Dušan Vukčević
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
November 14, 1975 Sarajevo, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Nationality | Serbian / Greek |
| Listed height | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) |
| Listed weight | 88 kg (194 lb) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 1997 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 1993–2012 |
| Position | Small forward |
| Career history | |
| 1993–1995 | Crvena zvezda |
| 1995–1997 | Apollon Patras |
| 1997–2001 | Olympiacos |
| 2001–2002 | Real Madrid |
| 2002–2004 | Montepaschi Siena |
| 2004 | Olympiacos |
| 2005 | Ülkerspor |
| 2005 | Olimpia Milano |
| 2006–2007 | Virtus Bologna |
| 2007–2008 | Olimpia Milano |
| 2008–2010 | Virtus Bologna |
| 2010–2011 | Basket Rimini Crabs |
| 2011–2012 | Scaligera Basket Verona |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Dušan Vukčević (Serbian Cyrillic: Душан Вукчевић; born November 14, 1975) is a retired Serbian professional basketball player. He is 2.02 m tall, and he played at the small forward position. He also holds Greek citizenship, under the name Ntoussan Tsalikis-Vouktsevits[1] (alternate spelling: Doussan Tsalikis-Vouktsevits).[2]
Professional career
Vukčević grew up with the Bosna Sarajevo youth teams. He moved to Yugoslavia in 1993, to Crvena zvezda, where he played two years. After that he moved to Greece, where he first played for Apollon Patras, and then Olympiacos, where he played four years and got a Greek passport.[3] In the 2001-02 season, he went to Spain to play for Real Madrid, and a year after that, he went to Montepaschi Siena, where he won the first Italian League championship of the club's history. In 2005, he played for Ülkerspor. He later played in Italy for Olimpia Milano, Virtus Bologna, Basket Rimini, and Scaligera Verona, where he last played in the 2011–12 season.
Serbian national team
Vukčević was a member of the senior men's Serbia and Montenegro national team at FIBA EuroBasket 2003, in Sweden.
Post playing career
Since he has Greek citizenship, and speaks Greek fluently, after his playing career ended, Vukčević became a TV basketball game commentator in Greece.
References
External links
- Euroleague.net profile
- Eurobasket.com profile
- Italian League profile (Italian)
- Spanish League profile (Spanish)