Zarko Jukic
{{short description|Danish basketball player (born 1993)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2024}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Zarko Jukic
| position = Small forward
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 7
| weight_lb = 210
| league = 1. deild karla
| team = Íþróttafélag Reykjavíkur
| number =
| nationality = Danish
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1993|7|28|df=y}}
| birth_place = Copenhagen, Denmark
| draft_year =
| career_start = 2011
| career_end =
| years1 = 2011–2014 | team1 = Hørsholm 79ers
| years2 = 2014–2015 | team2 = KFUM Nässjö
| years3 = 2015–2016 | team3 = Norrköping Dolphins
| years4 = 2016–2017 | team4 = Ourense
| years5 = 2017–2018 | team5 = Newcastle Eagles
| years6 = 2018–2019 | team6 = Albacete Basket
| years7 = 2019–2020 | team7 = Team FOG Næstved
| years8 = 2021 | team8 = KR
| years9 = 2021–2022 | team9 = CD Povoa
| years10= 2022 | team10= KFUM Nässjö
| years11= 2023 | team11= CB Cornellà
| years12= 2023–present|team12=Íþróttafélag Reykjavíkur
| highlights =
- Danish League All-Star (2013, 2014)
}}
Zarko Jukic ({{langx|sh|Žarko Jukić}}; born 28 July 1993) is a Danish professional basketball player and a member of the Danish national team.
Club career
Jukic started his career in Denmark with the Hørsholm 79ers in 2011 and played there until 2014. The following two seasons he played in Sweden, first with KFUM Nässjö and then with the Norrköping Dolphins. During the 2016-17 season, he played for Ourense in the Spanish second-tier LEB Oro. The next three seasons he played for the Newcastle Eagles, Albacete Basket and Team FOG Næstved.{{cite news |title=Zarko Jukic til liðs við KR |url=https://krkarfa.is/zarko-jukic-til-lids-vid-kr/ |access-date=20 February 2021 |work=Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur |date=20 February 2021 |language=Icelandic}}
On 20 February 2021, Jukic signed with reigning Icelandic champions KR.{{cite news |author1=Anton Ingi Leifsson |title=Tveggja metra Dani í KR |url=https://www.visir.is/g/20212075964d/tveggja-metra-dani-i-kr |access-date=21 February 2021 |work=Vísir.is |date=20 February 2021 |language=Icelandic}}
National team career
References
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External links
- {{FIBA|new_id=215034-zarko-jukic}}
- [http://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Zarko_Jukic/Ourense_Termal/217759 Profile] on eurobasket.com
- [https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Zarko-Jukic/Summary/38944 Profile] on realgm.com
- [https://www.proballers.com/basketball/player/50724/zarko-jukic Profile] on Proballers.com
- [https://www.basket.se/Resultat/Spelare?id=18455&season_id=90941&player_id=183433 Swedish statistics]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jukić, Zarko}}
Category:Basketball players from Copenhagen
Category:Club Ourense Baloncesto players
Category:Danish men's basketball players
Category:Danish people of Yugoslav descent
Category:Hørsholm 79ers players
Category:KR men's basketball players
Category:Newcastle Eagles players
Category:Norrköping Dolphins players
Category:Team FOG Næstved players
Category:Úrvalsdeild karla (basketball) players
Category:Albacete Basket players
Category:Danish expatriate basketball people in Spain
Category:Danish expatriate sportspeople in England
Category:Expatriate basketball people in England
Category:Danish expatriate basketball people in Sweden
Category:Danish expatriate basketball people in Iceland