Colpaccio Bertram, took Radosevic pivot 32 year old Euroleague veteran

TORTONA

Bertram Tortona closes the market with a classic bang. Leon Radoševic, 32, Croatian with German passport, 12 seasons in the Euroleague, is the new center of Piedmontese training. Born in Sisak (Croatia), Radosevic completes the youth sector with Cibona Zagreb, the team with which he made his debut in the first team in 2009. He wins the Croatian title in 2010 and the following year, in the second year in the Euroleague, records 12.9 average points and 6.3 rebounds. His performances earned him the call of Olimpia Milano, with which he plays in 2011/2012. The following year, he was loaned to Lietuvos Rytas (Lithuania) before returning to Milan in January 2013. After the two-year period in Italy, Leon moved to Germany, to Alba Berlin, a team with which he played in the following two seasons. both in the league, in the EuroCup (in 2013/2014) and in the Euroleague (2014/2015). In 2015 he won the German Super Cup. He starts 2015/2016 in Turkey, at Besiktas, before signing, in November, with Bamberg, in Germany. He remains at Brose for three seasons, also obtaining German citizenship in 2017 and contributing to the victory of the national title in 2016 and 2017. Finally he is at Bayern Munich, a team with which he has played the championship and the Euroleague in the last 4 years, winning two Meisterschale (scudetti) and two German Cups. With the Croatia shirt he won bronze at the European Under 18 Championships in 2008 and at the Under 19 World Championships in 2009.

«The negotiation with Radoševic opened in the last few days and was dealt with by the club with great timing and promptness. – explains Gianmaria Vacirca, Derthona scout leader – We were looking for a player with Leon’s technical and tactical characteristics and we managed to bring him to the team. To complete the roster a “lion” in name and in fact ». The CEO Ferencz Bartocci specified that with this addition the roster is completed. –

FRANCO SCABROSETTI