Miroslav Raičević ( sr-Cyrl, Мирослав Раичевић; born July 13, 1981) is a Serbian professional

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coach and former player. He also holds Greek citizenship, under the name of Miroslav Marinos-Raitsevits. He played as both a

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and

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Professional career

Raičević began his career playing with the youth teams of the Budućnost Peć. In 1998, he moved to the Greek League club

Aris Thessaloniki Athlitikos Syllogos Aris Thessalonikis, means Athletic Club Aris Thessaloniki (), is a major Greece, Greek multi-sport club founded on 25 March 1914 in Thessaloniki. Nicknamed ''God of War'', Aris was one of the strongest Greek clubs during t ...

, and he began his professional career there in the year 2000. In 2003, he won the

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championship with Aris, and he scored the final decisive shot in the very last seconds of the final game against

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. He also won the

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with Aris, in the year 2004. He has also played with

Red Star Belgrade Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club), commonly referred to as Crvena zvezda () and colloquially referred to as Red Star Belgrade in anglophone media, is a ...

of the

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during the 2005–06 season. He won the

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with Red Star that season. In the 2006–07 season, he played with the

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club

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. During summer of 2007, he left Dynamo Moscow and joined the Italian League club

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. He then left Napoli and moved back to

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, in November 2007. He joined the Greek

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club

Panionios Panionios G.S.S. Football Club (Greek: ΠΑΕ Πανιώνιος Γ.Σ.Σ.), the ''Pan-Ionian Gymnastics Club of Smyrna'' (Πανιώνιος Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Σμύρνης, ''Panionios Gymnastikos Syllogos Smyrnis''), ...

for the 2008–09 season. In September 2010, he signed with

Enisey Krasnoyarsk BC Yenisey () is a Russian professional basketball team from the city of Krasnoyarsk, Siberia. Since the 2011–12 season, Enisey plays in the VTB United League. The team colors are blue and white. Its full name is Basketball Club Enisey Krasnoy ...

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, but he was released in January 2011. After not playing professional basketball for 5 years, and having already started a career in coaching, Raičević resurrected his playing career, as he signed with the Greek A2 team Iraklis, as a

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. He made his debut for Iraklis in an away win against

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National team career

Raičević was an international squad member of the Serbia and Montenegro national team at the

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Coaching career

Raičević became an assistant coach with Iraklis, under the team's

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, in 2015.

References

External links

Adriatic League ProfileEurobasket.com ProfileEuroleague.net Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Raicevic, Miroslav 1981 births Living people ABA League players Aris B.C. players BC Dynamo Moscow players BC Enisey players Iraklis Thessaloniki B.C. players Centers (basketball) Greek basketball coaches Greek men's basketball players Greek Basket League players Kavala B.C. players KK Crvena zvezda players Panionios B.C. players Sportspeople from Vrbas Power forwards Serbian men's basketball coaches Serbian men's basketball players Serbian expatriate basketball people in Greece Serbian expatriate basketball people in Italy Serbian expatriate basketball people in Russia 2006 FIBA World Championship players Naturalized citizens of Greece Serbia and Montenegro men's basketball players Greek expatriate basketball people in Russia Greek expatriate basketball people in Italy Naturalised basketball players 21st-century Greek sportsmen 21st-century Serbian sportsmen

Professional career

National team career

Coaching career

See also

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