Marko Čakarević ( sr-cyr, Марко Чакаревић, born May 13, 1988) is a Serbian professional
basketball
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player who last played for
Qingdao Eagles
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.
Professional career
Čakarević started his professional career with the French team
ASVEL
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, where he played from 2006 to 2008. In January 2009, Čakarević joined the Macedonian side
Pelister
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, but returned to his homeland in March 2009, when he signed for
Swisslion Takovo. From 2009 to 2011, Čakarević played for
Radnički Kragujevac. In the summer of 2011, Čakarević was signed by
Partizan. On August 2, 2013, he terminated his contract with Partizan and became a free agent. In November 2013, he signed with
Metalac Valjevo.
In August 2014, he signed a one-year deal with
Igokea. In August 2015, he re-signed with the team. In the preseason tournament played in
Valjevo
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, he injured his shoulder, injury that will likely keep him off the court the entire season.
In the summer of 2016, he signed with Romanian club
Timișoara
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. In December 2016, he parted ways with Timișoara after appearing in six games. In February 2017, he signed with Serbian club
Dynamic
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for the rest of the season. He was named the MVP of the
Serbian Super League's
2017 season.
On September 19, 2017, he returned to
Partizan for the 2017–18 season. He left Partizan in June 2018.
On October 22, 2018, he returned to
Dynamic
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for the 2018–19 season.
On November 30, he signed with Lithuanian club
Lietkabelis
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.
On February 21, 2020, he signed with Hungarian club
Kaposvár
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for the 2019–20 season.
National team career
Čakarević won the gold medals at the
2007 FIBA Under-19 World Championship
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and the
2008 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
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Bulgaria and Georgia were relegated to Division B.
...
.
References
External links
Marko Čakarevićat aba-liga.com
Marko Cakarevicat eurobasket.com
Marko Cakarevicat euroleague.net (archived)
Marko Cakarevicat lnb.fr (archived)
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1988 births
Living people
ABA League players
ASVEL Basket players
Basketball League of Serbia players
Basketball players from Belgrade
BC Lietkabelis players
KK Dynamic players
KK Igokea players
KK Metalac Valjevo players
KK Partizan players
KK Radnički Kragujevac (2009–2014) players
KK Star players
KK Lions/Swisslion Vršac players
KK Zdravlje players
Kaposvári KK players
Qingdao Eagles players
Serbian expatriate basketball people in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Serbian expatriate basketball people in China
Serbian expatriate basketball people in France
Serbian expatriate basketball people in Hungary
Serbian expatriate basketball people in Lithuania
Serbian expatriate basketball people in Romania
Serbian expatriate basketball people in North Macedonia
Serbian men's basketball players
Serbian men's 3x3 basketball players
Small forwards
21st-century Serbian sportsmen