Dejan Tomašević

Dejan Tomašević (Serbian: Дејан Томашевић; born 6 May 1973) is a retired Serbian professional basketball player who is vice-president of the Basketball Federation of Serbia.

He played with Borac Čačak, Red Star Belgrade, Partizan Belgrade, Budućnost Podgorica, TAU Cerámica and Pamesa Valencia, Panathinaikos and PAOK, which he joined in September 2008.

Professional career

Tomašević started his great career with Borac Čačak, and he made his first transfer in 1991, to Red Star Belgrade, where he stayed for 4 years, winning 2 Yugoslavian League Championship titles. His next teams were Partizan Belgrade (1995–99), where he won 2 Yugoslavian League Championships and one Yugoslavian Cup title, and Budućnost Podgorica (1999–01), where he won 2 more Yugoslavian League Championships and one Yugoslavian Cup trophy. The big transfer abroad for his career was realized when he signed with TAU Cerámica, where he played the 2001–02 season, winning the Spanish ACB League and the Spanish King's Cup in 2002. He then transferred to Pamesa Valencia, where he won the Eurocup in 2003, and finally on to Panathinaikos, where he won 3 Greek League Championships and 3 Greek Cups in 2006, 2007, 2008, and the Triple Crown in 2007. In September 2008, he signed a one year contract with PAOK.

KK Slavija

Basketball Club Slavija (Serbian Cyrillic: КК Славија) is a basketball club from the City of East Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Currently, KK Slavija competes in the National Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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Dejan

Dejan (Macedonian: Дејан; [dɛjan]) is a South Slavic male name derived from the Old Slavic word dejati (дѣятъ>дејати), meaning "action; to act, to do".
It is possible that the name Dejan is an abbreviated form of long names, such as Desimir or Desislav, with old Slavic basis "des" within the meaning "to happen". In the past, the word "des" denoted also fate and destiny, regardless of whether it's good or bad one.
Name may also be related to the Latin deus, meaning "god", although it is unlikely.
It is very common in Serbia and Macedonia, and also common in the republics of Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Slovenia and Bulgaria.

The given name Dejan and the surname Dejanović is unusually widespread in the Serbo-Croatian linguistical region, and it is first mentioned in 1349, in Serbia.Dejan (fl. 1346-1356) was a Serbian medieval magnate in the service of Emperor Dušan.
The form Dejaniš is also found in the 14th century. According to medieval texts, Dejan was widespread in Serbian lands, and it is frequent in Serbian epic poetry. The name is among the most common in Serbia: It was the fifth most given name in the period of 1961–1970 (at 5,61%); first in 1971–1980; ninth in 1981–1990.