Nikola Lončar (

Serbian Cyrillic The Serbian Cyrillic alphabet ( sr, / , ) is a variation of the Cyrillic script used to write the Serbian language, updated in 1818 by Serbian linguist Vuk Karadžić. It is one of the two alphabets used to write standard modern Serbian, t ...

: Никола Лончар; born May 31, 1972) is a Serbian former professional

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player. He also holds Spanish citizenship.

Professional career

Lončar started his career at

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, making his professional debut in 1989. With Partizan, he won the Euroleague in 1992. Lončar also played for Real Madrid, Cagiva Varese, PSG Racing,

Maccabi Tel Aviv Maccabi Tel Aviv ( he, מכבי תל אביב) is one of the largest sports clubs in Israel, and a part of the Maccabi association. Many sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv are in association with Maccabi and compete in a variety of sports, such ...

Joventut Badalona Club Joventut Badalona, S.A.D. () is a Spanish professional basketball club based in Badalona, Catalonia, Spain, playing in the Liga ACB and the EuroCup. Known to their fans as ''La Penya'' (in English, ''The Club''), it is one of only two teams ...

, Zucchetti Montecatini,

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, Estudiantes and Armani Jeans Milano.

National team career

Lončar was a member of the Yugoslav national team at four major tournaments during the 1990s. He took silver medal at the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

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, United States, gold medal at the

1998 FIBA World Championship The 1998 FIBA World Championship was the 13th FIBA World Championship, an international basketball tournament held by the International Basketball Federation and hosted in Greece from 29 July to 9 August 1998. The tournament was contested by 16 n ...

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, and two FIBA European Championship medals (gold in

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and bronze in

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Post-playing career

After ending his basketball playing career in 2006, Lončar began working on Spanish television as a studio analyst for the NBA coverage on

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platform. In October 2015, Lončar became the president of Kragujevački Radnički. In March 2018, Lončar was named a sports director of Partizan NIS. In February 2021, Partizan parted ways with Lončar. Afterwards, he joined staff of Kragujevac-based club Radnički 1950.

References

External links

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