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Dražen Petrović

1964 - 1993

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Dražen Petrović (Croatian pronunciation: [drǎʒen pětroʋitɕ]; 22 October 1964 – 7 June 1993) was a Yugoslav and Croatian professional basketball player. A shooting guard, he initially achieved success playing professional basketball in Europe in the 1980s with Cibona and Real Madrid before joining the National Basketball Association (NBA) in 1989. A star on multiple international basketball stages, Petrović earned two silver medals (1988, 1992) and one bronze (1984) at the Summer Olympic Games, a gold (1990) and a bronze (1986) at the FIBA World Cup, and a gold (1989) and a bronze (1987) at the FIBA EuroBasket. He was the FIBA World Championship MVP in 1986 and the FIBA EuroBasket MVP in 1989. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dražen Petrović is the 19th most popular basketball player (down from 11th in 2019), the 61st most popular biography from Croatia (down from 51st in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Croatian Basketball Player.

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Dražen Petrović ranks 19 out of 1,757. Before him are Clyde Drexler, K. C. Jones, Vlade Divac, Kobe Bryant, Kevin McHale, and Krešimir Ćosić. After him are Dennis Rodman, Radivoj Korać, Mirza Delibašić, Jerry West, Chris Mullin, and Larry Bird.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Dražen Petrović ranks 58. Before him are C. C. Catch, Andy Serkis, David Cross, Miguel Induráin, Martin Weinek, and Mehriban Aliyeva. After him are Jean Alesi, Abedi Pele, Petr Fiala, Clive Owen, Djimon Hounsou, and Bridget Fonda. Among people deceased in 1993, Dražen Petrović ranks 52. Before him are Kakuei Tanaka, Hans Baur, György Sárosi, Helen Hayes, River Phoenix, and Bruno Pontecorvo. After him are Don Ameche, Lucia Popp, Rahmon Nabiyev, Leonid Gaidai, Léo Ferré, and Roy Raymond.

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In Croatia

Among people born in Croatia, Dražen Petrović ranks 61 out of 700. Before him are Luigi Dallapiccola (1904), Krešimir Ćosić (1948), Ante Gotovina (1955), Zlatko Čajkovski (1923), Branko Zebec (1929), and Josip Bozanić (1949). After him are Milka Planinc (1924), Vladimir Beara (1928), Benedetto Cotrugli (1416), Milan Babić (1956), Viktor Pavičić (1898), and Zvonimir Boban (1968).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In Croatia

Among basketball players born in Croatia, Dražen Petrović ranks 2. Before him are Krešimir Ćosić (1948). After him are Toni Kukoč (1968), Petar Skansi (1943), Aleksandar Petrović (1959), Vinko Jelovac (1948), Dino Rađa (1967), Velimir Perasović (1965), Željko Jerkov (1953), Andro Knego (1956), Damir Šolman (1948), and Mihovil Nakić (1955).

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