Vladimir "Vlado" Janković (, Vladimiros "Vlando" Yankovits, ; born March 3, 1990) is a Serbian-Greek professional

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player who last played for

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of the Greek Basketball League (GBL). Standing at 2.02 m (6 ft 7 in), he mainly plays at the

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position. He is the son of the late Serbian professional basketball player Boban Janković.

Early life

Janković was born March 3, 1990, in

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, SR Serbia,

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. He is the son of the famous late Serbian professional basketball player Boban Janković, who was tragically paralyzed during a

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playoff game between Panionios and Panathinaikos in 1993. Janković moved to Nea Smyrni, Greece with his family at the age of two, when his father, Boban, joined the Greek club Panionios for the 1992–93 season.

Professional career

Janković began his professional career with the

club Panionios in 2007. In 2008, he moved to the Serbian club Mega, on

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from Panionios. He then returned to Panionios in 2009. On 20 June 2013, Janković joined the Greek club Panathinaikos. He was announced as a new player of Panathinaikos, for the following three years, along with his Panionios teammate Nikos Pappas. During his second season at the club, he switched his jersey number from 16 to 8. Janković played in the 2016 NBA Summer League, with the Summer League squad of the

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. On August 3, 2016, Janković signed with the Spanish

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club

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. On October 31, 2016, he was loaned to the Greek club

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, for the rest of the season. On July 20, 2017, Janković signed with

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. He spent the entire Greek League 2018–19 season with Holargos, averaging a career-high 13.8 points, 5.4 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game. On November 11, 2019, Janković signed a seven-month contract with AEK Athens. He signed a two-year extension with the team on August 3, 2020. On July 23, 2021, Janković moved back to Thessaloniki for

PAOK PAOK (, Πανθεσσαλονίκειος Αθλητικός Όμιλος Κωνσταντινοπολιτών, ''Panthessalonikeios Athlitikós Ómilos Constantinopoliton'', ''Pan-Thessalonian Athletic Club of Constantinopolitans''), commonly ...

. In 23 games, he averaged 8 points, 4.9 rebounds and 2.7 assists in 25 minutes per contest. On January 20, 2023, Janković signed back with AEK Athens for the rest of the season. In 12 league games, he averaged 9.4 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.9 assists in 21 minutes per contest. Janković then led a successful 2023–2024 campaign with Karditsa. On January 4, 2025, Janković signed with

for the rest of the season.

National team career

Greek junior national team

Janković won the gold medal at the 2008 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, while playing with the junior Greek national basketball team. Janković also won the silver medal at the 2009 FIBA Under-19 World Cup and the gold medal at the 2009 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. He also won the silver medal at the 2010 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship with Greece's junior national team.

Greek senior national team

Janković became a member of the senior men's Greek national basketball team in 2013, when he was invited to train with the team during its preparation phase before the EuroBasket 2013.

Personal life

Janković speaks

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, Serbian, and English fluently. In September 2012, Jankovic began dating former Greek model Elena Papadopoulou and on July 21, 2018 they married in

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. On September 7, 2019, Papadopoulou gave birth to their first child, a son Maximo Jankovic.

Career statistics

EuroLeague

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2013–14 , style="text-align:left;", Panathinaikos , 17 , , 1 , , 3.6 , , .250 , , .250 , , .500 , , .6 , , .2 , , .2 , , .1 , , .6 , , .4 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2014–15 , style="text-align:left;", Panathinaikos , 27 , , 27 , , 26.3 , , .370 , , .333 , , .741 , , 3.7, , 2.1 , , 1.1 , , .2 , , 8.3 , , 8.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2015–16 , style="text-align:left;", Panathinaikos , 22 , , 7 , , 15.7 , , .528 , , .400 , , .536 , , 2.5 , , 1.4 , , .5 , , .1 , , 5.7 , , 6.2 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:left;", Career , style="text-align:left;", , 66 , , 35 , , 16.9 , , .412 , , .347 , , .663 , , 2.5 , , 1.4 , , .7 , , .1 , , 5.4 , , 5.7

Awards and accomplishments

Pro career

* Greek League All-Star: (2013) * Greek League Most Improved Player: (2013) * Greek League Best Five: (2013) *3×

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Winner: (2014, 2015, 2016) * Greek League Champion: (2014) *

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runner up : (2020)

References

External links

Euroleague.net ProfileFIBA Champions League ProfileEurobasket.com ProfileGreek Basket League Profile

Greek Basket League Profile

Hellenic Basketball Federation Profile

Spanish League Profile

Draftexpress.com ProfileTwitter
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