Marko Šćekić (born May 23, 1981) is a Bosnia-born Serbian professional

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and former player who is a staff member of

Borac Banja Luka Fudbalski klub Borac Banja Luka (Serbian Cyrillic: Фудбалски клуб Бopaц Бања Лука, ) is a Bosnian professional association football club, based in the city of Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and is the major part of th ...

of the Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Professional career

A power forward, Šćekić played for Drina Zvornik,

, Vojvodina Srbijagas,

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, EWE Baskets Oldenburg, Budućnost, and Mapooro Cantù. On August 3, 2013, Šćekić signed with Cimberio Varese. In September 2014, he signed an open-contract with Igokea. In early November 2014, Igokea released him. In March 2014, he signed with the Slovenian club Helios Suns Domžale. He retired as a player with Jedinstvo Bijelo Polje in 2015. In February 2019, Šćekić came out of retirement and signed for

for the rest of the 2018–19 season. He was an assistant coach for Borac at the time.

National team career

Šćekić was a member of the Serbia and Montenegro university team that won a bronze medal at the

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, Turkey.

Coaching career

After retirement in 2015, Šćekić joined was hired as an assistant coach for Igokea. Afterward, he was an assistant coach for

before he was hired as the new head coach for Borac Banja Luka in May 2019. In December 2020, Šćekić got fired as the head coach of Borac.

Career achievements

;As player * German League champion: 1 (with EWE Baskets Oldenburg: 2008–09) * Montenegrin League champion: 1 (with Budućnost: 2010–11) *

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winner: 1 (with EWE Baskets Oldenburg:

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) * Montenegro Cup winner: 1 (with Budućnost: 2010–11) ;As head coach * First League of R Srpska champion: 1 (with Borac: 2019–20)

References

External links

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