Damir Markota

Quick Facts

Full Name	Damir Markota
Occupation	Basketball Player
Date Of Birth	Dec 26, 1985(1985-12-26)
Age	39
Birthplace	Sarajevo
Country	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Birth City	Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Damir Markota Biography

Damir Markota is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on December 26, 1985 in Sarajevo, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Damir Markota (born on December 26, 1985 under the name Damir Omerhodzic) is a Croatian professional basketball player with Mornar in the ABA League and the Montenegrin League. At 2.08 m (6 10 feet 10 inches) He plays in the position of power forward.

Markota was also part of Croatia’s senior male Croatian nation’s basketball squad. As a member of Croatia’s senior national team Markota played in the EuroBasket 2007 tournament, EuroBasket 2011, EuroBasket 2013 and the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup.

On October 28, 2008 ViveMenorca, of the Spanish ACB, announced the signing of Markota. In January 2009, he joined Iurbentia Bilbao.

On August 14, 2008, Markota was signed by Cibona, returning to the team he represented as a youngster but, after a series of unsatisfying performances upon recovering form knee injury, he was suspended for clashing with the coach.

Markota was then selected for The San Antonio Spurs in the second round of the 2006 NBA Draft, 59th overall Then he was traded immediately for the Milwaukee Bucks. The summer of 2006 Markota was signed by the Bucks have signed Markota for a long-term deal following the Spurs sold his draft rights in exchange for the greater of the Bucks two NBA draft second-round draft picks.

Damir Markota Net Worth

Damir Markota is one of the richest Basketball Player from Bosnia and Herzegovina. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Damir Markota 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Markota was from Sarajevo (then SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia) and was forced to flee Bosnia during the conflict and was able to settle in Sweden and began to play basketball. He played alongside Maciej lampe, in Stockholm before moving to Croatia at the age of fourteen and was invited to take part for Croatia’s Croatian league. Markota joined KK Cibona, but was assigned by Zabok as well as Karlovac Sanac until the end of 2002-03. Then, he was granted Croatian nationality (holding Swedish as well) and declined an invitation to join the Swedish national team of basketball.

Markota was a potential candidate to be a participant in during the 2003 NBA Draft, but soon removed his name from the list of candidates. Later, he was selected to join the Croatian national team and in 2005, he changed his name “Omerhodzic” to “Markota” (his mother’s maiden name).

In February 2007, the Bucks assigned Markota to Tulsa 66ers of the NBA Development League, in order to further improve his play.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Damir Markota height 6 ft 10 in Damir weight 102 kg & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Damir Markota Dating?

According to our records, Damir Markota married to Anđela Markota. As of December 1, 2023, Damir Markota’s is not dating anyone.

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On June 17, 2017, Markota signed with Turkish club Uşak Sportif. On December 4, 2017, he parted ways with Uşak, and signed with Croatian club Cedevita.

Facts & Trivia

Damir Ranked on the list of most popular Basketball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Damir Markota celebrates birthday on December 26 of every year.

In July 2019 Markota signed with the Montenegrin Mornar.

Top Facts about Damir Markota

1. Damir Markota is a Croatian professional basketball player.
2. He was born on December 26, 1985 in Split, Croatia.
3. Markota stands at 6’10” (208 cm) tall and weighs 225 lbs (102 kg).
4. He started his professional career with KK Split in Croatia.
5. Markota played for the Milwaukee Bucks in the NBA from 2006-2008.
6. He has also played for various European teams including FC Barcelona and Maccabi Tel Aviv.
7. Markota has represented the Croatian national team in international competitions.
8. His career high scoring game was 28 points while playing for KK Cedevita Zagreb.
9. Markota has won several domestic league championships throughout his career.
10. As of August 2021, he currently plays for BC Khimki Moscow Region in Russia’s VTB United League and EuroCup competitions.