Partizan , 14 , , 7 , , 20.8 , , .373 , , .391 , , .800 , , 3.7 , , .9 , , .7 , , .2 , , 6.9 , , 6.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2006–07 , style="text-align:left;", Partizan , 20 , , 1 , , 14.8 , , .444 , , .475 , , .867 , , 3.1 , , .9 , , .5 , , .0 , , 5.8 , , 6.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2007–08 , style="text-align:left;", Le Mans , 14 , , 8 , , 27.5 , , .424 , , .433 , , .789 , , 2.8 , , 1.2 , , .3 , , .1 , , 11.1 , , 9.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2008–09 , style="text-align:left;", Joventut , 9 , , 4 , , 20.9 , , .486 , , .395 , , 1.000 , , 3.1 , , .7 , , .8 , , .1 , , 10.0 , , 8.3 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:left;", Career , style="text-align:left;", , 71 , , 27 , , 20.4 , , .428 , , .412 , , .828 , , 3.2 , , .9 , , .5 , , .1 , , 8.0 , , 7.2

Personal life

In June 2015, Bogdanović married fashion blogger Ana Ristić who's a cousin of

Novak Djokovic Novak Djokovic ( sr-Cyrl, Новак Ђоковић, translit=Novak Đoković, ; born 22 May 1987) is a Serbian professional tennis player. He has been ranked world No. 1 for a record total 373 weeks, and has finished as the year-end No. 1 ...

's wife Jelena Ristić.

Professional career

International career

Career statistics

Euroleague

Personal life

References

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