Jovan Manović

Jovan Manović
Personal information
Born	13 May 1977; Split, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Died	9 May 2007 (aged 29); Belgrade, Serbia
Nationality	Croatian
Listed height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Career information
NBA draft	1999: undrafted
Playing career	1995–2007
Position	Point guard
Career history
2000–2002	ADO Ovarense
2002	Portugal Telecom
2003–2004	Alkar
2004–2005	JDA Dijon
2005–2006	Split CO
2006	Makedonikos
2006–2007	AS Prishtina

Jovan Manović (13 May 1977 – 9 May 2007) was a Croatian professional basketball player.

Playing career

A point guard, Manović played for Split CO and Alkar in Croatia, Kraški zidar and Helios Domžale in Slovenia, Ovarense, Portugal Telecom, and C.A. Queluz in Portugal, JDA Dijon (France), AS Prishtina (Kosovo), and Makedonikos (Greece).^[1]^[2]

Personal life

His parents were former basketball player Mihajlo Manović and Hanija Erceg.^[3]

Death

On 9 May 2007 around 2:10 p.m., while sitting with a party of friends on the patio of the Zodiac café-restaurant at Vase Pelagića Street in the Belgrade neighbourhood of Senjak, Manović was murdered by a gunman who walked up to his table and shot him in the chest ten times.^[1]^[4]^[2] An investigation concluded that his death was a case of mistaken identity in a clash between two Belgrade drug gangs. The hitman's actual target was a Serbian drug lord's close associate.^[5]^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b B92 (2007-05-10). "Juče ubijen košarkaš iz Splita" (in Serbian). Retrieved 2022-03-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ ^a ^b "Košarkaš izrešetan u bašti kafića". glas-javnosti.rs. Archived from the original on 5 December 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
^ B92 (2007-05-23). "Jovan nije ubijen greškom" (in Serbian). Retrieved 2022-03-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ "U Beogradu ubijen bivši košarkaš Split CO i Alkara". jutarnji.hr. 9 May 2007. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
^ "Plaćeni ubica ubio pogrešnog". novosti.rs. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
^ "Za ubistvo košarkaša 40 godina zatvora". rts.rs. Retrieved 28 March 2022.

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[B92_1-1] B92 (2007-05-10). "Juče ubijen košarkaš iz Splita" (in Serbian). Retrieved 2022-03-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[glas-javnosti-2] "Košarkaš izrešetan u bašti kafića". glas-javnosti.rs. Archived from the original on 5 December 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2022.

[B92_2-3] B92 (2007-05-23). "Jovan nije ubijen greškom" (in Serbian). Retrieved 2022-03-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[4] "U Beogradu ubijen bivši košarkaš Split CO i Alkara". jutarnji.hr. 9 May 2007. Retrieved 28 March 2022.

[5] "Plaćeni ubica ubio pogrešnog". novosti.rs. Retrieved 28 March 2022.

[6] "Za ubistvo košarkaša 40 godina zatvora". rts.rs. Retrieved 28 March 2022.

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Jovan Manović

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Personal life

Death

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