Darko Planinić (born 22 November 1990) is a Croatian professional

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player for the Široki of the Bosnian League. Standing at 2.11 m, he plays at the

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position.

Professional career

Planinić start playing basketball and played from season 2008 to season 2012 for his hometown club Široki. For season 2012–13 he move to Israel

Maccabi Tel Aviv Maccabi Tel Aviv () 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 as football, basketball, j ...

after he has signe for season 2013–14 to

Cibona Košarkaški klub Cibona, commonly referred to as Cibona Zagreb or simply Cibona, is a men's professional basketball club based in Zagreb, Croatia. The club is a founding member and shareholder of the Adriatic Basketball Association, and compete ...

. Season 2014–15 he spent in

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Season 2015–16 he move to Spain an sign with Laboral Kutxa Season 2016–17 he is still in Spain playing for

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Season 2017–18 he has signed in Italy for

Dinamo Sassari Polisportiva Dinamo, commonly known as Dinamo Sassari and currently known as Dinamo Banco di Sardegna Sassari for sponsorship reasons, is an Italian professional basketball club that is based in Sassari, Sardinia. They are the 2018–19 European ...

Season 2018–19 he has signed in Poland Stelmet Zielona Góra Season 2019–20 he has signed for Romania powerhouse team

U-BT Cluj-Napoca U-Banca Transilvania Cluj-Napoca, commonly known as U-BT Cluj-Napoca, is a professional basketball club based in Cluj-Napoca, Romania that competes domestically in the Liga Națională (men's basketball), Liga Națională de Baschet and internatio ...

and averaged 15.9 points and 5 rebounds per game. Season 2020–21 signed open contract with Zadar on 28 August 2020. On 29 November 2020, he has signed with

of the

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. On 9 July 2021, he has signed with

Petkim Spor Petkim Spor Kulübü, more commonly known as Socar Spor is a Turkish professional basketball club based in İzmir which currently competes in the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL). The team was founded by Petkim in 2013 and got promoted to th ...

of the Turkish

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. On 20 June 2022, he has signed with

CSO Voluntari Clubul Sportiv Orășenesc Voluntari 2005, commonly known as CSO Voluntari or simply Voluntari, is a Romanian multi-sport club based in Voluntari who was founded at the initiative of the office of the Mayor of Voluntari. The club currently has 13 ...

of the Liga Națională. In October 2023, Planinić signed with

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of the Saudi League. In December 2023, Planinić signed with Krka of the

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and

for the remainder of the 2023–24 season. On 14 November 2024, Planinić signed with the Široki of the Bosnian League.

References

External links

Euroleague profile
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