Dejan Tomašević

Dejan Tomašević
Дејан Томашевић

Position	Center
Height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Weight	252 lb (114 kg)
Born	May 6, 1973 (1973-05-06) (age 38) Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality	Serbian
Pro career	1990–2009
Career history	Borac Čačak (1990–91) Red Star Belgrade (1991–95) Partizan Belgrade (1995–99) Budućnost Podgorica (1999–01) TAU Cerámica (2001–02) Pamesa Valencia (2002–05) Panathinaikos (2005–08) PAOK (2008–09)
Awards	Yugoslavian League MVP 1998 Spanish Cup MVP 2002 All-Euroleague First Team 2001, 2002 Euroleague Regular Season MVP 2001 Eurocup Finals MVP 2003

Dejan Tomašević (Serbian: Дејан Томашевић; born 6 May 1973 in Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia) is a former Serbian professional basketball player. He is a 2.08 m tall center.

He played with Borac Čačak, Red Star Belgrade, Partizan Belgrade, Budućnost Podgorica, TAU Cerámica and Pamesa Valencia, Panathinaikos and PAOK, which he joined in September 2008.^[1]

Pro career

Tomašević started his great career with Borac Čačak, and he made his first transfer in 1991, to Red Star Belgrade, where he stayed for 4 years, winning 2 Yugoslavian League Championship titles. His next teams were Partizan Belgrade (1995–99), where he won 2 Yugoslavian League Championships and one Yugoslavian Cup title, and Budućnost Podgorica (1999–01), where he won 2 more Yugoslavian League Championships and one Yugoslavian Cup trophy. The big transfer abroad for his career was realized when he signed with TAU Cerámica, where he played the 2001–02 season, winning the Spanish ACB League and the Spanish King's Cup in 2002. He then transferred to Pamesa Valencia, where he won the Eurocup in 2003, and finally on to Panathinaikos, where he won 3 Greek League Championships and 3 Greek Cups in 2006, 2007, 2008, and the Triple Crown in 2007. In September 2008, he signed a one year contract contract with PAOK.

He was voted the Euroleague MVP of the Euroleague 2000–01 regular season, and he made the All-Euroleague First Team that same year, as well as the All-Euroleague First Team of the Euroleague 2001–02 season. He was also the MVP of the Yugoslavian League in 1998. He was also named the Eurocup Finals MVP of the 2002–03 season.

FR Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro national teams

Medal record
Competitor for  Yugoslavia
Men's Basketball
Silver	1996 Atlanta	Men's Basketball
FIBA World Championship
Gold	1998 Athens	FR Yugoslavia
Gold	2002 Indianapolis	FR Yugoslavia
FIBA European Championship
Gold	1995 Greece	FR Yugoslavia
Gold	1997 Spain	FR Yugoslavia
Bronze	1999 France	FR Yugoslavia
Gold	2001 Turkey	FR Yugoslavia

Tomašević was a first team member of The FR Yugoslav and Serbian National Team, having won 3 first places at EuroBasket 1995, 1997, and 2001. He also won a third place at the EuroBasket 1999. He also won 2 first places at the World Basketball Championship, at the 1998 FIBA World Championship and the 2002 FIBA World Championship. He also won a silver medal at The 1996 Olympic Games, and he also participated at the 2000 and 2004 Olympics.^[2]

Notes

1. ^ Συμφωνία ΠΑΟΚ - Dejan Tomasevic (06/09/2008).
2. ^ Basketball.

External links

• Euroleague.net Profile
• Eurobasket.com Profile
• FIBAEurope.com Profile
• Dejan Tomašević Profile On Baloncestistas

Persondata
Name	Tomasevic, Dejan
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Date of birth	6 May 1973
Place of birth	Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
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