Željko Rebrača

Željko Rebrača
Player information
birthday	9th April 1972 (age 48)
place of birth	Prigrevica , Yugoslavia
size	213 cm
Weight	120 kg
position	center
NBA draft	1994 , 54th Pick, Seattle SuperSonics
Clubs as active
1992–1995 KK Partizan Belgrade 1995–1999 Benetton Treviso 1999–2001 Panathinaikos Athens 2001–2002 Atlanta Hawks 2002–2005 Detroit Pistons 2005–2007 Los Angeles Clippers 2007 Pamesa Valencia 0 0000
National team
000000000	Serbia

Željko Rebrača (Cyrillic Жељко Ребрача ; born April 9, 1972 in Prigrevica ) is a former Serbian basketball player who played at the center position at a height of 2.13 meters .

Career

Club career

Rebrača played between 1992 and 2001 at the top clubs KK Partizan Belgrade , Benetton Treviso and Panathinaikos Athens , where he was able to collect a number of titles and awards. Outstanding for him was the 1999/2000 season, which he was able to conclude with the Greek championship and the European Cup and for which he was elected MVP of the finals.

After Rebrača was selected in 1994 by the Seattle SuperSonics in the NBA draft in 54th place, he moved to the NBA and the Atlanta Hawks in 2001 . There, despite years of international experience, he was appointed to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team for his achievements in the first NBA year .

After further stints with the Detroit Pistons and the Los Angeles Clippers , Rebrača returned to Europe in 2007 and signed a contract with the Spanish first division club Pamesa Valencia .

On December 17, 2007, he announced his resignation due to ongoing injury problems.

National team

Rebrača is one of the best players in the Serbian national team . In addition to two world championships, he also won three European championship gold and silver at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta . At the European Championships 2005 in their own country Rebrača failed with Serbia in the quarter-finals to France 71:74.

title

• Serbian-Montenegrin champion: 1995, 1996
• Italian champion : 1997
• Greek champion : 1999, 2000, 2001
• Serbian Cup: 1994, 1995
• Italian Supercup: 1997
• European Champion Clubs' Cup : 2000
• World Champion : 1998, 2002
• European champions : 1995, 1997, 2001
• Silver medal at the Olympic Games: 1996
• Bronze medal at European Championships: 1999

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Pamesa Valencia viste de Taronja al Pivot Serbio Zeljko Rebraca. acb.com, accessed April 26, 2020 (Spanish). 
2. ↑ Two-time Euroleague champ Rebraca retires. Retrieved April 26, 2020 (English). 

Web links

• Željko Rebrača - player profile on basketball-reference.com