Filip Sunturlić

Serbian basketball player and executive
1.97 m (6 ft 5+1⁄2 in)Career informationNBA draft2004: undraftedPlaying career2000–2009PositionGuardNumber10Career history0000Leotar0000Hercegovac0000Student Tuzla0000Rabotnički0000Petrochimi Bandar Imam2006–2007Spartak Subotica2008–2009AEK Larnaca2009Vitez

Filip Sunturlić (Serbian Cyrillic: Филип Сунтурлић; born April 14, 1982) is a Serbian marketing specialist, basketball executive and former professional basketball player. Most recently, he served as the general manager of KK Crvena zvezda of the Basketball League of Serbia and the Adriatic League.

Playing career

Sunturlić spent the 2006–07 season with Spartak Subotica of the Basketball League of Serbia.[1]

In Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sunturlić played for Leotar, Hercegovac, KK Student Tuzla and HKK Vitez.[2] In Cyprus, he played for Petrolina AEK Larnaca during the 2008–09 season.[3] Also, he played professional basketball for Rabotnički (Macedonia) and Petrochimi Bandar Imam (Iran).

Basketball executive career

Crvena zvezda (2011–2021)

Sunturlić have been serving as a marketing director for KK Crvena zvezda since September 2011. In July 2017, his marketing team was awarded with the Bronze Devotion Marketing Award from Euroleague Basketball.[4][5][6] In March 2018, EuroLeague Basketball named him as a member of a working group for marketing and business development.[7]

In July 2018, he was named as a general manager for Crvena zvezda, succeeding Davor Ristović on that position.[8][9] As the general manager of the Zvezda, Sunturlić won two Serbian League championships (2018–19, 2020–21), a National Cup tournament (2021), and two Adriatic League championships (2019, 2021). He ended his term on 31 December 2021.[10]

Personal life

Sunturlić earned his master's degree in sports marketing and management from the Ca' Foscari University of Venice in 2014.[2]

In March 2008, he became an executive director for FTS Sport Media.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Spartak Subotica 2006-07 season roster". eurobasket.com. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Nekada je igrao za Leo, Heo i tuzlanski Student a sada je direktor Crvene zvezde". bhbasket.ba (in Bashkir). Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Petrolina AEK Larnaca 2008/09". eurobasket.com. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Efes, Zalgiris, Zvezda win Devotion Marketing Awards". euroleague.net. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Bronze @EuroLeague Marketing award 🏆🔴⚪️ #WeAreTheTeam". twitter.com. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  6. ^ "Zvezdin marketing tim treći u Evropi!". redbull.com (in Serbian). Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  7. ^ "VELIKO PRIZNANjE ZA ZVEZDU: Sunturlić član radne grupe za unapređenje Evrolige". novosti.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  8. ^ "KK Crvena zvezda ostala bez sportskog direktora". b92.net. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  9. ^ "Davor Ristović nije više direktor KK Crvena zvezda". sport.blic.rs. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  10. ^ "Promene u menadžmentu KK Crvena zvezda mts". kkcrvenazvezda.rs. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  11. ^ "Filip Sunturlic". linkedin.com. Retrieved 2 January 2019.

External links

  • Player Profile at the eurobasket.com
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Davor Ristović
 General manager of KK Crvena zvezda
2018–2021 		Succeeded by
Nemanja Vasiljević