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A EuroLeague center for Derthona: welcome Leon Radošević

A EuroLeague center for Derthona: welcome Leon Radošević

Twelve seasons in the EuroLeague, a high-level career and now the choice of Derthona: Leon Radosevic it is the new Juventus center.

CAREER – Born in Sisak (Croatia) on 26 February 1990, Radošević completed his youth career with the Cibona Zagreb jersey, the team with which he made his first team debut in 2009. He won the Croatian title in 2010 and the the following year, in his second year in the Euroleague, he averaged 12.9 points and 6.3 rebounds in the competition.

His performances earned him a call from Olimpia Milano, with whom he played in 2011/12. The following year, he was loaned to Lietuvos Rytas before returning to Milan in January 2013.

After completing the two-year period in Italy, Leon moved to Germany, to Alba Berlin, a team with which he played in the following two seasons both in the championship, in the EuroCup (in 2013/14) and in the EuroLeague (in 2014/15). In 2014/15 he won the German Super Cup.

He begins 2015/16 in Turkey, at Besiktas, before signing in November with Bamberg, Germany. He remained at Brose for three consecutive seasons, also obtaining German citizenship in 2017 and contributing to the national title victory in 2016 and 2017.

At the end of this experience, Radošević moved to Bayern Munich, a team with which he played in the championship and the EuroLeague for the last four years, winning two Scudetti and two German Cups.

With the Croatian national team he won the bronze medal at the Under 18 European Championships in 2008 and at the Under 19 World Championships in 2009. Now he arrives at Bertram Derthona to start a new chapter in his career.

Thus Gianmaria Vacirca, Chief Scout of Derthona Basket: “The negotiations with Radošević opened in the last few days and were addressed by the Club with great timing and promptness. We were looking for a player with Leon's technical and tactical characteristics and we managed to bring him into the team. To complete the roster... a "lion" in name and in fact! "

Thus Ferencz Bartocci, CEO of the Club: “With the addition of Radošević the roster is completed. I thank the President Marco Picchi, the Chief Scout Gianmaria Vacirca, the coach Marco Ramondino and all the technical staff for the great work done. We firmly believe that we have set up a team that can continue that growth path which is the Company's objective at all levels. A big thank you to the owners for the fundamental support in this phase, in close collaboration with our President".

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