Vladimir Dašić (, ; born 13 May 1988) is a Montenegrin professional

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player for KK Danilovgrad of the Montenegrin League. He is in height and he plays as both a

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and a

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Professional career

Dašić began his professional career in the Serbia and Montenegro League with

Budućnost Podgorica Budućnost means "the future" in many Slavic languages, and it may also refer to: * SD Budućnost Podgorica, a sports society from Podgorica, Montenegro ** KK Budućnost Podgorica, a professional basketball club FK Budućnost may refer to: * FK B ...

in 2004. There, Dašić made a name for himself and was widely considered at the time as one of the best young players in Europe and attracted interest from many big European clubs. On 26 August 2009 he transferred to the

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club

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. At Madrid, Dašić had a limited playing time and with the arrival of Ante Tomić his playing time became even more reduced so he was loaned out to

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. In October 2010 he signed with

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of the Italian

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. In January 2012, he left Lottomatica Roma and signed with

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n club

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for the rest of the 2011–12 season. On 4 September 2012 he signed a contract with

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. After he was released from his Beşiktaş contract, Dašić signed for

KK Metalac Valjevo Košarkaški klub Metalac ( sr-cyr, Кошаркашки клуб Металац), commonly referred to as KK Metalac, is a men's professional basketball club based in Valjevo, Serbia. They are currently competing in the Basketball League of Serb ...

for the rest of the 2012–13 season. In January 2014, he signed with Al Ahli Dubai of United Arab Emirates. On 3 July 2014 he returned after five years to

, signing a 1+1 contract. On 25 April he was released by Budućnost Podgorica. On 5 January 2017 Dašić signed with the Cypriot team

AEK Larnaca AEK Larnaca FC (, "Athletic Union Kition (ancient state), Kition of Larnaca") is a Cyprus, Cypriot professional association football, football club based in Larnaca. The club was formed in 1994 after a merger of two historical Larnaca clubs, EP ...

. His goal was to prepare for the

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, but he experienced a severe injury of a ligament and consequently became a free agent in April 2018. After a year and a half of not playing professional basketball, in December 2018 he signed with

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of the Croatian League. On 20 September 2019 he signed with

GKK Šibenka Građanski košarkaški klub Šibenka, commonly referred to as GKK Šibenka or simply Šibenka, is a men's professional basketball club from Šibenik, Croatia, that plays in the Croatian League and the Alpe Adria Cup. The club considers itself ...

. On 2 December 2019 he left Šibenka.

Personal life

Dašić and his girlfriend Marija welcomed their first daughter, Laura, in February 2012. He has two tattoos on his body including a

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on his back with the words which

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said before

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wrapped around it and a dedication to his deceased friend, Ljubo Jovanović who was also a basketball player, with the inscription of his name on a

on his left bicep. His family originates from

Berane Berane (Cyrillic: Беране) is a town in Montenegro in the northern region. It is former administrative centre of the Ivangrad District. The town is located on the Lim river. From 1949 to 1992, it was named Ivangrad ( cyrl, Ивангра ...

Montenegrin national team

Dašić won the gold medal at the 2005

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while playing the Serbia and Montenegro's junior team. He then chose to play for the senior Montenegrin national team.

References

External links

ABA League Profile

Draftexpress.com Profile

Euroleague.net Profile

EuroBasket.com Profile

NBA.com Profile
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