Aleksandar Glintić (Serbian Cyrillic: Александар Глинтић; born April 19, 1976) is a Serbian former professional basketball player.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 19, 1976 Travnik, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Nationality | Serbian / Bosnian |
| Listed height | 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) |
| Listed weight | 107 kg (236 lb) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 1998: undrafted |
| Playing career | 1991–2009 |
| Position | Center |
| Number | 9, 11 |
| Career history | |
| 1991–1992 | Bosna |
| 1992–1994 | Partizan |
| 1994–1997 | Beovuk 72 |
| 1997–2000 | Beobanka |
| 2000–2002 | Partizan |
| 2002–2003 | OKK Beograd |
| 2004 | Lukoil Academic |
| 2005 | Igokea |
| 2005 | Iraklis Thessaloniki |
| 2007–2008 | Vizura |
| 2008–2009 | U-Mobitelco Cluj-Napoca |
Medals | |
Playing career edit
Glintić played for the youth system of Bosna and got promoted to the first team in 1991. Before the Bosnian War, he moved to Belgrade in 1992.[1] In 1992, he signed for Partizan where he stayed for two seasons without a lot of opportunity to play. After leaving Partizan, he played for Belgrade-based teams Beovuk 72 and Beobanka. In the summer 2000, he returned to Partizan.[2] He played for two seasons and won a Yugoslav League and a Yugoslav Basketball Cup in 2002.
After leaving Partizan, he played one season for OKK Beograd. In 2003, he signed a one-year deal with the Bulgarian team Lukoil Academic. In February 2005, he signed the contract with Igokea for the rest of the season.[3] In August 2005, he signed a contract with Greek team Iraklis Thessaloniki, but left them at the end of October. In January 2007, he returned to Serbia and signed for Vizura, where he played for a year and a half. His last season he played for in the Romanian team U-Mobitelco Cluj-Napoca.
International career edit
Glintić was a member of the FR Yugoslavia national under-22 team that won the gold medal at the 1997 World Championship for 22 and Under in Australia. Over seven tournament games, he averaged 9.0 points, 5.9 rebounds and 0.3 assists per game.[4] Also, he won the bronze medal at the 1998 European Championship for 22 and Under in Italy. Over eight tournament games, he averaged 6.8 points, 4.2 rebounds and 0.2 assists per game.[5]
Glintić won the bronze medal at the 1997 Mediterranean Games in Bari, Italy.
Career achievements and awards edit
Club edit
- Yugoslav League champion: 1 (with Partizan: 2001–02)
- Yugoslav Basketball Cup winner: 2 (with Partizan: 1993–94, 2001–02)
National team edit
References edit
- ^ "Aleksandar Glintić - Glinta" (PDF). okkbeograd.org.rs. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ "Bogojević i Glintić poslednja pojačanja". blic.rs. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
- ^ "Ex-LukOil player Glintic finally signed". bgbasket.com. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
- ^ "Yugoslavia 11 - Aleksandar Glintic". archive.fiba.com. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
- ^ "Yugoslavia 7 - Aleksandar Glintic". archive.fiba.com. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
External links edit
- Player Profile at eurobasket.com
- Statistics at fibaeurope.com