Vladimir "Vlado" Janković ( gr, Βλαδίμηρος "Βλάντο" Γιάνκοβιτς, Vladimiros "Vlando" Yankovits, sr, Владимир "Владо" Јанковић; born March 3, 1990) is a Greek-Serbian professional

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player for

AEK Athens 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 Filadel ...

of the

Greek Basket League The Greek Basket League (GBL), often also referred to as the Greek A1 Basketball League, or Greek Basketball Championship (originally called Panhellenic Basketball Championship), and also known as the Stoiximan Basket League for sponsorship reaso ...

and the

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. Standing at 2.02 m (6 ft 7 in), he plays as a

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. He is the son of the late Serbian professional basketball player Boban Janković.

Early life

Janković was born March 3, 1990, in

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. He is the son of the famous late Serbian professional basketball player Boban Janković, who was tragically paralyzed during a

playoff game between

Panionios Panionios G.S.S. Football Club (Greek: ΠΑΕ Πανιώνιος Γ.Σ.Σ.), the ''Pan- Ionian Gymnastics Club of Smyrna'' (Πανιώνιος Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Σμύρνης, ''Panionios Gymnastikos Syllogos Smyrnis'') ...

and

Panathinaikos Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos ( el, Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος, literally in English: "Panathenaic Athletic Club" or Panathinaikos A.C.), also known simply as Panathinaikós , is a major Greek multi-sport club ba ...

in 1993. Janković moved to

Nea Smyrni Nea Smyrni ( el, Νέα Σμύρνη, ''Néa Smýrni'', "New Smyrna") is a municipality in South Athens, Greece. At the 2011 census, it had 73,076 inhabitants. It was named after İzmir in Turkey, which Greek's called it as Smyrna, whence many ...

, Greece with his family at the age of two, when his father, Boban, joined the Greek club Panionios for the 1992–93 season.

Professional career

Janković began his professional career with the

club

in 2007. In 2008, he moved to the Serbian club

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, on

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from Panionios. He then returned to Panionios in 2009. On 20 June 2013, Janković joined the Greek club

. He was announced as a new player of Panathinaikos, for the following three years, along with his

teammate Nikos Pappas. During his second season at the club, he switched his jersey number from 16 to 8. Janković played in the

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, with the Summer League squad of the

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. On August 3, 2016, Janković signed with the Spanish

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club

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. On October 31, 2016, he was loaned to the Greek club

Aris Thessaloniki Athlitikos Syllogos Aris Thessalonikis, means Athletic Club Aris Thessaloniki
...

, for the rest of the season. On July 20, 2017, Janković signed with

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. He spent the entire Greek League 2018–19 season with Holargos, averaging a career-high 13.8 points, 5.4 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game. On November 11, 2019, Janković signed a seven-month contract with

. He signed a two-year extension with the team on August 3, 2020. On July 23, 2021, Janković moved back to Thessaloniki for PAOK. In 23 games, he averaged 8 points, 4.9 rebounds and 2.7 assists, playing around 25 minutes per contest. On January 20, 2023, Janković signed back with

for the rest of the season.

National team career

Greek junior national team

Janković won the gold medal at the

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, while playing with the junior Greek national basketball team. Janković also won the silver medal at the 2009 FIBA Under-19 World Cup and the gold medal at the

2009 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship The 2009 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship was the 12th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. The cities of Rhodes and Ialysos, in Greece, hosted the tournament. Greece won their second title. Israel and Belgium were relegated to Divis ...

. He also won the silver medal at the

2010 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship The 2010 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship was the 13th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. The cities of Zadar, Crikvenica and Makarska, in Croatia, hosted the tournament. France won their first title. Netherlands and the Czech Rep ...

with Greece's junior national team.

Greek senior national team

Janković became a member of the senior men's

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in 2013, when he was invited to train with the team during its preparation phase before the

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Personal life

Janković speaks

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, Serbian, and

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fluently. In September 2012, Jankovic began dating former Greek model Elena Papadopoulou and on July 21, 2018 they married in

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. On September 7, 2019, Papadopoulou gave birth to their first child, a son Maximo Jankovic.

Career statistics

EuroLeague

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, 17 , , 1 , , 3.6 , , .250 , , .250 , , .500 , , .6 , , .2 , , .2 , , .1 , , .6 , , .4 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2014–15 , style="text-align:left;", Panathinaikos , 27 , , 27 , , 26.3 , , .370 , , .333 , , .741 , , 3.7, , 2.1 , , 1.1 , , .2 , , 8.3 , , 8.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2015–16 , style="text-align:left;", Panathinaikos , 22 , , 7 , , 15.7 , , .528 , , .400 , , .536 , , 2.5 , , 1.4 , , .5 , , .1 , , 5.7 , , 6.2 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:left;", Career , style="text-align:left;", , 66 , , 35 , , 16.9 , , .412 , , .347 , , .663 , , 2.5 , , 1.4 , , .7 , , .1 , , 5.4 , , 5.7

Awards and accomplishments

Pro career

* Greek League All-Star: (2013) * Greek League Most Improved Player: (2013) * Greek League Best Five: (2013) *3×

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Winner: (2014, 2015, 2016) * Greek League Champion: (2014) *

runner up : (2020)

References

External links

Euroleague.net ProfileFIBA Champions League ProfileEurobasket.com ProfileGreek Basket League Profile

Greek Basket League Profile

Hellenic Basketball Federation Profile

Spanish League Profile

Draftexpress.com ProfileTwitter
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