Marc Ostarcevic
Personal information
Born (1941-10-30) 30 October 1941
Zara, Kingdom of Italy
(now Croatia)
NationalityCroatian / French
Career information
NBA draft1963: undrafted
Playing career1958–1983
Number7
Coaching career1977–1978
Career history
As player:
1959–1960Zadar
1961–1962Crvena zvezda
1963–1965Zadar
1966–1983Racing Club France
As coach:
1977–1978Racing Club France

Marko Oštarčević (born 30 October 1941), also credited as Marc Ostarcevic, is a French-Croatian former professional basketball player and coach.

Playing career

Ostarcevic started his playing career with his hometown team Zadar. In 1959, he joined first squad. In 1961, Ostarcevic signed with Belgrade-based team Crvena zvezda for two seasons. Following his departure from Belgrade, he returns to Zadar.[1] He was a member of the 1965 Zadar roster led by Giuseppe Gjergja and Krešimir Ćosić that won the Yugoslav League title.[2][3]

On 2 June 1964, Ostarcevic was a member of the SR Croatia republic team in a 110–65 lost to the NBA All-Stars team in Karlovac. Coached by Red Auerbach, the United States players were Bob Cousy, Tom Heinsohn, K. C. Jones, Jerry Lucas, Bob Pettit, Oscar Robertson, and Bill Russell, while the Croatian team members were Gjergja, Nemanja Đurić, Dragan Kovačić, Mirko Novosel, and Petar Skansi among others.[4][5][6]

Ostarcevic went to France in 1966 where he played for Racing Club France. He retired as a player at age 42, with Racing in 1983.[1] In 1972, he recorded 72 points in a 126–99 win over Graffenstaden.[7]

Coaching career

A player-coach, Ostarcevic was the head coach for Racing Club France during the 1977–78 season.

Career achievements

As basketball player

Personal life

His brother is Nedjeljko Oštarčević, a former basketball player.[7] Nedjeljko won two Yugoslav League titles (1974, 1975) and a Yugoslav Cup (1970) with Zadar.

In France, Ostarcevic was married to Claudia with whom he has three sons.[1]

In 1983, Ostarcevic began a romantic relationship with a Spanish actress and presenter Norma Duval, with whom he had three children: Marc Iván (born 1984), Yelko (b. 1986), and Christian (b. 1994). Both were married on 10 February 1992 in Paris,[8] and separated in October 2001, divorcing on 25 February 2003.[9][10][11]

In 2003, Ostarcevic was a contestant in the La Isla de los FamoS.O.S. 2, finishing at the 3rd place.

In May 2019, Ostarcevic reveals that he suffers from cancer.[12]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Marko Ostarčević - najsvestraniji sportaš i najveći playboy zadarske košarke". zadarskilist.hr. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  2. ↑ "Košarkaška prvenstva Jugoslavije (1945-91) – četvrti deo". strategija.org. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  3. ↑ "Josip Đerđa, Bob Kuzi jugo-basketa". kosmagazin.com. 10 January 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  4. ↑ "All Star NBA u Šancu 1964". kafotka.net. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  5. ↑ "U Šancu haklale NBA zvijezde, a u Draganiću gradili naftnu bušotinu". www.kaportal.hr. Archived from the original on 19 July 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  6. ↑ "KARLOVAC: 40 GODINA NBA LIGE U KARLOVCU". Index.hr. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  7. 1 2 "Ostarcevic, lo importante es meter". acb.com. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  8. ↑ "ABC MADRID 13-02-1992 página 122". abc.es. 26 August 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  9. ↑ "ABC MADRID 02-10-2001 página 81". abc.es. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  10. ↑ "Norma Duval y Marc Ostarcevic han ratificado su demanda de divorcio". hola.com. 8 March 2003. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  11. ↑ "Marc Ostarčević Otkriva Bolest Od Koje Pati - Prisutan - 2021". hr.esotericcosmos.com. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  12. ↑ "Marc Ostarcevic revela que sufre un cáncer". lavanguardia.com. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
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