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Vladimir Štimac

Štimac with Fenerbahçe in 2019
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Personal information
Born	(1987-08-25) August 25, 1987 (age 36) Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality	Serbian
Listed height	2.11 m (6 ft 11.07 in)
Listed weight	116 kg (256 lb)
Career information
NBA Draft	2009 / Undrafted
Pro career	2004–present
League	National Basketball League
Career history
2004–2005	Beovuk 72
2005–2008	Žalgiris
2005–2007	→Žalgiris-Arvydas Sabonis school
2007–2008	→Valmiera
2008–2010	Crvena zvezda
2010–2011	Ventspils
2011	Nymburk
2011–2012	Olin Edirne
2012–2013	Banvit
2013–2014	Málaga
2014–2015	Bayern Munich
2015	Estudiantes
2015–2016	Crvena zvezda
2016–2017	Beşiktaş
2017–2018	Anadolu Efes
2018–2019	Türk Telekom
2019	Fenerbahçe
2019–2020	Crvena zvezda
2020	Qingdao Eagles
2021	Bahçeşehir Koleji
2021–2022	Ningbo Rockets
2023	Sigortam.net İTÜ BB
2023-	Guangxi Weizhuang
Career highlights and awards
CBA rebounding champion (2022) BCL Star Lineup Second Best Team (2017) ABA League champion (2016) Serbian League champion (2016) Czech League champion (2011) Czech Cup winner (2011) Turkish Cup winner (2018) BBL Most Valuable Player (2008) 2x BSL All-Star (2017, 2018) 2x BSL rebounding leader (2017, 2018)
Medals Men's basketball Representing  Serbia Summer Olympics Silver 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team World Cup Silver 2014 Spain Team EuroBasket Silver 2017 Turkey Team Universiade Gold 2011 Shenzhen Team Gold 2009 Belgrade Team U20 European Championship Gold 2007 Slovenia Team Representing  Serbia and Montenegro U18 European Championship Gold 2005 Serbia and Montenegro Team

Štimac in 2018

Vladimir Štimac (Serbian: Владимир Штимац, born August 25, 1987) is a Serbian professional basketball player who most recently played for the Sigortam.net İTÜ BB. He also represented the Serbian national team internationally. Standing at 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in), he plays at the center position.

Professional career

Štimac grew up with Beovuk 72 youth team, and later spent two years in Lithuania and one in Latvia before returning to Serbia. During his first season abroad, he played for the Lithuanian Žalgiris reserves team and earned his way into the first team for the following season. In order to get a chance to play as a first-team regular, he was allowed to spend his third SEB BBL year with Latvian side Valmiera, where he was unanimously chosen as the best player for the 2007–08 season.

He played for the Orlando Magic in the Orlando Pro Summer League in 2010. In September 2010, he signed with the Latvian team Ventspils but was released two months later. In November 2010, he signed a contract for the remainder of the season with Nymburk.

In July 2011, he signed a one-year contract with Olin Edirne Basket. In 30 games of Turkish League, he averaged 14.8 points and 9.9 rebounds per game. For the 2012–13 season he moved to Banvit.

In September 2013, he signed a 1+1 contract with the Spanish club Unicaja Málaga. In June 2014, he left Unicaja.

In August 2014, he signed a one-year deal with Bayern Munich.

On October 2, 2015, he signed a preliminary agreement with the Spanish team Estudiantes. On October 27, 2015, he returned to Crvena zvezda signing a contract for the rest of the season.

On August 31, 2016, Štimac signed with the Turkish club Beşiktaş for the 2016–17 season.

On August 22, 2017, Štimac signed a one-year deal, with an option for another, with Turkish club Anadolu Efes.

On July 12, 2018, Štimac signed with Türk Telekom for the 2018–19 season.

2019–present

On September 25, 2019, he signed a three-month contract with Turkish EuroLeague team Fenerbahçe. He appeared in 8 EuroLeague games, averaging 4.6 points per game. In the midseason, on December 25, he returned to Crvena zvezda. In 13 EuroLeague games with Crvena zvezda until the end of the season, which was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic, he averaged 11.1 points and 6.2 rebounds per game.

On August 22, 2020, Štimac signed with the French team AS Monaco. However on September 12, his contract was bought out by the Qingdao Eagles in China. On February 2, 2021, he has signed with Bahçeşehir Koleji of the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL).

In December 2021, Štimac returned to China and signed with Ningbo Rockets. On December 26, 2021, he recorded career-high 40 points, 17 rebounds and 7 assists in a game against the Sichuan Blue Whales.

Serbian national team

He managed to win a 2007 U20 European Championship gold medal as a member of the Serbian U20 National Team 2007.

Štimac represented the Serbian national basketball team at the EuroBasket 2013. He was a member of the Serbian national basketball team that won the silver medal at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup and at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Štimac 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.

Štimac also represented Serbia at the EuroBasket 2017 where they won the silver medal, after losing in the final game to Slovenia.

Career statistics

EuroLeague

Political activities

In October 2023, Štimac announced he could take part in the upcoming Belgrade City Assembly election. A supporter of cryptocurrency and anti-discrimination politics, Štimac was also previously involved in a conflict with the "Milenijum tim" company which retains close relations with the ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SNS). Štimac confirmed his candidacy once the election was called. Štimac signed an agreement with the right-wing National Democratic Alternative (NADA) on 3 November, announcing that he would run on their electoral list.

See also

In Spanish: Vladimir Štimac para niños

• List of Olympic medalists in basketball