Novica Veličković

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Basketball player
Novica Veličković
Veličković in the 2009 Partizan jersey
Player information
birthday 5th October 1986 (age 33)
place of birth Belgrade , SFR Yugoslavia
size 205 cm
Weight 105 kg
position Power forward
NBA draft undrafted, 2008
Club information
society KK Partizan Belgrade
league ABA League / KLS
Jersey number 12
Clubs as active
2005–2009 KK Partizan Belgrade 2009–2012 Real Madrid 2013 KK Mega Vizura 2013–2014 Brose Baskets Bamberg 2014 KK Mega Vizura 2014–2016 Trabzonspor Since 2016 KK Partizan Belgrade SerbiaSerbia
SpainSpain
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National team
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Novica Veličković medal table

Basketball (men)

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Novica Veličković ( Cyrillic : Новица Величковић , born October 5, 1986 in Belgrade , SFR Yugoslavia ) is a Serbian basketball player who has been under contract with KK Partizan Belgrade since 2016 .

career

Veličković began his career in the youth of KK Drvomarket and KK Zemun before moving to Partizan Belgrade in 2001 . In the capital city, he made his debut in the professional team in the 2004/05 season and won the national championship five times in a row. He also won the NLB league three times and the national cup twice with Partizan . In the 2008/09 season he was named the most valuable player in the NLB league and also received the ULEB Euroleague Rising Star Trophy for the best player under 23 years of age. In the summer of 2009, Veličković moved to the Spanish club Real Madrid .

At the Royal tried coach Ettore Messina Veličković to use on the position of small forward . The Serb did not feel comfortable on this and also had to struggle with injuries, which is why he only had little time in his first two seasons in Spain. In summer 2011 there was speculation that Veličković would leave, but at the request of the new Real Madrid coach, Pablo Laso , the capitals extended his contract until summer 2013. In February 2012, Veličković and his club won the Spanish Cup for the first time in 19 years , In the final, Real Madrid beat arch-rivals FC Barcelona 91-74. In the ACB league , the capitals finished second. At the end of the season, Veličković's contract, which was rarely used due to injuries, was dissolved.

Through assignments at the KK Mega in his hometown, Veličković was able to recommend himself for a contract with the German champion Brose Baskets from Bamberg , who only used the permanent convalescent in eight games of the basketball Bundesliga 2013/14 before this contract was also prematurely in the February 2014 ended. After Veličković played the season at KK Mega to an end, he moved to Trabzonspor in Turkey , where he played the following two years. In his second season, Veličković also ended this contract early in March 2016 and returned to his home club Partizan, which, however, had lost its dominant position in Serbia.

National team

Veličković played for his country as a junior and won the U20 European Championship in 2006. In 2007 he made his debut in the Serbian senior team and was part of the squad at the European basketball championship that same year .

successes

society

National team

Honors

Web links

Commons : Novica Veličković  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Real Madrid wins Copa del Rey. In: laola1.at. February 19, 2012, accessed June 4, 2012 .
  2. ↑ Velickovic se une a Tomic en la 'operación salida' del Real Madrid. In: Marca . June 26, 2012, Retrieved June 27, 2012 (Spanish).
  3. ↑ BBL - 28133 Novica Velickovic. Basketball Bundesliga , accessed on June 1, 2016 (player profile).
  4. ↑ Velickovic, Novica - Turkish Basketball League Player. TBLStat.net, accessed June 1, 2016 (English, player profile).
personal data
SURNAME Veličković, Novica
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Величковић, Новица (Serbian)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Serbian basketball player
DATE OF BIRTH 5th October 1986
PLACE OF BIRTH Belgrade , SFR Yugoslavia