Rastko Cvetković ( sr-cyr, Растко Цветковић; born 22 June 1970) is a Serbian former professional

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player. Standing at , he played as a center. He is a son of the famous Serbian basketball player

Vladimir Cvetković Vladimir Cvetković ( sr-cyr, Владимир Цветковић; born 24 May 1941) is a Serbian former basketball player and sports administrator who is the honorary president of Crvena zvezda. He played with KK Crvena zvezda for 13 seasons. Wi ...

Playing career

A center, Cvetković played professionally 14 seasons, from 1978 to 2002. During his playing days, he played for Crvena zvezda, AEK Athens,

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. In 1993, he won a

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championship with Crvena zvezda. In the

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, Cvetković played for the Denver Nuggets, recording 0.7 points and 0.8 rebounds per game. He retired as a player with Seixal in 2002.

National team career

In August 1987, Cvetković was a member of the Yugoslavian Cadets that won the gold medal at the European Championship for Cadets in

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. Over five tournament games, he averaged 4.8 points per game. In August 1988, Cvetković was a member of the Yugoslavia junior team that won the gold medal at the European Championship for Juniors in Yugoslavia. Over five tournament games, he averaged 3.2 points per game.

NBA career statistics

Regular season

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