Nationality Croatian Pro career 1980–1997 Height 1.98 m Listed height 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Weight 90 kg | Listed weight 90 kg (198 lb) Name Danko Cvjeticanin NBA draft 1985 / Undrafted Role Basketball Player Children Filip Cvjeticanin | |
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Olympic medals Basketball at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Men\'s tournament Similar People Drazen Petrovic, Franjo Arapovic, Zoran Cutura, Stojko Vrankovic, Dino Rada | ||
Danko Cvjetićanin (often credited as Cvjetičanin; born October 16, 1963) is a retired basketball player who won two silver medals at the Olympic Games, one with Yugoslavia (1988) and the other with Croatia (1992). Cvjetićanin, who started his career with Partizan, won the European Club Championship with Cibona in 1986. He also played professionally in Spain and Italy.
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Early life
Born in Zagreb, six-year-old Cvjetićanin moved to Belgrade along with his parents.
KK Partizan
Cvjetićanin began his basketball career with KK Partizan.
KK Cibona
Right around his 22nd birthday, Cvjetićanin moved to KK Cibona. His transfer was precipitated by his parents moving back to Zagreb.
Post-playing career
After playing career, Cvjetićanin worked as the European scouting coordinator for the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers from 1998 to 2010. He has been performing the same position for the New Jersey Nets since 2010.
Personal life
Cvjetićanin's son Filip (born 1993) is currently playing college basketball for the Florida Gulf Coast University.
