Krešimir Lončar (born February 12, 1983) is a Croatian former professional

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player, currently working as manager of sport & scouting for s.Oliver Würzburg of the

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. Standing at , he played both the

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and center positions.

Professional career

In July 2008, Lončar signed a two-year contract with UNICS Kazan. With UNICS he won the Russian Cup in 2009 and was also named the

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. UNICS Kazan ended up third in the 2009–10

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season. In June 2010, he signed a two-year deal with

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. In his first season with BC Khimki he was selected to play the All Star Game 2011. In April 2011, BC Khimki won the championship of

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and Krešimir was voted the best power forward of the tournament. In June 2012, he extended his contract with Khimki for two more seasons. On 2 July 2014, he signed a two-year deal with

Valencia Basket Valencia Basket Club Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S.A.D., commonly known as Valencia Basket (), is a professional basketball team based in Valencia, Spain. The team plays in the Liga ACB and the EuroCup Basketball, EuroCup, and his Valencia Basket ...

. He left Valencia after one season. On October 1, 2015, he signed a one-year contract with the German team

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. On June 29, 2016, Lončar signed a two-year deal with s.Oliver Baskets. On June 28, 2020, Lončar announced that he will continue to work with s.Oliver Würzburg, as director of sports & scouting personnel.

Croatian national team

Lončar was also a member of the

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. With them he played at the

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and the

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in Poland. Both at the Olympics and the Eurobasket Croatia ended up sixth. Therefore, they are directly qualified for the

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in Turkey where Lončar was also part of the Croatian national team.

Video gallery

Loncar 1.ogv, Words in his presentation as a

player. Loncar 2.ogv, Lončar describes himself as a player. Loncar 3.ogv, Lončar talks about the return of

into

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for the 2014/15 season. Loncar 4.ogv, Lončar analyses the team for the 2014/15 season. Loncar 5.ogv, Lončar explains how he decided to join Valencia.

References

External links

Krešimir Lončar
at acb.com
Krešimir Lončar
at eurobasket.com
Krešimir Lončar
at euroleague.net

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