Aleksandar Glintić ( sr-cyrl, Александар Глинтић; born April 19, 1976) is a Serbian former professional

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player.

Playing career

Glintić played for the

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of Bosna and got promoted to the first team in 1991. Before the

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, he moved to Belgrade in 1992. In 1992, he signed for

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where he stayed for two seasons without a lot of opportunity to play. After leaving Partizan, he played for Belgrade-based teams Beovuk 72 and Beobanka. In the summer 2000, he returned to Partizan. He played for two seasons and won a

Yugoslav League The Yugoslav First Federal Football League ( Serbian: Прва савезна лига у фудбалу / ''Prva savezna liga u fudbalu'', hr, Prva savezna liga u nogometu, sl, Prva zvezna nogometna liga, mk, Прва сојузна лига, ...

and a

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in 2002. After leaving Partizan, he played one season for

OKK Beograd Omladinski košarkaški klub Beograd ( sr-cyr, Омладински кошаркашки клуб Београд), commonly referred to as OKK Beograd, is a men's professional basketball club based in Belgrade, Serbia. They are currently competi ...

. In 2003, he signed a one-year deal with the Bulgarian team

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. In February 2005, he signed the contract with Igokea for the rest of the season. In August 2005, he signed a contract with Greek team Iraklis Thessaloniki, but left them at the end of October. In January 2007, he returned to Serbia and signed for Vizura, where he played for a year and a half. His last season he played for in the Romanian team U Cluj-Napoca.

International career

Glintić was a member of the FR Yugoslavia national under-22 team that won the gold medal at the 1997 World Championship for 22 and Under in Australia. Over seven tournament games, he averaged 9.0 points, 5.9 rebounds and 0.3 assists per game. Also, he won the bronze medal at the 1998 European Championship for 22 and Under in

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. Over eight tournament games, he averaged 6.8 points, 4.2 rebounds and 0.2 assists per game. Glintić won the bronze medal at the

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in Bari, Italy.

Career achievements and awards

Club

champion: 1 (with

: 2001–02) *

winner: 2 (with

: 1993–94, 2001–02)

National team

* 1997 World Championship for 22 and Under: *

: * 1998 European Championship for 22 and Under:

References

External links

Player Profile
at eurobasket.com

at fibaeurope.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Glintic, Aleksandar 1976 births Living people Basketball League of Serbia players Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate basketball people in Serbia Centers (basketball) Iraklis Thessaloniki B.C. players KK Beobanka players KK Beovuk 72 players KK Partizan players KK Igokea players KK Vizura players OKK Beograd players PBC Academic players Serbian men's basketball players Serbian expatriate basketball people in Bulgaria Serbian expatriate basketball people in Greece Serbian expatriate basketball people in Romania Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina People from Travnik Mediterranean Games medalists in basketball Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Yugoslavia Competitors at the 1997 Mediterranean Games Yugoslav Wars refugees