Vesna Čitaković (

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: Весна Читаковић; born 3 February 1979) is a Serbian former professional

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player. She was a member and

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of the women's national team that won the bronze medal at the 2006 World Championship in Japan and the silver medal at the 2007 European Championship in

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and

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. She signed for

OK Crvena Zvezda Odbojkaški klub Crvena zvezda () is a professional volleyball club based in Belgrade, Serbia. Its name ''Crvena zvezda'' means Red Star and it is part of the SD Crvena Zvezda sports society. It has a men's and a women's section. It is the most ...

in 2015. In March 2016, Čitaković signed for Volley Bergamo. She retired as a player with Bergamo in 2016.

Personal life

She is married to a Montenegrin

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player, Duško Đurišić. Their son,

Nikola Đurišić Nikola Đurišić ( sr-cyr, Никола Ђуришић; born 23 February 2004) is a Serbian professional basketball player for the College Park Skyhawks of the NBA G League. Early life and career Đurišić was born in Ghent, Belgium where his ...

, is a basketball player.

References

FIVB profile
1979 births Living people Volleyball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic volleyball players for Serbia Place of birth missing (living people) Galatasaray S.K. (women's volleyball) players Serbian women's volleyball players Eczacıbaşı Dynavit players Sportspeople from Užice Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Israel Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Germany Serbian expatriate volleyball players in Poland Serbian expatriate volleyball players in Turkey Expatriate volleyball players in Israel Serbian expatriate volleyball players in Italy Serbian expatriate volleyball players in Germany Serbian expatriate volleyball players in Romania Serbia and Montenegro women's volleyball players Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate volleyball players in Indonesia Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Indonesia {{Serbia-volleyball-bio-stub