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 =

}}

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

Jukic has been a member of the Danish national team.{{cite news |title=Snak med Zarko Jukic |url=https://teamfog.dk/snak-med-zarko-jukic/ |access-date=20 February 2021 |work=Team FOG Næstved |date=October 2019 |language=Danish}}

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