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DRAŽEN PETROVIĆ

DRAŽEN PETROVIĆ. (1964. – 1993.). CHILDHOOD. - Born in Šibenik, Dražen Petrović was the second child of Jovan a police officer, and Biserka , a librarian .

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DRAŽEN PETROVIĆ

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  1. DRAŽENPETROVIĆ (1964. – 1993.)

  2. CHILDHOOD -BorninŠibenik,DraženPetrović was the second child of Jovana police officer, and Biserka, a librarian. -At the age of thirteen, Petrović started playing in the youth selections of the local BC Šibenka; at the age of fifteen he had already made the first team for Šibenka.

  3. Career history1979–1983KK Šibenka (Yugoslavia)1984–1988KKCibona (Yugoslavia)1988–1989RealMadrid (Spain)1989–1991Portland Trail Blazers1991-1993 New Jersey Nets Petrović's national team debut came at the age of 15, at the U-18 BalkanChampionship in Turkey, where the Yugoslavian junior team won the bronze.The young man regularly played for the Yugoslavian national team in the Balkan Championships, also winning gold with the junior team and silver with the senior team.

  4. "The DraženPetrović Memorial Center" •  "The DraženPetrović Memorial Center" in Zagreb, was founded in his honor. It’s an idea originated from Petrović's parents Biserka and Jovan.The official opening of the museum was held on June 7, 2006, while the official opening of the center to the public began at the end of December 2006. 

  5. DrazenPetrovic’s death • Petrović died in a traffic accident on June 7, 1993, four and a half months before his 29th birthday.He was a passenger in a car that was cut off by a truck at Denkendorf. • The grave of DraženPetrovićis atMirogojinZagreb.

  6. Dražen Petrović is our hero because......he showed us how you can achieve anything you want if you are persistent and hard-working....he followed his dreams and made them come true.By Lora Pilić and Paula Roman, 7.c

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