Nihad Djedovic and Bayern Munich parted ways after nine seasons, the German BBL giants announced on Wednesday. The veteran forward will continue his illustrious career in Spain with Unicaja Malaga.
In Munich, Nihad Djedovic won three championships and was a huge part of the team’s rise in the EuroLeague making the playoff’s for the first time in the club’s history last season and falling to Olimpia Milano in five games.
Djedovic and Bayern repeated their success this past season reaching to the EuroLeague playoffs and facing FC Barcelona. Bayern’s captain faced several injury struggles the last few seasons.
“That was an incredible nine seasons in the red and white jersey, a path with many ups and downs, with everything that an athlete can experience. The most important thing was that I had the opportunity to win titles that are forever. This is not goodbye for me.”
Born in Bosnia with a German passport, he spent the first seven years of his life in Munich. In 2007 he switched to FC Barcelona’s youth program. He came to Bayern after six seasons in ACB and various other clubs around Europe including Roma and ALBA Berlin.
“Nihad shaped this club like no one else with his passion for basketball and his fighting spirit. We are very grateful to him for what he has achieved here.
Nine years is an incredible time in professional sport, it says everything about him and his achievements,” said Bayern’s Managing Director Marko Pesic.
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Nihad Djedovic verlässt den FCBB nach 9 Jahren. Danke Capitano für Alles, wir wünschen dir für die Zukunft nur das Beste! 🙏 Mehr dazu auf https://t.co/EQlbjbRhbp#FCBB #Kaderupdate #DankeNihad @NihadDjedovic
— FC Bayern Basketball (@FCBBasketball) June 22, 2022
