Gašper Vidmar (born 14 September 1987) is a retired Slovenian professional

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player. He is 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) tall and plays the

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position.

Professional career

Vidmar played in youth categories of Geoplin Slovan in Slovenia. He made his professional debut with Jance STZ in the Slovenian minors during the 2003–04 season; in 2005, he returned to Slovan. In 2007, Vidmar signed a multi-year deal with the Turkish club Fenerbahçe. On 8 September 2009 he was loaned to

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of his native Slovenia for the 2009–10 season; on 2 April 2010 he returned to Fenerbahçe. On 11 July 2012 he was loaned to

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for the 2012–13 season. For the 2013–14 season he returned to Fenerbahçe, but suffered a season-ending injury in early February 2014. In October 2014, he signed with Darüşşafaka for the 2014–15 season. In July 2015, Vidmar joined the

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for the

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. However, he didn't make the roster and signed with Banvit on 15 July 2015, and extended his contract by another two years on 28 June 2017. On 3 October 2018 Vidmar signed a deal with Italian club

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. On 15 January 2022 he announced his retirement from professional basketball.

Slovenian national team

He was a Slovenia national team player and played over 100 times. He has been with national team in

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, and in

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, when Slovenia came in 1st place.

References

External links

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at tblstat.net {{DEFAULTSORT:Vidmar, Gasper 1987 births Living people 2010 FIBA World Championship players ABA League players Bandırma B.İ.K. players Beşiktaş men's basketball players Centers (basketball) Darüşşafaka Basketbol players Slovenian expatriate basketball people in Turkey Fenerbahçe men's basketball players FIBA EuroBasket–winning players KD Slovan players KK Olimpija players Lega Basket Serie A players Reyer Venezia players Slovenian expatriate basketball people in Italy Slovenian men's basketball players Basketball players from Ljubljana