Petar "Pece" Naumoski ( mk, Петар "Пеце" Наумоски; born 27 August 1968) is a former Macedonian professional

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player. At a height of 1.95 m (6'4 ") tall, and a weight of 95 kg (210 lbs.). He played mainly at the

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position during his career, but he could also play as a

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and a

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. He was a very skillful play maker. In his pro playing career, he had some quite successful years, while playing in Turkey and Italy.

Professional playing career

In his career, Naumoski won all of the 3 different European-wide professional club basketball leagues that existed while he was playing. He won the championship of the top-tier level European-wide league, the EuroLeague, two times. With the Yugoslavian League club

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, in the 1989–90 season, and the 1990–91 season. He also won the championship of the secondary level European-wide league, the

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, with the

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club

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, in the 1994–95 season. He won the Saporta Cup again, with the Italian club

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, in the 2001–02 season. In addition, he also won the championship of the third-tier level European-wide league, the

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, with the

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club Efes, in the 1995–96 season. He was a three time

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, in the years 1996, 1997, and 1998.

Macedonian national team

Naumoski was a member of the senior men's

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. With Macedonia, he played at the 1999 EuroBasket.

Post playing career

Naumoski once served as the Sport Minister of the

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. In June 2007, some Turkish newspapers claimed that Efes Pilsen was considering Naumoski to be their new

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of the club, to replace

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. However, the Turkish club ultimately opted to hire

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instead. On 27 April 2015, he was named the President of the Basketball Federation of Macedonia. On 9 February 2017, Efes retired his number 7 jersey.

Personal

Naumoski also has a Turkish passport, under the name of Namık Polat, as well as Italian citizenship.

Awards and honours

* With Jugoplastika/POP 84 Split ** 2× Yugoslavian Cup Winner: (1990, 1991) ** 2× FIBA European Champions Cup ( EuroLeague) Champion: (

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) ** 2× Yugoslavian Federal League Champion: (1990, 1991) * With Efes Pilsen ** 4× Turkish President's Cup (Turkish Supercup) Winner: (1992, 1993, 1996, 1998) **

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Runner-up: (

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) ** 4×

Champion: (1993, 1994, 1996, 1997) ** 4×

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Winner: (1994, 1996, 1997, 1998) **

Champion: (

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) * With Benetton Treviso **

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Winner: (1995) **

Champion: (

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) * With

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Champion: (

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) * With Ülkerspor **

Winner: (2004) ** Turkish President's Cup (Turkish Supercup) Winner: (2004) * With MZT Skopje **

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Runner-up: (2011)

References

External links

Official websiteEuroleague.net ProfileItalian League Profile

TBLStat.net Profile
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