 Birčević with
U-BT Cluj-Napoca in April 2022 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 13 December 1989 Lazarevac, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Nationality | Serbian |
| Listed height | 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) |
| Listed weight | 100 kg (220 lb) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2011: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2007–2024 |
| Position | Power forward |
| Career history | |
| 2007–2011 | Metalac Valjevo |
| 2011–2014 | Radnički Kragujevac |
| 2014–2016 | Estudiantes |
| 2016–2017 | Partizan |
| 2017–2018 | İstanbul BB |
| 2018 | Banvit |
| 2018–2019 | Telekom Baskets Bonn |
| 2019–2020 | Partizan |
| 2021 | Bursaspor |
| 2021–2023 | U-BT Cluj-Napoca |
| 2023 | Mitteldeutscher BC |
| 2023–2024 | Lietkabelis Panevėžys |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
Medals | |
Stefan Birčević ( Serbian: Стефан Бирчевић, born 13 December 1989) is a Serbian former professional basketball player who last played for Lietkabelis Panevėžys of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and the EuroCup. He also represented the Serbian national basketball team. Standing at 2.10 m (6 ft 10+1⁄2 in), he played the power forward position.
Professional career
Birčević played with Metalac Valjevo, before joining Radnički Kragujevac in the summer of 2011. In August 2014, he moved to Spain and signed with CB Estudiantes. [1] On 13 June 2016 he signed a two-year contract with Serbian club Partizan. [2]
On 13 July 2017, Birčević signed with Turkish club İstanbul BŞB for the 2017–18 season. [3]
On 4 December 2018, Birčević signed with German club Baskets Bonn for the rest of 2018–19 season. [4]
On 23 August 2019, Birčević signed with Partizan for the rest of 2019–20 season. [5]
On 16 December 2020, Birčević signed with Borac Čačak for the rest of 2020–21 season. [6] He left the team 10 days later, prior his debut for Borac. On 28 December, he signed for the Hiroshima Dragonflies of the B.League. [7] [8] However, due to COVID-19 pandemic travel restrictions he never manage to join the Hiroshima Dragonflies and left the team prior his debut.
In February 2021, Birčević signed for Turkish club Frutti Extra Bursaspor. [9]
On 13 July 2021, he signed with U-BT Cluj-Napoca of the Romanian Liga Națională. [10]
On 21 August 2023, Birčević signed a one-year deal with Mitteldeutscher BC of the German Basketball Bundesliga. [11] He parted ways with the team on 23 October. [12]
On 11 November 2023, Birčević signed with Lietkabelis Panevėžys of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) for the rest of the season. [13] On 6 February 2024, Birčević parted ways with the team and retired from professional basketball.
National team career
Birčević won the gold medal with the Serbian university team at the 2011 Summer Universiade in Shenzhen. Birčević was a member of the Serbian national basketball team that won the silver medal at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup.
Birčević also represented Serbia at the 2016 Summer Olympics where they won the silver medal, after losing to the United States in the final game with 96–66. [14]
Birčević also represented Serbia at the EuroBasket 2017 where they won the silver medal, after losing in the final game to Slovenia. [15]
At the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup, the national team of Serbia was dubbed as favorite to win the trophy, [16] but was eventually upset in the quarterfinals by Argentina. [17] With wins over the United States and Czech Republic, it finished in fifth place. [18] [19] Birčević averaged 4.8 points and 2.8 rebounds over 6 tournament games.
See also
References
- ^ Birčević from Kragujevac to Madrid
- ^ "Stefan Birčević je prvo pojačanje Partizana u sezoni 2016/17". kkpartizan.rs (in Serbian). 13 June 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
- ^ "Stefan Bircevic inks with Istanbul BSB". Sportando.com. 13 July 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- ^ "Baskets verpflichten serbischen Nationalspieler". telekom-baskets-bonn.de. 4 December 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
- ^ "Povratak Stefana Birčevića". kkpartizan.rs. 23 August 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
- ^ "Stefan Birčević reinforced Borac". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- ^ Vezonik, Uroš (27 December 2020). "Stefan Birčević signed with Hiroshima Dragonflies". Sportando. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ^ "Birčević potpisao za Hirošimu". mozzartsport.com. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ^ "Birčević pronašao klub: Uželeo sam se košarke". b92.net. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
- ^ Carchia, Emiliano (13 July 2021). "Stefan Bircevic signs with U Banca Transilvania Cluj-Napoca". Sportando. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ "Stefan Bircevic kommt zum SYNTAINICS MBC". syntainics-mbc.de (in German). 21 August 2023. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
- ^ "Syntainics MBC: Verletzung zwingt Bircevic zum vorzeitigen Abschied aus Weißenfels". mdr.de (in German). 23 October 2023. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
- ^ "Priekinę liniją sustiprino Stefanas Birčevičius". kklietkabelis.lt (in Lithuanian). 11 November 2023. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
- ^ "Rio Olympics 2016: USA beat Serbia in men's basketball to win last gold of Games". BBC Sport. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
- ^ "Slovenia overcome injuries to claim historic title in Dragic's swansong". FIBA.basketball. 17 September 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
- ^ Curkovic, Igor (28 August 2019). "FIBA Basketball World Cup Power Rankings, Volume 3". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
- ^ "Argentina upsets Olympic silver medalist Serbia in FIBA World Cup quarterfinals". nbcsports.com. 10 September 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
- ^ "Serbia defeats USA in FIBA World Cup consolation round play". nba.com. 12 September 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
- ^ T., P. (14 September 2019). "Bogdanović ponovo briljirao – Srbiji peto mesto u Kini" (in Serbian). Retrieved 14 September 2019.
