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One of modern world basketball's most successful superstars, Dejan Bodiroga, announced the end of his playing career today. An icon among Euroleague players, Bodiroga was revered by fans across an entire continent as much for his elegance and sportsmanship as for his winning ways. And few players ever have won more than Bodiroga. He will be remembered on the court for leading European basketball into a golden age of world-wide respect and recognition that continues to this day. Bodiroga literally dominated European basketball during the first part of the new century. His three Euroleague trophies in four seasons starting in 2000 included titles with Panathinaikos and FC Barcelona, respectively, in which Bodiroga became the first player to win consecutive Final Four MVP awards with two different teams. In between, he led the last Yugoslav national team as captain to its second consecutive World Championships gold medal. And those were just the highlights. Along the way, he won six national titles in nine seasons across Greece, Italy and Spain - making him the only player ever to conquer Europe's three most dominant countries during his career. Bodiroga, who is originally from Zrenjanin, Serbia, turned 34 on March 2. His retirement announcement came in Rome, Italy, four days after the seventh team of his career, Lottomatica Roma, was knocked out of the Italian League playoff semifinals. "It has been a difficult choice but I have thought a lot about it and I have no regrets," Bodiroga told a press conference at a hotel in the Italian capital. "I am calm and proud of what I have achieved in my career."
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http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/13588/180/item
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