Dejan Tomašević ( sr, Дејан Томашевић; born 6 May 1973) is a Serbian professional

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executive and former player. An

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selection on two occasions, he played with

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, Budućnost Podgorica,

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, and PAOK, which he joined in September 2008.

Professional career

Tomašević started his career in 1990 with

, where he stayed for 5 years, winning 2 Yugoslavian League championship titles. His next teams were

(1995–99), where he won 2 Yugoslavian League championships and one Yugoslavian Cup title, and Budućnost Podgorica (1999–01), where he won 2 more Yugoslavian League championships and one Yugoslavian Cup trophy. The big transfer abroad for his career was realized when he signed with

, where he played the 2001–02 season, where he won the

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and the Spanish King's Cup in 2002. He then transferred to

, where he won the ULEB Cup (now called EuroCup) in 2003, and finally on to

, where he won 3 Greek League championships and 3 Greek Cups, in the years 2006, 2007, 2008, and the

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in 2007. In September 2008, he signed a one-year contract with PAOK. He was voted the

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of the EuroLeague 2000–01 season, and he made the

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First Team that same year, as well as the All-EuroLeague First Team of the EuroLeague 2001–02 season. He was also the

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of the Yugoslavian League in 1998. He was also named the ULEB Cup Finals MVP of the 2002–03 season.

National team career

Tomašević was a member of the FR Yugoslavia national team (representing

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) that won the gold medal at

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, Greece. Over three tournament games, he averaged 3.3 points and 3.0 rebounds per game. He was also a member of the FR Yugoslav Olympic team that won the silver medal at the

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, Georgia, US. Over six tournament games, he averaged 6.2 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game. Tomašević won the back-to-back gold medal at

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. Over eight tournament games, he averaged 4.5 points, 3.4 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game. He was also a member of the FR Yugoslavia team that won the gold medal at the 1998 FIBA World Championship in Greece. Over eight tournament games, he averaged 6.2 points, 5.7 rebounds and 0.9 assists per game. Tomašević won the bronze medal at

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. Over nine tournament games, he averaged 7.2 points, 6.0 rebounds and one assist per game. Tomašević played at the

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, Australia, where he averaged 10.3 points, 6.9 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game over seven tournament games. He was a member of the FR Yugoslavia team that won the gold medal at

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. It was his third EuroBasket gold medal. Over six tournament games, he averaged 6.7 points, 5.0 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game. Tomašević won the back-to-back gold medal at the 2002 FIBA World Championship in

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, Indiana, U.S. Over nine tournament games, he averaged 6.2 points, 5.1 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game. As a member of the re-named Serbia and Montenegro national team, Tomašević played at the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

in Athens, Greece, where he averaged 7.2 points, 9.2 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game over five tournament games. He was ranked second overall in rebounds per game, behind Yao Ming.

Post-playing career

Basketball Federation of Serbia (2011–2019)

In April 2011, Tomašević became the vice-president of the

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in charge for competitions. In October 2015, Tomašević was appointed as an acting Secretary General for the Basketball Federation of Serbia. In February 2016, he became Secretary General of the Federation. On November 20, 2019, Tomašević resigned as the Secretary General. In March 2019, the Federation put forward a nomination of Tomašević for the president of the

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. On May 25, Tomašević lost the 2019 FIBA Europe Presidential elections from Turgay Demirel, who was re-elected.

References

External links

Dejan Tomasevic
at sports-reference.com
Dejan Tomasevic
at euroleague.net
Eurobasket.com Dejan Tomasevic
at eurobasket.com

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