External links
- Stefan Birčević at aba-liga.com
- Stefan Birčević at eurobasket.com
- Stefan Birčević at euroleague.net
- Stefan Birčević at fiba.com
- Stefan Birčević at Olympedia
- Stefan Birčević at Olympics.com
- Stefan Birčević at the Olimpijski Komitet Srbije (in Serbian)
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- 1989 births
- Living people
- 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup players
- 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup players
- ABA League players
- Bandırma B.İ.K. players
- Basketball League of Serbia players
- Basketball players from Belgrade
- Basketball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- BC Lietkabelis players
- Bursaspor Basketbol players
- CB Estudiantes players
- İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor basketball players
- KK Metalac Valjevo players
- KK Partizan players
- KK Radnički Kragujevac (2009–2014) players
- Liga ACB players
- Medalists at the 2011 Summer Universiade
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Mitteldeutscher BC players
- Olympic basketball players for Serbia
- Olympic medalists in basketball
- Olympic silver medalists for Serbia
- Power forwards
- Serbia men's national basketball team players
- Serbian expatriate basketball people in Germany
- Serbian expatriate basketball people in Lithuania
- Serbian expatriate basketball people in Spain
- Serbian expatriate basketball people in Turkey
- Serbian men's basketball players
- Telekom Baskets Bonn players
- FISU World University Games gold medalists for Serbia
- U-BT Cluj-Napoca players
- Summer World University Games medalists in basketball
|
Birčević with
U-BT Cluj-Napoca in April 2022 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 13 December 1989 Lazarevac, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Nationality | Serbian |
| Listed height | 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) |
| Listed weight | 100 kg (220 lb) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2011: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2007–2024 |
| Position | Power forward |
| Career history | |
| 2007–2011 | Metalac Valjevo |
| 2011–2014 | Radnički Kragujevac |
| 2014–2016 | Estudiantes |
| 2016–2017 | Partizan |
| 2017–2018 | İstanbul BB |
| 2018 | Banvit |
| 2018–2019 | Telekom Baskets Bonn |
| 2019–2020 | Partizan |
| 2021 | Bursaspor |
| 2021–2023 | U-BT Cluj-Napoca |
| 2023 | Mitteldeutscher BC |
| 2023–2024 | Lietkabelis Panevėžys |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
Medals | |
Stefan Birčević ( Serbian: Стефан Бирчевић, born 13 December 1989) is a Serbian former professional basketball player who last played for Lietkabelis Panevėžys of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and the EuroCup. He also represented the Serbian national basketball team. Standing at 2.10 m (6 ft 10+1⁄2 in), he played the power forward position.
Professional career
Birčević played with Metalac Valjevo, before joining Radnički Kragujevac in the summer of 2011. In August 2014, he moved to Spain and signed with CB Estudiantes. [1] On 13 June 2016 he signed a two-year contract with Serbian club Partizan. [2]
On 13 July 2017, Birčević signed with Turkish club İstanbul BŞB for the 2017–18 season. [3]
On 4 December 2018, Birčević signed with German club Baskets Bonn for the rest of 2018–19 season. [4]
On 23 August 2019, Birčević signed with Partizan for the rest of 2019–20 season. [5]
On 16 December 2020, Birčević signed with Borac Čačak for the rest of 2020–21 season. [6] He left the team 10 days later, prior his debut for Borac. On 28 December, he signed for the Hiroshima Dragonflies of the B.League. [7] [8] However, due to COVID-19 pandemic travel restrictions he never manage to join the Hiroshima Dragonflies and left the team prior his debut.
