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Olivera Ćirković
Оливера Ћирковић
Born
Olivera Vasić

(1969-09-03) 3 September 1969 (age 55)
Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalitySerbian
Occupation(s)basketball player, writer, painter
Criminal chargejewellery store robberies
Criminal penalty12 years in Greek prison
Criminal statusReleased after 6 years
Children1
Basketball career
Personal information
Listed height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Career information
Playing career1986–2000
PositionPower forward / Center
Career history
00Voždovac
00Crvena zvezda
0000–1992Jedinstvo Tuzla
1992–1998Pagrati
1998–1999Celje
1999–2000Crvena zvezda
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing  Yugoslavia
European Championship for Juniors
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Bulgaria U18 Team

Olivera "Olja" Ćirković (Serbian Cyrillic: Оливера Ћирковић; born 3 September 1969), née Olivera Vasić (Serbian Cyrillic: Оливера Васић), is a Serbian writer and painter, former convicted criminal and former professional basketball player and administrator. She was a member of international jewel thief network Pink Panthers.[1]

Basketball career

Playing career

Ćirković spent her career with Voždovac, Crvena zvezda, Jedinstvo Tuzla (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Pagrati Athens[2] (Greece) and Celje[3] (Slovenia).

National team career

Ćirković was a member of the Yugoslavia women's national under-18 basketball team that won the bronze medal at the 1988 European Championship for Junior Woman together with Nina Bjedov, Danira Nakić, Eleonora Wild, Danijela Ilić and others.[4] Over two tournament games, she averaged 1.5 points per game.[5]

Post-playing career

After retirement from playing career, Ćirković worked as a sports director for Crvena zvezda.[6]

Criminal career

Ćirković is the most known female member of the international jewel thief network Pink Panthers. She only operated in Greece where she was arrested and convicted twice for her involvement in a series of jewellery store robberies. The first arrest was in 2006.[7]

She was arrested for a second time in March 2012.[8] On 12 July 2012, she managed to successfully escape from her Athens' prison.[9] To escape on foot to her native Serbia. Gathered her team, on 26 November 2012, she made second robbery again in Athens. On 29 November 2012, she was arrested and convicted on 30 years of jail in Corydallos prison later reduced on 12 years because of being a good prisoner.[10]

Personal life

Ćirković has one son who also plays basketball.

Works

  • Ćirković, Olivera (2016). Pink Panter – Moja zatvorska ispovest. ISBN 978-86-521-2175-5.[11][12]
  • Ćirković, Olivera (2018). Ja, Pink Panter: Ispovest.[13]

References

  1. ^ "Oliverino bekstvo iz zatvora je ušlo u anale grčkog pravosuđa". kurir.rs. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Olivera Vasic PAGRATI ATHLETIC CLUB". fibaeurope.com. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Olivera Vasic ZKK CELJE". fibaeurope.com. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Yugoslavia U19 Women 1988". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  5. ^ "Yugoslavia Yugoslavia 8 - Olivera Vasic". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  6. ^ "Bivša šefica bande Pink Panther: Veliki igrač treba znati kad se povući". vecernji.hr. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  7. ^ "Nisam ni sanjao da će Olivera ikada biti u kriminalnim vodama". blic.rs. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  8. ^ "Δύο μέλη της διεθνούς συμμορίας ληστών "Ροζ Πάνθηρες" συνελήφθησαν στην Αθήνα". in.gr. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  9. ^ ""Pink Panther" Female Prisoner Vanishes into Thin Air". greekreporter.com. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  10. ^ "Nastavak priče o najozloglašenijoj Pink Panterki na svetu (drugi deo) - Iza rešetaka, epizoda 8". Youtube.
  11. ^ "Pink Panter – Moja zatvorska ispovest Olivera Ćirković". laguna.rs. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  12. ^ "Pink Panter – Moja zatvorska ispovest Olivera Ćirković" (PDF). delfi.rs. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  13. ^ "JA, PINK PANTER: ISPOVEST". delfi.rs. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
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