Vrbica Stefanov
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 Vrbica Stefanov shooting a free throw at the 2007 PreEuropean Championship, in Menorca.
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| Position | Point guard |
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| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 165 lb (75 kg) |
| Team | ViveMenorca |
| Born | December 19, 1973 Kavadarci, Republic of Macedonia |
| Nationality | Macedonia |
| Pro career | 1992–present |
Vrbica Stefanov (Macedonian: Врбица Стефанов) (born December 19, 1973 in Kavadarci, Socialist Republic of Macedonia, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Macedonian basketball player currently with the ACB's ViveMenorca in Spain.
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[edit] Career
He played six seasons with the MZT Skopje (1992-98)[1], then passed to the Rabotnicki Skopje (1998-99), the Karsiyaka Izmir (1999-2000, Turkey), AEK Athens BC (2000-01, Greece). He then remained for four years in Italy, in the Montepaschi Siena (2001-05)[2], where he reached a Euroleague Final Four[3]. He has won the 1998-99 Macedonian National Championship with Rabotnicki Skopje, the 2001 Greek National Cup with AEK Athens [4], the 2002 Saporta Cup with Mens Sana Basket Siena, the 2003-04 Italian National Championship with Mens Sana Basket Siena, and the 2005-06 Turkish National Championship with Ulker Spor Kulubu Istanbul. He was also the captain of the Macedonian National Team and played at the 1999 European Championship and the 2007 PreEuropean Championship[5].
After he signed with KK Crvena Zvezda - Belgrade, he played only 1 match, in Octomber 2006 and said that would retire from playing basketball.[citation needed]
In February 2007 he signed for the ACB's ViveMenorca in Spain, for all the remaining season and the following one.[6]
[edit] Clubs
- MZT Skopje - (Macedonia) - 1992/1998
- Godel Rabotnicki Skopje - (Macedonia) - 1998/1999
- Pinar Karsijaka - 1999/2000
- AEK - (Greece) - 2000/2001
- Montepaschi Siena - (Italy) - 2001/2005
- Ülker - (Turkey) - March 2005/2006
- KK Crvena zvezda - (Serbia) - 2006 (left in October 2006)
- Olympiacos BC - (Greece) - 2007
- Montepaschi Siena - (Italy) - 2007
- Mersin BŞB. S.K. - (Turkey) - 2007/2008
- ViveMenorca - ACB (Spain) - 2008/
[edit] Honors
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[edit] References
- Cited
- ^ NLB: Vrbica Stefanov.
- ^ LEGA, Vrbica Stefanov.
- ^ Euroleague: Vrbica Stefanov, Montepaschi Siena.
- ^ AEK.com: Vrbica Stefanov.
- ^ Eurobasket 2007: Vrbica Stefanov (ARY Macedonia).
- ^ Vrbica Stefanov, nuevo base del ViveMenorca (Spanish). MenorcaBasquet.com. ACB.com (2008-02-17). Retrieved on 2008-02-17.
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