Sandro Nicević (born June 16, 1976, in
Pula
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,
SR Croatia
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,
SFR Yugoslavia
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) is a retired Croatian professional
basketball player
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, who last played for
Orlandina Basket
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Founded in 1978, it was one of the you ...
in the Italian
Serie A
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.
Professional career
Nicević started playing basketball at his hometown club Gradine Pula. Soon he attracted interest of Croatian powerhouse
Cibona Zagreb
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. After two seasons at Cibona's feeder teams Franck and
Benston, Nicević joined Cibona's first squad and become crucial team member. In 2001 Nicević left Cibona starting his tour all around Europe, playing in Slovenia (
Olimpija), France (
Le Mans
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), Greece (
AEK), Spain (
Málaga
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), Turkey (
Beşiktaş
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) and Italy (
Treviso
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and
Montegranaro
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Main sights
Churche ...
).
After initially retiring in 2012, Nicević reactivated his career to help his former clubs. First in January 2013 he played one promotion game for
Treviso
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, his former club that went to lower Italian league after main sponsor
Benetton family
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final against
Cedevita
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.
In July 2013 Nicević accepted offer from Italian
second division side
Orlandina Basket
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Founded in 1978, it was one of the you ...
.
National team career
Nicević was a member of the
Croatian national basketball team
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The biggest success Croatia has achieved was at the 1992 Barcelona Olymp ...
. He played at the
1997 EuroBasket
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, the
2003 EuroBasket
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, the
2008 Summer Olympics
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, and the
2009 EuroBasket
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.
References
External links
Euroleague.net ProfileEurobasket.com ProfileTBLStat.net Profile
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1976 births
Living people
AEK B.C. players
Basketball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Beşiktaş men's basketball players
Baloncesto Málaga players
Centers (basketball)
Croatian men's basketball players
Croatian expatriate basketball people in Spain
KK Cibona players
KK Olimpija players
Le Mans Sarthe Basket players
Lega Basket Serie A players
Liga ACB players
Olympic basketball players for Croatia
Orlandina Basket players
Pallacanestro Treviso players
Sportspeople from Pula
Sutor Basket Montegranaro players
KK Dubrava players
21st-century Croatian sportsmen