Marko Šutalo ( sr-Cyrl, Марко Шутало; born April 13, 1983) is a retired Serbia-born Bosnian professional

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player. Sanding at , he played at the

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position.

Career

Šutalo began his professional career began in 1999 with KK Topola from his hometown. In the period between 2001 and 2009 he spent between two

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clubs:

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where he played five seasons and

KK Vojvodina Košarkaški klub Vojvodina ( sr-Cyrl, Кошаркашки клуб Војводина, ), commonly referred to as KK Vojvodina or simply Vojvodina, is a professional basketball club based in Novi Sad, Serbia, and the major part of the Vojvod ...

where he played three. Along with playing basketball he was also studied law. He moved to Hemofarm Vršac in 2009 and spent there three years making his first performances in European competitions in the Eurocup and

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qualifications. In July 2012 he moved to

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of the Bosnian-Herzegovinian League. In October 2013 he signed with the Croatian

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for the rest of the season. In July 2014, he signed with the Romanian team

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. In July 2015, he signed with the new promoted Romanian team

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. An offensive-minded guard, Šutalo is a pure shooter with an ability to drain triples and long jumpers. In 2008–09, playing for

in his native Serbia, Sutalo put himself on the map when he shot a staggering 52% behind the three-point arc for the season in 26

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games. While his defence is somewhat of a liability, his trigger from downtown, coupled with athleticism that allows him to drive through the paint, always make him a great threat. Such traits have finally earned him a call to represent

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, where his father was born.

References

External links

Marko Šutalo
at aba-liga.com
Marko Šutalo
at eurobasket.com

at fiba.com 1983 births Living people ABA League players Basketball League of Serbia players Bosnia and Herzegovina men's basketball players Bosnia and Herzegovina people of Serbian descent CSU Pitești players HKK Široki players KK Hemofarm players KK Novi Sad players KK Vojvodina Srbijagas players KK Zadar players Sportspeople from Bačka Topola Serbian expatriate basketball people in Bosnia and Herzegovina Serbian expatriate basketball people in Croatia Serbian expatriate basketball people in Germany Serbian expatriate basketball people in Romania Serbian men's basketball players Serbian people of Bosnia and Herzegovina descent Shooting guards Serbia and Montenegro men's basketball players Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate basketball people in Croatia Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate basketball people in Romania Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate basketball people in Germany CS Dinamo București basketball players {{Serbia-basketball-bio-stub