Roberto Kovac

Roberto Kovac, (born May 2, 1990) is a Swiss professional basketball player for ÍR of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild karla. He has been a member of the Swiss national basketball team and participated at the 2015 EuroBasket qualification.[1]

Roberto Kovac
ÍR
PositionShooting guard
LeagueÚrvalsdeild karla
Personal information
Born (1990-05-02) May 2, 1990
Mendrisio, Switzerland
NationalitySwiss
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Career information
Playing career2008–present
Career history
2008–2011SAV Vacallo Basket
2011–2016Fribourg Olympic
2016–2019Lions de Genève
2019KK Cibona
2019–presentÍR

Club career

In August 2019, Kovac signed with Úrvalsdeild karla club ÍR.[2] On August 29, it was reported that Kovac had signed a contract with Croatian club KK Cibona even though he was still under contract for the season with ÍR.[3] In September, Cibona bought up Kovac's contract við ÍR.[4] In December 2019, Kovac left Cibona and signed back with ÍR.[5] He appeared in 10 games for Cibona in the A-1 Liga, averaging 6.4 points and 1.6 rebounds. He also appeared in 9 Liga ABA games for Cibona where he averaged 2.8 points in only 8.9 minutes per game.

National team career

On 21 August 2019, Kovac scored 29 points for Switzerland as it beat Iceland in the EuroBasket 2021 pre-qualification to advance to the main qualification stage.[6]

References
  1. Roberto Kovac | EuroBasket 2015, eurobasket2015.org, accessed 19 Nov 2015.
  2. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (20 August 2019). "Lék á móti íslenska landsliðinu í Höllinni á dögunum og verður með ÍR í vetur". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  3. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (29 August 2019). "Skaut íslenska landsliðið á kaf en vill ekki lengur spila með ÍR-ingum í vetur". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  4. Ólafur Þór Jónsson (10 September 2019). "Cibona keypti Kovac af ÍR". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  5. Ástrós Ýr Eggertsdóttir (20 December 2019). "Svisslendingurinn loks á leið í Breiðholtið". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  6. Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (21 August 2019). "ÍR-ingar eiga gott í vændum ef nýi leikmaðurinn spilar eins og gegn Íslandi". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 22 August 2019.
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