Željko Topalović ( sr-cyr, Жељко Топаловић; born March 3, 1972) is a Serbian

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entrepreneur,

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, and former professional

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player.

Playing career

Topalović played for the BFC Beočin in the years when this club was at the top of Yugoslav League and reached the Playoffs Finals in the 1995–96 season. Later he continued his career in the

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and was a member of the great generation that brought the YUBA League title in the 1997–98 season. He also played for the Budućnost and won his second YUBA League title in the 1998–99 season. After that, he returned to the Crvena zvezda. He ended his professional career with the

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National team career

Topalović was a member of the SFR Yugoslavia national cadet team that won the silver medal at the 1989 European Championship for Cadets in

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. Over five tournament games, he averaged 3.2 points per game. Also, he represented the SFR Yugoslavia national junior team at the 1991 World Championship for Junior Men in

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. Over eight tournament games, he averaged 7.4 points per game. Yugoslavia took 4th place.

Post-playing career

Topalović owns the Zlatarski Zlatnik Hotel in

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, located on the slopes of the Zlatar mountain.ZANATLIJA I UGOSTITELJ: Željko Topalović uzeo dve titule i postao stolar!
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Career achievements

* Yugoslav League champion: 2 (with

: 1997–98; with Budućnost: 1998–99)

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