Željko Jerkov (born 6 November 1953, in

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) is a former Croatian professional

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player. At a height of tall, and a weight of , he played at the center position.

Professional career

Jerkov was a member of the FIBA European Selection, in 1976, 1978, and 1982.

Yugoslav national team

Jerkov competed with the senior Yugoslav national basketball team at the

1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Montreal 1976 (), were an international multi-sport event held from July 17 to August 1, 1976, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Montreal ...

, where he won a silver medal, and at the

1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad () and officially branded as Moscow 1980 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1980 in Moscow, Soviet Union, in present-day Russ ...

, where he won a gold medal.

Awards and accomplishments

Clubs

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Yugoslav Cup The Yugoslav Cup (; ; , ), officially known between 1923 and 1940 as the King Alexander Cup (; , and between 1947 and 1991 as the Marshal Tito Cup (; ; ; ), was one of two major association football, football competitions in Socialist Federal Re ...

Winner: (1974, 1977) *2×

FIBA Korać Cup The FIBA Korać Cup was an annual basketball club competition held by FIBA Europe between the 1971–72 and 2001–02 seasons. It was the European professional club basketball system, third-tier level club competition in European basketball, a ...

Champion: (1976, 1977) *3× FIBA European Selection: (1976, 1978, 1982) * Yugoslav League Champion: (1977) *

FIBA Saporta Cup The FIBA Saporta Cup, founded as ''FIBA European Cup Winners Cup'', was the name of the second-tier level European-wide professional club basketball competition, where the domestic National Cup winners, from all over Europe, played against eac ...

Champion: (1983)

References

External links

FIBA ProfileItalian League Profile
1953 births Living people Croatian men's basketball players Basketball players at the 1976 Summer Olympics Basketball players at the 1980 Summer Olympics KK Split players Lega Basket Serie A players Olympic basketball players for Yugoslavia Olympic gold medalists for Yugoslavia Olympic medalists in basketball Olympic silver medalists for Yugoslavia Pallacanestro Treviso players Sportspeople from Pula Victoria Libertas Pallacanestro players Yugoslav men's basketball players 1974 FIBA World Championship players 1978 FIBA World Championship players 1982 FIBA World Championship players Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Centers (basketball) FIBA World Championship–winning players Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Yugoslavia Mediterranean Games medalists in basketball Competitors at the 1975 Mediterranean Games {{Croatia-basketball-bio-stub