Sandro Nicević (born June 16, 1976, in

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) is a retired Croatian professional

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, who last played for

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in the Italian

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Professional career

Nicević started playing basketball at his hometown club Gradine Pula. Soon he attracted interest of Croatian powerhouse

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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 (

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), Greece ( AEK), Spain (

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), Turkey (

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) and Italy (

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and

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). After initially retiring in 2012, Nicević reactivated his career to help his former clubs. First in January 2013 he played one promotion game for

, his former club that went to lower Italian league after main sponsor

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final against

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. In July 2013 Nicević accepted offer from Italian second division side

National team career

Nicević was a member of the

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. He played at the

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, the

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, the

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, and the

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References

External links

Euroleague.net ProfileEurobasket.com ProfileTBLStat.net Profile
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