Vladimir Štimac (, born 25 August 1987) is a Serbian former professional

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player, politician and activist. He also represented the Serbian national team internationally. Standing at , he played at the center position. Štimac is affiliated with the New Democratic Party of Serbia (NDSS) and the National Democratic Alternative (NADA) coalition.

Professional career

Štimac grew up with Beovuk 72 youth team, and later spent two years in Lithuania and one in Latvia before returning to Serbia. During his first season abroad, he played for the Lithuanian Žalgiris reserves team and earned his way into the first team for the following season. In order to get a chance to play as a first-team regular, he was allowed to spend his third SEB BBL year with Latvian side

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, where he was unanimously chosen as the best player for the 2007–08 season. He played for the

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in the Orlando Pro Summer League in

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. In September 2010, he signed with the Latvian team

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but was released two months later. In November 2010, he signed a contract for the remainder of the season with

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. In July 2011, he signed a one-year contract with Olin Edirne Basket. In 30 games of

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, he averaged 14.8 points and 9.9 rebounds per game. For the 2012–13 season he moved to Banvit. In September 2013, he signed a 1+1 contract with the Spanish club Unicaja Málaga. In June 2014, he left Unicaja. In August 2014, he signed a one-year deal with

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. On 2 October 2015, he signed a preliminary agreement with the Spanish team Estudiantes. On 27 October 2015, he returned to Crvena zvezda signing a contract for the rest of the season. On 31 August 2016, Štimac signed with the Turkish club

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for the 2016–17 season. On 22 August 2017, Štimac signed a one-year deal, with an option for another, with Turkish club

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. On 12 July 2018, Štimac signed with

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for the 2018–19 season. On 25 September 2019, he signed a three-month contract with Turkish EuroLeague team Fenerbahçe. He appeared in 8 EuroLeague games, averaging 4.6 points per game. In the midseason, on 25 December, he returned to Crvena zvezda. In 13 EuroLeague games with Crvena zvezda until the end of the season, which was cut short due to the

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, he averaged 11.1 points and 6.2 rebounds per game. On 22 August 2020, Štimac signed with the French team

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. However on 12 September, his contract was bought out by the

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in China. On 2 February 2021, he has signed with Bahçeşehir Koleji of the

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(BSL). In December 2021, Štimac returned to China and signed with Ningbo Rockets. On 26 December 2021, he recorded career-high 40 points, 17 rebounds and 7 assists in a game against the

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Serbian national team

He managed to win a 2007 U20 European Championship

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as a member of the Serbian U20 National Team 2007. Štimac represented the Serbian national basketball team at the

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

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and at the

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. Štimac also represented Serbia at the

where they won the silver medal, after losing to the

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in the final game with 96–66. Štimac 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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Career statistics

EuroLeague

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Political activities

In October 2023, Štimac stated he's considering taking part in the upcoming Belgrade City Assembly election. A supporter of

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and anti-discrimination politics, Štimac was also previously involved in a conflict with the "Milenijum tim" company which retains close relations with the ruling

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(SNS). Štimac confirmed his candidacy once the election was called. Štimac signed an agreement with the

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National Democratic Alternative (NADA) on 3 November, announcing that he would run on their electoral list. He was elected to the

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. Štimac has been active during the

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against Rio Tinto

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mine. Not long after, Štimac was branded an "eco-terrorist" by a pro-government and pro-Rio Tinto anonymous political organization "Kopaćemo". Štimac filed a criminal complaint against the group. On 8 November 2024, Štimac announced that he is filing a request to establish a citizens' association called "Nacionalna Snaga". On 30 November, Štimac began a 24-hour protest in front of the Presidency of Serbia, with a request to assume political responsibility for the Novi Sad railway station canopy collapse and the death of 16 people.

References

External links

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