Stefan Birčević (, born 13 December 1989) is a Serbian former professional

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player. He represented the senior Serbian national basketball team. Standing at , he played the

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position.

Professional career

Birčević played with Metalac Valjevo, before joining Radnički Kragujevac in the summer of 2011. In August 2014, he moved to Spain and signed with

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. On 13 June 2016 he signed a two-year contract with Serbian club Partizan. On 13 July 2017, Birčević signed with Turkish club

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for the 2017–18 season. On 4 December 2018, Birčević signed with German club

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for the rest of 2018–19 season. On 23 August 2019, Birčević signed with Partizan for the 2019–20 season. On 16 December 2020, Birčević signed with

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for the rest of 2020–21 season. He left the team 10 days later, prior his debut for Borac. On 28 December, he signed for the Hiroshima Dragonflies of the

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. However, due to

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travel restrictions he never manage to join the Hiroshima Dragonflies and left the team prior his debut. In February 2021, Birčević signed for Turkish club Frutti Extra Bursaspor. On 13 July 2021, he signed with

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of the Romanian Liga Națională. On 21 August 2023, Birčević signed a one-year deal with

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of the German

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. He parted ways with the team on 23 October. On 11 November 2023, Birčević signed with Lietkabelis Panevėžys of the

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(LKL) for the rest of the season. On 6 February 2024, Birčević parted ways with the team.

National team career

Birčević won the gold medal with the Serbian university team at the

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. Birčević was a member of the Serbian national basketball team that won the silver medal at the

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. Birčević also represented Serbia at the

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where they won the silver medal, after losing to the

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in the final game with 96–66. Birčević also represented Serbia at the

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where they won the silver medal, after losing in the final game to

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. At the

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, the national team of Serbia was dubbed as favorite to win the trophy, but was eventually upset in the

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. With wins over the United States and

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, it finished in fifth place. Birčević averaged 4.8 points and 2.8 rebounds over 6 tournament games.

References

External links

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at fiba.com * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bircevic, Stefan 1989 births Living people 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup players 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup players ABA League players Bandırma B.İ.K. players Basketball League of Serbia players Basketball players from Belgrade Basketball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics BC Lietkabelis players Bursaspor Basketbol players CB Estudiantes players İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor basketball players KK Metalac Valjevo players KK Partizan players KK Radnički Kragujevac (2009–2014) players Liga ACB players Medalists at the 2011 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Mitteldeutscher BC players Olympic basketball players for Serbia Olympic medalists in basketball Olympic silver medalists for Serbia Power forwards Serbia men's national basketball team players Serbian expatriate basketball people in Germany Serbian expatriate basketball people in Lithuania Serbian expatriate basketball people in Romania Serbian expatriate basketball people in Spain Serbian expatriate basketball people in Turkey Serbian men's basketball players Telekom Baskets Bonn players FISU World University Games gold medalists for Serbia U-BT Cluj-Napoca players Summer World University Games medalists in basketball

Professional career

National team career

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