Sandro Nicević (born June 16, 1976 in

Pula Pula (; also known as Pola, it, Pola , hu, Pòla, Venetian language, Venetian; ''Pola''; Istriot language, Istriot: ''Puola'', Slovene language, Slovene: ''Pulj'') is the largest city in Istria County, Croatia, and the List of cities and town ...

SR Croatia The Socialist Republic of Croatia ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Socijalistička Republika Hrvatska, Социјалистичка Република Хрватска), or SR Croatia, was a constituent republic and federated state of the Social ...

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) is a retired Croatian professional

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, who last played for

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in the Italian

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Professional career

Nicević started playing basketball at his hometown club Gradine Pula. Soon he attracted interest of Croatian powerhouse

Cibona Zagreb Košarkaški klub Cibona, commonly referred to as Cibona Zagreb or simply Cibona, is a men's professional basketball club based in Zagreb, Croatia. The club is a founding member and shareholder of the Adriatic Basketball Association, and competes ...

. After two seasons at Cibona's feeder teams Franck and Benston, Nicević joined Cibona's first squad and become crucial team member. In 2001 Nicević left Cibona starting his tour all around Europe, playing in Slovenia ( Olimpija), France (

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), Greece (

AEK A.E.K ( el, AEK , formally Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως; Athlitikí Énosis Konstantinoupόleos, ''Athletic Union of Constantinople''), known as A.E.K, is a major Greek multi-sport club based in Nea Filadelf ...

), Spain (

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), Turkey (

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) and Italy (

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and

Montegranaro Montegranaro is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Fermo in the Italian region of Marche, located about south of Ancona and about north of Ascoli Piceno. It is one of the main centres for shoe production in Italy. Main sights Churc ...

). After initially retiring in 2012, Nicević reactivated his career to help his former clubs. First in January 2013 he played one promotion game for

, his former club that went to lower Italian league after main sponsor

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final against

Cedevita Cedevita d.o.o. is a Croatian company which produces a wide range of teas, instant drinks, and dietetic products. A notable owner of the company was the Croatian pharmaceutical company Pliva d.d. Since 2001 Cedevita has been part of the Atlantic ...

. In July 2013 Nicević accepted offer from Italian

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side

Croatian national team

Nicević has been a member of the

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. He played at the

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, the

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, the

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, and the

EuroBasket 2009 The 2009 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 2009, was the 36th FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship held by FIBA Europe. The tournament, which was hosted by Poland, began on 7 September and concluded with the ...

References

External links

Euroleague.net ProfileEurobasket.com ProfileTBLStat.net Profile
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