Zoran Vrkić (born 16 August 1987) is a Croatian professional basketball player who plays for Breiðablik of the Úrvalsdeild karla.

Zoran Vrkić
Breiðablik
PositionSmall forward
LeagueÚrvalsdeild karla
Personal information
Born (1987-08-16) 16 August 1987 (age 37)
Rijeka, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalityCroatian
Listed height2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)
Career information
Playing career2005–present
Career history
2005–2006Postojna
2006Dubrovnik
2006–2008Šibenik
2008–2010Split
2010Union Olimpija
2011Peristeri
2011–2012Biancoblu Basket Bologna
2012Zadar
2012–2013Ikaros Kallitheas
2013–2014Bilbao Basket
2014–2015GKK Šibenik
2015–2016Gipuzkoa Basket
2016–2017Karpoš Sokoli
2017–2018Hermine Nantes
2018Oviedo
2018Dinamo București
2019Kinmen Kaoliang Liquor
2019Plateros de Fresnillo
2019–2020Exxon Sport Club
2020Manama Club
2020Patrioti Levice
2020–2021Exxon Sport Club
2021Alkar
2021–2023Tindastóll
2023Grindavík
2023–presentBreiðablik

Playing career

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Vrkić helped Manama Club win the Bahrain league in 2020. He began the 2020–21 season with Patrioti Levice, averaging 11.3 points, 2.2 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.0 steal per game in six games. Vrkić signed with Exxon Sport Club on 18 November 2020.[1]

In 2021, he signed with Alkar of the HT Premijer liga.[2][3][4][5][6] He averaged 9.0 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 2.8 assists per game.[7]

In December 2021, Vrkić signed with Tindastóll of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild karla.[8] During the season, he averaged 8.7 points and 4.4 rebounds. On 24 January 2023, he was released by the club after averaging 7.7 points and 4.1 rebounds.[9] Three days later, he signed with rival Úrvalsdeild club Grindavík.[10] With Grindavík, he averaged 8.9 stig og 4.5 rebounds per game.

Vrkić stayed in the Úrvalsdeild the following season, signing with Breiðablik in October 2023.[11]

References

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  1. ^ Maghsoodlou, Mohammad Amin (18 November 2020). "Vrkic is back at Exxon Sport Club". Asiabasket. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  2. ^ "ZORAN VRKIĆ: Postane li Šibenik ABA ligaš šanse da se vratim na Baldekin znatno rastu". sibenskiportal.rtl.hr. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Zoran Vrkic: "Tengo la calidad que pudo haber ayudado al GBC a ganar más partidos"". solobasket.com. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  4. ^ "Zoran Vrkić: 'Uvijek ću se vraćati u Šibenik, to je moj grad'". sibenik.in. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  5. ^ "Хрватот Зоран Вркиќ потпиша за Карпош Соколи". gol.mk. 21 September 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  6. ^ "Крај на сезоната за Вркиќ". sportmedia.mk. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  7. ^ "Tindastoll inks Zoran Vrkic, ex Alkar". Eurobasket. January 15, 2022. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  8. ^ Davíð Eldur (30 December 2021). "Zoran Vrkic til Tindastóls – Thomas Massamba yfirgefur félagið". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  9. ^ "Króatinn yfirgefur Krókinn". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 24 January 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  10. ^ Runólfur Trausti Þórhallsson (27 January 2023). "Vrkić í Grindavík". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  11. ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (26 October 2023). "Zoran Vrkic í sitt þriðja félag á Íslandi". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 27 October 2023.
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