Željko Topalović

Željko Topalović (Serbian Cyrillic: Жељко Топаловић; born March 3, 1972) is a Serbian hotelier and former professional basketball player.

Željko Topalović

Personal information
Born	(1972-03-03) March 3, 1972 Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality	Serbian
Listed height	2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
Career information
NBA draft	1994: undrafted
Playing career	1989–2001
Position	Center
Number	10, 15
Career history
1989–1991	Prvi Partizan
1991–1994	Profikolor
1994–1997	BFC Beočin
1997–1998	Crvena zvezda
1998–1999	Budućnost
1999–2000	Crvena zvezda
2000–2001	Borac Banja Luka
Career highlights and awards
2× YUBA League champion (1998, 1999)
Medals Men's basketball Representing Yugoslavia European Championship for Cadets 1989 Spain U16 Team

Playing career

Topalović played for the BFC Beočin in the years when this club was at the top of Yugoslav League and reached the Playoffs Finals in the 1995–96 season. Later he continued his career in the Crvena zvezda and was a member of the great generation that brought the YUBA League title in the 1997–98 season. He also played for the Budućnost and won his second YUBA League title in the 1998–99 season. After that, he returned to the Crvena zvezda. He ended his professional career with the Borac Banja Luka.

National team career

Topalović was a member of the SFR Yugoslavia national cadet team that won the silver medal at the 1989 European Championship for Cadets in Spain. Over five tournament games, he averaged 3.2 points per game. Also, he represented the SFR Yugoslavia national junior team at the 1991 World Championship for Junior Men in Edmonton, Canada. Over eight tournament games, he averaged 7.4 points per game. Yugoslavia took 4th place.

Post-playing career

Topalović owns the Zlatarski Zlatnik Hotel in Nova Varoš, located on the slopes of the mountain Zlatar.

Career achievements

• Yugoslav League champion: 2 (with Crvena zvezda: 1997–98; with Budućnost: 1998–99)

See also

• List of KK Crvena zvezda players with 100 games played

External links

• Profile at FIBA Europe
• Zlatarski Zlatnik Hotel website