Nemanja Gordić (; born September 25, 1988) is a Bosnian professional basketball player for U-BT Cluj-Napoca of the Romanian Liga Națională. He also represents the senior Bosnia and Herzegovina national basketball team internationally. Gordić also holds Serbian citizenship.

Professional career

Gordić made his professional debut with

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in the 2005–06 season. In December 2010, Gordić moved to

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in Italy, where he would spend the next two seasons. In November 2012, after only three months at

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of Ukraine, Gordić signed with

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until the end of the 2013–14 season. In June 2013, he parted ways with Partizan. In October 2013, he signed a one-year deal with KK Igokea. In June 2014, he signed a three-year deal with

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. After two seasons he left Cedevita and returned to his former club Budućnost. In the 2017–18 season, Gordić won the ABA League title with Budućnost. After winning the series versus Crvena zvezda 1–3, Gordić was named

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. On 5 July 2019, he returned to his former club

. Gordić averaged 8.8 points and 4.6 assists per game. He re-signed with the team on 16 July 2020. Gordić left the team mid-season to join Mornar Bar, averaging 6.9 points and 4.5 assists per game. He re-signed with Mornar Bar on 14 August 2021. On November 13, 2022, he signed with Cluj of the Romanian Liga Națională.

National team career

Gordić played for the senior national team of Bosnia and Herzegovina at the EuroBasket 2011, the EuroBasket 2013, and the EuroBasket 2015.

Personal life

He was born in 1988, in Mostar,

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in a Serb family. When he was four, he and his family took refuge to Gacko, his mother's birth town.

Career statistics

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Awards

*Sportsperson of the year in Republika Srpska, 2014 * 2× ABA League champion (

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) * 6× Montenegrin League champion (2007–2010,

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) * Serbian League champion (2013) * 2× Croatian League champion (

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) * Serbian Cup winner (

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) * 7× Montenegrin Cup winner (2007–2010, 2017–2019) * 2×

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winner (2015, 2016) *

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(2018) *

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References

External links

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at aba-liga.com
Nemanja Gordić
at euroleague.net

at fiba.com

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