In February 2021, Birčević signed for Turkish club Frutti Extra Bursaspor. [9]
On 13 July 2021, he signed with U-BT Cluj-Napoca of the Romanian Liga Națională. [10]
On 21 August 2023, Birčević signed a one-year deal with Mitteldeutscher BC of the German Basketball Bundesliga. [11] He parted ways with the team on 23 October. [12]
On 11 November 2023, Birčević signed with Lietkabelis Panevėžys of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) for the rest of the season. [13] On 6 February 2024, Birčević parted ways with the team and retired from professional basketball.
National team career
Birčević won the gold medal with the Serbian university team at the 2011 Summer Universiade in Shenzhen. Birčević was a member of the Serbian national basketball team that won the silver medal at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup.
Birčević also represented Serbia at the 2016 Summer Olympics where they won the silver medal, after losing to the United States in the final game with 96–66. [14]
Birčević also represented Serbia at the EuroBasket 2017 where they won the silver medal, after losing in the final game to Slovenia. [15]
At the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup, the national team of Serbia was dubbed as favorite to win the trophy, [16] but was eventually upset in the quarterfinals by Argentina. [17] With wins over the United States and Czech Republic, it finished in fifth place. [18] [19] Birčević averaged 4.8 points and 2.8 rebounds over 6 tournament games.
See also
References
- ^ Birčević from Kragujevac to Madrid
- ^ "Stefan Birčević je prvo pojačanje Partizana u sezoni 2016/17". kkpartizan.rs (in Serbian). 13 June 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
- ^ "Stefan Bircevic inks with Istanbul BSB". Sportando.com. 13 July 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- ^ "Baskets verpflichten serbischen Nationalspieler". telekom-baskets-bonn.de. 4 December 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
- ^ "Povratak Stefana Birčevića". kkpartizan.rs. 23 August 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
- ^ "Stefan Birčević reinforced Borac". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- ^ Vezonik, Uroš (27 December 2020). "Stefan Birčević signed with Hiroshima Dragonflies". Sportando. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ^ "Birčević potpisao za Hirošimu". mozzartsport.com. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ^ "Birčević pronašao klub: Uželeo sam se košarke". b92.net. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
- ^ Carchia, Emiliano (13 July 2021). "Stefan Bircevic signs with U Banca Transilvania Cluj-Napoca". Sportando. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ "Stefan Bircevic kommt zum SYNTAINICS MBC". syntainics-mbc.de (in German). 21 August 2023. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
- ^ "Syntainics MBC: Verletzung zwingt Bircevic zum vorzeitigen Abschied aus Weißenfels". mdr.de (in German). 23 October 2023. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
- ^ "Priekinę liniją sustiprino Stefanas Birčevičius". kklietkabelis.lt (in Lithuanian). 11 November 2023. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
- ^ "Rio Olympics 2016: USA beat Serbia in men's basketball to win last gold of Games". BBC Sport. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
- ^ "Slovenia overcome injuries to claim historic title in Dragic's swansong". FIBA.basketball. 17 September 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
- ^ Curkovic, Igor (28 August 2019). "FIBA Basketball World Cup Power Rankings, Volume 3". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
- ^ "Argentina upsets Olympic silver medalist Serbia in FIBA World Cup quarterfinals". nbcsports.com. 10 September 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
- ^ "Serbia defeats USA in FIBA World Cup consolation round play". nba.com. 12 September 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
- ^ T., P. (14 September 2019). "Bogdanović ponovo briljirao – Srbiji peto mesto u Kini" (in Serbian). Retrieved 14 September 2019.
External links
- Stefan Birčević at aba-liga.com
- Stefan Birčević at eurobasket.com
- Stefan Birčević at euroleague.net
- Stefan Birčević at fiba.com
- Stefan Birčević at Olympedia
- Stefan Birčević at Olympics.com
- Stefan Birčević at the Olimpijski Komitet Srbije (in Serbian)
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- 1989 births
- Living people
- 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup players
- 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup players
- ABA League players
- Bandırma B.İ.K. players
- Basketball League of Serbia players
- Basketball players from Belgrade
- Basketball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- BC Lietkabelis players
- Bursaspor Basketbol players
- CB Estudiantes players
- İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor basketball players
- KK Metalac Valjevo players
- KK Partizan players
- KK Radnički Kragujevac (2009–2014) players
- Liga ACB players
- Medalists at the 2011 Summer Universiade
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Mitteldeutscher BC players
- Olympic basketball players for Serbia
- Olympic medalists in basketball
- Olympic silver medalists for Serbia
- Power forwards
- Serbia men's national basketball team players
- Serbian expatriate basketball people in Germany
- Serbian expatriate basketball people in Lithuania
- Serbian expatriate basketball people in Spain
- Serbian expatriate basketball people in Turkey
- Serbian men's basketball players
- Telekom Baskets Bonn players
- FISU World University Games gold medalists for Serbia
- U-BT Cluj-Napoca players
- Summer World University Games medalists in basketball