Nikola Lončar
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| Position | Sports director | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | May 31, 1972 Kragujevac, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Serbian / Spanish | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 1.97 m (6 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 98 kg (216 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| NBA draft | 1994: undrafted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1989–2006 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Shooting guard | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 6, 7, 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career history | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1989–1995 | Partizan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995–1996 | Real Madrid | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996–1997 | Cagiva Varese | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997–1998 | PSG Racing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998–1999 | Joventut Badalona | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000 | Zucchetti Montecatini | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2002 | Breogán | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2005 | Estudiantes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Partizan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | Armani Jeans Milano | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nikola Lončar (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Лончар; born May 31, 1972) is a Serbian former professional basketball player. He also holds Spanish citizenship.
Professional career
Lončar started his career at Partizan, making his professional debut in 1989. With Partizan, he won the Euroleague in 1992. Lončar also played for Real Madrid, Cagiva Varese, PSG Racing, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Joventut Badalona, Zucchetti Montecatini, Breogán, Estudiantes and Armani Jeans Milano.
Yugoslav national team
Lončar was a member of the Yugoslav national team at four major tournaments during the 1990s. He took silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States, gold medal at the 1998 FIBA World Championship in Greece, and two FIBA European Championship medals (gold in 1997 and bronze in 1999).
Post-playing
After ending his basketball playing career in 2006, Lončar began working on Spanish television as a studio analyst for the NBA coverage on Movistar+ platform.
In March 2018, Lončar was named a sports director of Partizan NIS.[1][2]
References
- ^ "Nikola Lončar sportski direktor Partizana". b92.net. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
- ^ "Pojačanje za Partizan, Nikola Lončar uskoro postaje sportski direktor". rts.rs. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
External links
- Nikola Lončar at acb.com
- Nikola Lončar at legabasket.it
- Nikola Lončar at euroleague.net
- Nikola Lončar at fiba.com
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- 1972 births
- Living people
- ABA League players
- Basketball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- CB Breogán players
- CB Estudiantes players
- FIBA EuroBasket-winning players
- Joventut Badalona players
- KK Partizan players
- Liga ACB players
- Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C. players
- Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Olimpia Milano players
- Olympic basketball players of Yugoslavia
- Olympic medalists in basketball
- Olympic silver medalists for Serbia and Montenegro
- Pallacanestro Varese players
- Paris Racing Basket players
- Real Madrid Baloncesto players
- Serbian expatriate basketball people in France
- Serbian expatriate basketball people in Israel
- Serbian expatriate basketball people in Italy
- Serbian expatriate basketball people in Spain
- Serbian men's basketball players
- Serbian basketball executives and administrators
- Shooting guards
- Sportspeople from Kragujevac