Stefan Marković ( sr-cyr, Стефан Марковић; born April 25, 1988) is a Serbian professional

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player for

Crvena zvezda Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club, ), commonly known as Red Star Belgrade in English-language media, is a Serbian professional football club based in B ...

of the

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and the EuroLeague. He also represented the

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internationally. He is a tall

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Professional career

Marković began his professional career with

KK Atlas Košarkaški klub Atlas ( sr-cyrl, Кошаркашки клуб Атлас), commonly referred to as KK Atlas Belgrade, was a Serbian men's professional basketball club based in Belgrade. Founded in 1972 as KK Novi Beograd, the publicly owned ...

. From 2006 to 2010 he was member of Hemofarm. Season 2010–11 he spent in Italy playing with Benetton Treviso. In June 2011 he signed a two-years plus an option for a third one contract with

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in Spain. In July 2013, negotiations for a new contract fell apart and he became a free agent. In October 2013, he signed a one-year deal with

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. On June 27, 2014, Marković signed a two-year deal with

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. On August 13, 2016, Marković signed a one-year deal with Russian club

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. On June 23, 2017, Marković signed a two-year deal with Russian club

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. In 2018–19 season, he averaged 6.1 points, 4.4 assists and 2.1 rebounds in 23.3 minutes of action in the EuroLeague and 6.3 points, 5.0 assists, 3.2 rebounds in

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. On July 18, 2019, Khimki parted ways with Marković. On August 2, 2019, Marković signed a contract with the Italian team

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. After having knocked out 3–0 both

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in the quarterfinals and

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in the semifinals, on 11 June 2021 Virtus defeated 4–0 its historic rival Olimpia Milan in the national finals, winning its 16th national title and the first one after twenty years. On November 8, 2021, Marković has signed with

of the

. The club won

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, and

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in the 2021–22 season.

Serbian national team

Marković played with the senior

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at the

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, where he won the silver medal. He has been a member of the Serbian national team at the

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where Serbia was defeated by Lithuania in the game for the bronze medal. He was capped once more for the national team of Serbia at the

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in Lithuania where Serbia finished 8th. Marković represented the national basketball at the

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. He was also a member of the Serbian national basketball team that won the silver medal at the

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under new head coach

Aleksandar Đorđević Aleksandar "Saša" Đorđević or Sale Đorđević (Anglicized: Sasha Djordjevic; sr-Cyrl, Александар Саша Ђорђевић, ; born 26 August 1967) is a Serbian professional basketball coach and former player. He currently serves ...

. He also represented Serbia at the

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. In the first phase of the tournament, Serbia dominated in the toughest

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with 5-0 record, and then eliminated

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and

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in the round of 16 and quarterfinal game, respectively. However, they were stopped in the semifinal game by

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with 67–64, and eventually lost to the host team

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in the bronze-medal game with 81–68. Over 9 tournament games, Marković averaged 5.1 points, 1.9 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game on 39.1% shooting from the field. Marković also represented Serbia at the

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where they won the silver medal, after losing to the

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in the final game with 96–66. After the tournament, Marković announced his retirement from the national team.

Career statistics

EuroLeague

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, 21 , , 16 , , 18.9 , , .341 , , .279 , , .667 , , 2.4 , , 3.4 , , .7 , , .0 , , 4.0 , , 5.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2015–16 , 10 , , 6 , , 22.3 , , .314 , , .208 , , .818 , , 2.1 , , 4.9 , , .5 , , .0 , , 3.6 , , 7.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2017–18 , style="text-align:left;" rowspan=2,

, 33 , , 11 , , 23.7 , , .317 , , .266 , , .841 , , 2.3 , , 3.8 , , 1.3 , , .1 , , 5.0 , , 7.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2018–19 , 27 , , 0 , , 23.8 , , .388 , , .349 , , .750 , , 2.1 , , 4.4 , , .8 , , .0 , , 6.1 , , 7.9 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan=2 , Career , 91 , , 33 , , 22.5 , , .345 , , .291 , , .773 , , 2.3 , , 4.0 , , .9 , , .0 , , 4.9 , , 6.9

References

External links

Stefan Marković
at acb.com
Stefan Marković
at draftexpress.com
Stefan Marković
at euroleague.net

at fiba.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Markovic, Stefan 1988 births Living people 2010 FIBA World Championship players 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup players ABA League players Bandırma B.İ.K. players Baloncesto Málaga players Basketball League of Serbia players Basketball players from Belgrade Basketball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics BC Khimki players BC Zenit Saint Petersburg players KK Beopetrol/Atlas Beograd players KK Crvena zvezda players KK Hemofarm players Lega Basket Serie A players Liga ACB players Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic basketball players of Serbia Olympic medalists in basketball Olympic silver medalists for Serbia Pallacanestro Treviso players Point guards Serbia men's national basketball team players Serbian expatriate basketball people in Italy Serbian expatriate basketball people in Russia Serbian expatriate basketball people in Spain Serbian expatriate basketball people in Turkey Serbian men's basketball players Shooting guards Valencia Basket players Virtus Bologna players