Ratko Varda
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Varda with Mega Vizura against MZT in Skopje.
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| No. 42 – Sutjeska | |
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| Position | Center |
| League | ABA League Montenegrin League |
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| Born | May 6, 1979 Gradiška, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Nationality | Serbian / Bosnian |
| Listed height | 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) |
| Listed weight | 112 kg (247 lb) |
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| NBA draft | 2001 / Undrafted |
| Playing career | 1995–present |
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| 1995–2001 | Partizan Belgrade |
| 2001–2002 | Detroit Pistons |
| 2003 | Union Olimpija |
| 2003–2004 | Apollon Patras |
| 2004–2005 | Beşiktaş |
| 2005–2006 | Kyiv |
| 2006–2007 | Real Madrid |
| 2007–2008 | ViveMenorca |
| 2008 | Žalgiris |
| 2009 | Khimki |
| 2009–2011 | Asseco Prokom Gdynia |
| 2011 | Union Olimpija |
| 2011–2012 | Azovmash |
| 2012 | Mahram Tehran |
| 2012–2013 | Radnički Kragujevac |
| 2013–2014 | Mega Vizura |
| 2015 | United Byblos Amchit |
| 2015 | Kožuv |
| 2016–present | Sutjeska |
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Ratko Varda (Serbian Cyrillic: Ратко Варда; born May 6, 1979) is a Serbian professional basketball player who plays for Sutjeska of the ABA League and the Montenegrin League. Standing at Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value)., he plays the center position.
Professional career
Varda came up through Partizan's youth system and made his debut during the 1995–96 season, before making himself eligible for the 2001 NBA Draft.[1] He ended up not getting selected but still found himself on the Detroit Pistons roster to the start of the 2001–02 season. Varda ended up spending two seasons in the NBA on the rosters of the Pistons and the Washington Wizards, but during that time he was only featured in a single official game (he played six minutes and scored five points for Detroit).
In 2003, he returned to Europe and signed for Union Olimpija until the end of the 2002–03 season.[2] Over the summer of 2004, he played with Beşiktaş of the Turkish Basketball League, but he left the club during the final series against Efes Pilsen.
In the 2006–07 season, he played in the Spanish Liga ACB with Real Madrid, but he could not finish the season due to an anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee.[3]
On October 29, 2007, he signed for the entire season of the Spanish championship with ViveMenorca, having recovered from his knee injury.[4]
On August 21, 2008, he signed a two-year contract with the Lithuanian champions BC Žalgiris from Kaunas.[5] Because of the financial problems of the club, he left Žalgiris in late November.[6] The details of his financial arrangements at the bankrupt club became publicly known when he wrote an open letter to the public discussing the issue.[7]
On January 26, 2009, he signed with the Russian club BC Khimki.[8] On the last day of 2009, Varda signed a one-month contract with Asseco Prokom Gdynia of Poland.[9] In 2010, Varda extend his contract with Prokom until the end of the 2010–11 season.[10]
In August 2011, he returned to his former club Union Olimpija, signing a one-year contract.[11] However, he left the team in December because of the club's financial difficulties and signed with BC Azovmash from Mariupol.[12] He left the team in March by mutual agreement.[13]
On September 29, 2012, he signed a one-month deal with Iranian club Mahram Tehran.[14][15]
On November 5, 2012, he signed with Radnički Kragujevac.[16] In January 2013, he got injured and missed the rest of the season.[17]
On July 31, 2013, he signed a one-year deal with Mega Vizura.[18][19]
In 2012 and 2013, he captained the Republika Srpska team in friendlies against Serbia.[20][21]
On February 2, 2015 he signed with United Byblos Amchit of the Lebanese Basketball League.[22]
On October 1, 2015, Varda signed with KK Kožuv of the Macedonian First League.[23] On November 4, 2015, he parted ways with Kožuv after appearing in four league games and two BIBL games.[24] On December 30, 2015, he signed with the Montenegrin club Sutjeska for the rest of the season.[25]
Personal life
A Serb,[26] Varda was born in Gradiška, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia (now Bosnia and Herzegovina). His family moved to Serbia during the Bosnian War. He has a tattoo of Saint George and the Dragon.
References
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- Ratko Varda at abaliga.com
- Ratko Varda at acb.com
- Ratko Varda at basketball-reference.com
- Ratko Varda at euroleague.net
- Ratko Varda at eurobasket.com
- Ratko Varda at fiba.com
- ↑ NBA Draft 2001
- ↑ Ratko Varda u ljubljanskoj Olimpiji (in Serbian), b92, January 24, 2003.
- ↑ Ratko Varda se pierde lo que resta de temporada (in Spanish), acb, January 10, 2007.
- ↑ Ratko Varda refuerza el ViveMenorca hasta final de temporada (in Spanish), acb, October 29, 2007.
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- ↑ Ratko Varda's open letter to Zalgiris thehoop, November 24, 2008.
- ↑ Khimki adds center Ratko Varda eurocup, January 26, 2009.
- ↑ Prokom signs Ratko Varda for one month euroleague, December 31, 2009.
- ↑ ASSECO PROKOM keeps Ratko Varda euroleague, September 10, 2010.
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- ↑ Ratko Varda leaves Union Olimpija and signs with Azovmash Mariupol
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- Living people
- ABA League players
- Apollon Patras B.C. players
- BC Azovmash players
- BC Khimki players
- BC Kyiv players
- BC Žalgiris players
- Beşiktaş men's basketball players
- Centers (basketball)
- Detroit Pistons players
- Expatriate basketball people in Greece
- Expatriate basketball people in Lithuania
- Expatriate basketball people in Poland
- Expatriate basketball people in Russia
- Expatriate basketball people in Spain
- Expatriate basketball people in the United States
- Greek Basket League players
- KK Mega Vizura players
- KK Partizan players
- KK Radnički Kragujevac players
- KK Union Olimpija players
- Liga ACB players
- Menorca Bàsquet players
- People from Gradiška, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Prokom basketball players
- Real Madrid Baloncesto players
- Serbian basketball players
- Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Undrafted National Basketball Association players
