Ivan Vraneš returns to Zadar
Zadar center Ivan Vraneš, who stands 207 centimeters tall, has returned to Zadar. Last season, after signing with Zadar, Vraneš took part in two preseason tournaments with the club but did not make an official appearance for his hometown team. He then continued his career with Lithuania’s BC Juventus, where he became one of the team’s key players and helped them reach the championship finals.
Ivan Vranes (Photo: Zadar/Zvonko Kucelin)
Following this year’s edition of the Tomislav Knežević Memorial Tournament, Ivan Vraneš joined Zadar’s practices as a free agent. He is a homegrown player who developed through the club’s youth system and senior team and had a strong desire to play for Zadar once again. To the satisfaction of both the player and the coaching staff, that wish has now come true. As of today, Vraneš is officially a KK Zadar player, with his contract running until the end of the 2026/27 season.
Zadar fans first had the opportunity to watch him play for his hometown club in the 2014/15 season, and he remained with the team until 2017. He then continued his career in Belgium, where he played for Willebroek.
He returned to Croatian basketball in 2019, when he joined Gorica, before spending two seasons with Šibenka. His basketball journey has also taken him to Romania (Steaua), France (Gries-Souffel and Quimper), Lithuania (Juventus), the United Arab Emirates (Al Sharjah), as well as Split.
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Zadranin Ivan Vraneš ponovno je igrač Zadra
Zadarski centar Ivan Vraneš, visok 207 centimetara, vratio se u Zadar. Vraneš je prošle sezone, nakon potpisa za Zadar, s klubom odradio dva pripremna turnira, ali nije dočekao službenu utakmicu u dresu matičnog kluba. Karijeru je potom nastavio u litavskom BC Juventusu u kojem je bio nositelj igre te igrao finale prvenstva.
Po završetku ovogodišnjeg izdanja Memorijalnog turnira Tomislav Knežević, Vraneš se kao slobodan igrač priključio treninzima Zadra. Riječ je o domaćem igraču koji je košarkaški odrastao kroz omladinski pogon i seniorsku momčad kluba i koji je imao veliku želju ponovno zaigrati za Zadar. Na zadovoljstvo igrača i stručnog stožera ona se ostvarila. Vraneš je od danas službeno igrač KK Zadar, a ugovor je na snazi do kraja natjecateljske sezone 2026./2027.
Navijači Zadra imali su ga prilike gledati u dresu matičnog kluba prvi put u sezoni 2014./2015. te je u klubu ostao do 2017. godine. Karijeru je nastavio u Belgiji, gdje je branio boje Willebroeka.
Uslijedio je povratak na hrvatske parkete 2019. godine, kada je zaigrao za Goricu, a potom je dvije sezone proveo u dresu Šibenke. Košarkaški put vodio ga je i do Rumunjske (Steaua), Francuske (Gries-Souffel i Quimper), Litve (Juventus) i Ujedinjenih Arapskih Emirata (Al Sharjah) te Splita.
