Petar Popović ( sr-cyr, Петар Поповић; born 28 July 1979) is a Serbian former professional

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player.

Professional career

He played with Spartak Subotica and

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before moving to Hemofarm. With them he played the next four seasons, and won the

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in 2005. In August 2005 he signed for the Italian powerhouse Benetton Treviso. With them he won the Italian League. For the 2006–07 season he returned to

. In September 2007, he had a trial with

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. He first signed a one-month contract, but later re-signed for the rest of the season. With them he won the

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and the Spanish King's Cup. In September 2008, he signed a short-term deal with Estudiantes, to replace injured

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. He later resigned for the rest of the season. In July 2009, he re-signed with them for one more season. In July 2010, he signed a one-year deal with the Russian team Spartak Saint Petersburg. With them he won the

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. In September 2011, he returned for the third time to

, signing a one-year contract. For the 2012–13 season he signed with

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of the German

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. In June 2013, he signed a one-year contract with

Aliağa Petkim Aliağa Gençlik S.K., known as Aliağa Petkim for sponsorship reasons, was a professional basketball team from the district of Aliağa in İzmir, Turkey. Their home arena was the Enka Sport Hall with a capacity of 2,500 seats. The team competes ...

of the

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. He left them in January 2014. In March 2014, he signed with Metalac Valjevo for the rest of the season.

National team career

Popović played for Serbia and Montenegro at the 2004 Olympic Basketball Tournament in

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References

External links

ACB.com profile

Euroleague.net profile
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