One of the most controversial European players on and off the court decided to call it quits to a career of fifteen years. After discussing the issue with his family, Milan Gurović announced his decision based on the lack of motivation, which grew with the impossibility of ending his basketball days
with Crvena Zvezda as he wished to. The 33-year-old Serbian also revealed he had thought of retiring already last season, but an offer from Turkey (Galatasaray) kept him active. He also regreted not winning an Euroleague championship, but added "you can't have everything you want in life", underlining his other trophies and personal highlights.
Gurović played for innumerous clubs throughout Europe, namely Peristeri, Barcelona, AEK, Trieste, Unicaja Málaga, Vojvodina, Partizan, Joventut, Crvena Zvezda and Prokom Gdynia. His international career with Serbia, for which he played more than 100 games, lasted for eight years and included two gold medals (2001 Eurobasket and 2002 World Championship) and one bronze (1999 Eurobasket).
(Um dos jogadores europeus mais controversos dentro e fora do campo decidiu pôr um ponto final numa carreira de quinze anos. Após discutir o assunto com a família, Milan Gurović anunciou a decisão com base na falta de motivação, agravada pela impossibilidade de terminar os dias basquetebolísticos com a
camisola do Crvena Zvezda, como pretendia. O sérvio de 33 anos revelou também que já tinha pensado em retirar-se na época passada, mas uma oferta da Turquia (Galatasaray) fê-lo permanecer no activo. Lamentou também não ter conseguido vencer uma Euroliga, mas acrescentou que "não se pode ter tudo o que se deseja na vida", realçando outros troféus e feitos pessoais.
Gurović alinhou por vários clubes pela Europa fora, nomeadamente Peristeri, Barcelona, AEK, Trieste, Unicaja Málaga, Vojvodina, Partizan, Joventut, Crvena Zvezda e Prokom Gdynia. A sua carreira internacional na selecção sérvia, pela qual disputou mais de 100 jogos, prolongou-se por oito anos e incluiu duas medalhas de ouro (Eurobasket 2001 e Campeonato do Mundo de 2002) e um bronze (Eurobasket 1999).)
Source (Fonte): blic.rs
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