Petar Popović (basketball, born 1979)


Petar Popović is a Serbian former professional basketball player.

Professional career

He played with Spartak Subotica and Crvena zvezda before moving to Hemofarm. With them he played the next four seasons, and won the Adriatic League in 2005.
In August 2005 he signed for the Italian powerhouse Benetton Treviso. With them he won the Italian League.
For the 2006–07 season he returned to Crvena zvezda.
In September 2007, he had a trial with Joventut Badalona. He first signed a one-month contract, but later re-signed for the rest of the season. With them he won the ULEB Cup and the Spanish King's Cup.
In September 2008, he signed a short-term deal with Estudiantes, to replace injured Martin Rančík. He later resigned for the rest of the season. In July 2009, he re-signed with them for one more season.
In July 2010, he signed a one-year deal with the Russian team Spartak Saint Petersburg. With them he won the Russian Basketball Cup.
In September 2011, he returned for the third time to Crvena zvezda, signing a one-year contract.
For the 2012–13 season he signed with Artland Dragons of the German Basketball Bundesliga.
In June 2013, he signed a one-year contract with Aliağa Petkim of the Turkish Basketball League. He left them in January 2014. In March 2014, he signed with Metalac Valjevo for the rest of the season.

National team career

Popović played for Serbia and Montenegro at the 2004 Olympic Basketball Tournament in Athens.