Vrbica Stefanov

Infobox NBA Player

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caption = Vrbica Stefanov shooting a free throw at the 2007 PreEuropean Championship, in Minorca.
position = Point guard
height_ft = 6
height_in = 2
weight_lb = 165
team = ViveMenorca
nationality = F.Y.R. of Macedonia
birth_date = birth date and age|1973|12|19
birth_place = Kavadarci, Republic of Macedonia
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career_start = 1992
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Vrbica Stefanov ( _mk. Врбица Стефанов) (born December 19 1973 in Kavadarci, Socialist Republic of Macedonia, SFR Yugoslavia) is a former Yugoslav and Macedonian basketball player currently with the ACB's ViveMenorca in Spain.

Career

He played six seasons with the MZT Skopje (1992-98) [web cite|url=http://www.adriaticbasket.com/player.php?id=813| title=NLB: Vrbica Stefanov] , then passed to the Rabotnicki Skopje (1998-99), the Karsiyaka Izmir (1999-2000, Turkey), AEK Athens BC (2000-01, Greece). He then remained for four years in Italy, in the Montepaschi Siena (2001-05) [web cite|url=http://195.56.77.208/player/?id=STE-VRB-73&year=2006&team=1123| title=LEGA, Vrbica Stefanov] , where he reached a Euroleague Final Four [web cite|url=http://www.euroleague.net/features/fanmail/i/23063/184/item| title=Euroleague: Vrbica Stefanov, Montepaschi Siena] .He has won the 1998-99 Macedonian National Championship with Rabotnicki Skopje, the 2001 Greek National Cup with AEK Athens [web cite|url=http://www.aek.com/basketball/roster/vrbica_stefanov.htm|title=AEK.com: Vrbica Stefanov] , the 2002 Saporta Cup with Mens Sana Basket Siena, the 2003-04 Italian National Championship with Mens Sana Basket Siena, and the 2005-06 Turkish National Championship with Ulker Spor Kulubu Istanbul. He was also the captain of the Macedonian National Team and played at the 1999 European Championship and the 2007 PreEuropean Championship [web cite|url=http://www.eurobasket2007.org/Es/cid_o31v3jAVIckyKDlz1esQl0.teamID_2604.compID_qMRZdYCZI6EoANOrUf9le2.season_2007.roundID_4947.playerID_17339.html| title=Eurobasket 2007: Vrbica Stefanov (ARY Macedonia)] .

After he signed with KK Crvena Zvezda - Belgrade, he played only 1 match, in Octomber 2006 and said that would retire from playing basketball.Fact|date=February 2008

In February 2007 he signed for the ACB's ViveMenorca in Spain, for all the remaining season and the following one. [web cite|url=http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=46698|title=Vrbica Stefanov, nuevo base del ViveMenorca|accessdate=2008-02-17|publisher=ACB.com|date=2008-02-17|work=MenorcaBasquet.com|language=Spanish ]

Clubs

* MZT Skopje - (Macedonia) - 1992/1998
* Godel Rabotnicki Skopje - (Macedonia) - 1998/1999
* Pinar Karsijaka - 1999/2000
* AEK - (Greece) - 2000/2001
* Montepaschi Siena - (Italy) - 2001/2005
* Ülker - (Turkey) - March 2005/2006
* KK Crvena zvezda - (Serbia) - 2006 (left in October 2006)
* Olympiacos BC - (Greece) - 2007
* Montepaschi Siena - (Italy) - 2007
* Mersin BŞB. S.K. - (Turkey) - 2007/2008
* ViveMenorca - ACB (Spain) - 2008/

Honors

*Club honors
**Macedonian League - 1999 Skopje
**Greek Cup - 2001 with AEK
**Saporta Cup - 2002 with Montepaschi
**Italian League - 2004, 2007 with Montepaschi
**Turkish League - 2006 with Ülker

*Individual honors
**Macedonian Sportspersonality of the year - 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003
**Greek All Star - 2001
**Italian All Star - 2005

References

* [http://www.basket-stats.info/players/playerfile/s/vrbica-stefanov.htm Basket-stats.info: Vrbica Stefanov] ;Cited