Veselin Petrović (basketball)

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Veselin Petrović
Веселин Петровић
Personal information
Born (1977-07-01) July 1, 1977
Sarajevo, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality Serbian
Listed height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Listed weight 109 kg (240 lb)
Career information
NBA draft 1999 / Undrafted
Playing career 1993–2014
Position Swingman
Number 4, 5, 7, 10
Career history
1993–1995 Vojvodina
1995–1999 FMP Železnik
1999–2002 Partizan
2002–2003 FMP Železnik
2003–2004 Budućnost Podgorica
2004–2005 Verviers-Pepinster
2005–2014 Oostende
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Yugoslavia
EuroBasket
2001 Turkey Team
'22 & under' European Championship
1998 Italy Team
'22 & under' World Championship
1997 Australia Team

Veselin Petrović (Serbian: Веселин Петровић, born July 1, 1977) is a retired Serbian professional basketball player.

Career

Petrović grew up with Bosna Sarajevo youth teams, in 1993 he moved to KK Vojvodina where he played two seasons, to FMP Železnik where he played for 4 years. In 1999 signed for Partizan Belgrade where he won three trophies. Later he played another season with FMP Železnik and one season for Budućnost. In 2004 he went to Belgium and played one season for Verviers-Pepinster and then to Oostende where he played until 2014.

Trophies

Petrović was member of the Serbia national basketball team at the 2001 European Championship where he won a gold medal. With Partizan Belgrade he won 2001-02 Yugoslav National Championship while in 2000 and 2002 the Yugoslav national cup. With FMP Železnik he also won Yugoslav national cup in 1997. With Oostende where he plays from 2005 he won Belgian Championships in 2006, 2007, 2012 and 2013 and Belgium Cups in 2008, 2010 and 2013.

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