Ratko Varda

Ratko Varda
Personal information
Born	6 May 1979 (age 45); Bosanska Gradiška, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality	Serbian / Bosnian
Listed height	2.13 m (7 ft 0 in)
Listed weight	112 kg (247 lb)
Career information
NBA draft	2001: undrafted
Playing career	1995–2017
Position	Center
Number	9, 10, 12, 20, 21, 31, 42, 44, 50
Career history
1995–2001	Partizan
2001–2002	Detroit Pistons
2003	Union Olimpija
2003–2004	Apollon Patras
2004–2005	Beşiktaş
2005–2006	Kyiv
2006–2007	Real Madrid
2007–2008	ViveMenorca
2008	Žalgiris
2009	Khimki
2009–2011	Asseco Prokom Gdynia
2011	Union Olimpija
2011–2012	Azovmash
2012	Mahram Tehran
2012–2013	Radnički Kragujevac
2013–2014	Mega Vizura
2015	United Byblos Amchit
2015	Kožuv
2016	Sutjeska
2016–2017	Hekmeh
2017	Dynamic
Career highlights and awards
	2× YUBA League champion (1996–1997); 2× Yugoslav Cup winner (1999–2000); Liga ACB champion (2007); ULEB Cup champion (2007); 2× Polish League champion (2010–2011); FIBA EuroCup All-Star Day (2005);
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Men's basketball
Representing FR Yugoslavia
'22 & under' European Championship
European Championship for Juniors

Ratko Varda (Serbian Cyrillic: Ратко Варда; born 6 May 1979) is a Serbian-Bosnian former basketball player who played professionally for 22 years.^[1]^[2] Standing at 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in), he played the center position. He first represented FR Yugoslavia/Serbia and Montenegro junior national team, and later represented Bosnia and Herzegovina national basketball team internationally.^[3]

^ Uroš Marjanović (2 October 2019). "RATKO VARDA: Zbog Džordana sam se umalo upiškio! Miličić je bio talentovaniji od Jokića, koji me pravio budalom". Espreso.co.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 22 March 2022.
^ "Intervju - Ratko Varda poslije 22 godine karijere..." RTV BN (in Bosnian). 1 September 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
^ "Ratko Varda Profile". fibaeurope.com. Retrieved 6 October 2017.