Branko Cvetković ( sr-cyr, Бранко Цветковић, born 5 March 1984) is a retired Serbian professional

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player. He also represented the Serbian national team internationally. He is 2.00 m (6 ft 6 ¾ in) tall and plays at the

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and

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positions.

Professional career

Cvetković came up through youth systems at Spartak Subotica and Borac Čačak. After making a name for himself with the

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club FMP Železnik by winning the

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championship in the 2005–06 season and the

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in the 2006–07 season, he signed with CB Girona of the Spanish ACB League for the 2007–08 season. In Girona, he averaged 9.1 points per game in the Spanish League, and 10.1 points per game in the

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(now called EuroCup) league, where Girona progressed all the way to the league's final game. On 2 August 2008, it was announced that Cvetković signed with the Greek

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club Panionios In April 2009 he joined the Spanish club CAI Zaragoza until the end of the season. In November 2009 he signed open contract with his former club FMP Železnik, but he played only 3 games and then signed with Scavolini Pesaro. In August 2010, he signed with Ukrainian team

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. In June 2011, he signed a one-year deal with

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from

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. In April 2012, he re-signed with them for one more season. In June 2013, he re-signed again with them for one more season. On 7 February 2015, Cvetković signed with Montakit Fuenlabrada of the

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. In September 2019, Cvetković joined I Came to Play of the amateur 4th-tier Serbian League.

National team career

Cvetković was member of the Serbian national basketball team at the

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References

External links

Euroleague.net profile

Eurobasket.com profile

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Professional career

National team career

See also

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