Nemanja Aleksandrov (

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: Немања Александров, born April 10, 1987) is a Serbian professional

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player. He also represented the

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internationally. He is a 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) tall

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, but can play as a

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Professional career

After winning gold and MVP honors at the 2003 U16 European Championships and receiving "young athlete of the year" distinction in

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the same year, Aleksandrov was regarded as a future

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player. He would have a solid pro career, but would not live up to the huge expectations that were placed upon him due to big injury problems with his knees. He started his professional basketball career with

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and stayed there until the summer of 2006. He then transferred to

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where he stayed for three seasons, before leaving in the summer of 2009. He signed with

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the summer of 2009. After just a year in Slovenia he left Union because of unpaid salary, so he signed a one-year contract with option to extend with the

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team

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. He spent the whole 2011–12 season working individually with

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. On August 12, 2012, Aleksandrov signed with the

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team Verviers-Pepinster. In March 2013, he left Pepinster and signed with the Spanish club

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for the rest of the season. In July 2013, German team

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announced that they had signed Aleksandrov for two years. On July 8, 2015, he signed a one-year extension with the club. On October 13, 2016, Aleksandrov signed with the

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team

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. On December 20, 2016, he returned to Germany, signing with Basketball-Bundesliga outfit

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for the rest of the 2016–17 season.

National team career

Aleksandrov played with the

at the

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Professional career

National team career

See also

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