Zlatko Bolić (

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: Златко Болић; born 6 February 1974) is a Serbian professional

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executive and former player. He currently serves as the general secretary of the

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. He was one of the best shooters of the

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Professional career

Bolić played with

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Igor Rakočević Igor Rakočević ( sr-cyrl, Игор Ракочевић; born 29 March 1978) is a Serbian professional basketball executive and former player. At a height of 1.94 m (6'4 ") tall, he played at both the point guard and shooting guard positions, bu ...

and Vladimir Radmanović in 1999, the same year that

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was in the

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group stage.

National team career

Bolić was a member of the Yugoslavia national cadet team at the 1991 European Championship for Cadets in

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. Over seven tournament games, he averaged 18.0 points per game. He was the top scorer of Yugoslavia at the tournament. Bolić was a member of the Yugoslavia national under-22 team (representing

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) that won the bronze medal at the 1996 European Championship for Men 22 and Under in

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. Over seven tournament games, he averaged 4.1 points per game.

Post-playing career

From 2011 to 2019, Bolić was a little league coach for a basketball club named after his children (Dunja and Luka). On 26 November 2019, Bolić was appointed as a Secretary-General for the

Professional career

National team career

Post-playing career

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