Riste Stefanov (born August 30, 1983) is a Macedonian former

basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appro ...

player.

Pro career

Stefanov began his career with KK Tikveš's juniors. He made his debut with KK Tikveš during the 1999–00 season and was signed for the 2000–01 season by

KK MZT Skopje MZT Skopje Aerodrom () is a basketball club based in Skopje, North Macedonia, North Macedonia. The club competes in the Macedonian First League (basketball), Macedonian League and ABA League. The club's home ground is Jane Sandanski Arena, but du ...

. He moved to Slovenia for the 2001–02 season, signed by

KK Union Olimpija Košarkarski klub Olimpija () was a men's professional basketball club based in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Olimpija has won 23 National League championships, including eight consecutive titles between 1992 and 1999. They have played in two differen ...

. In December 2001, he left the team and moved back to Macedonia, signed by Balkan Steel Skopje. He moved to Turkey for the 2002–03 season, signed by

Beşiktaş Beşiktaş () is a district and municipality of Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 18 km2 and its population is 175,190 (2022). It is located on the European shore of the Bosphorus strait. It is bordered on the north by Sarıyer and ...

and returned to Macedonia in January 2003, signed by

KK Rabotnički KK Rabotnički () is a basketball club based in Skopje, North Macedonia. They currently play in the Macedonian Premier League (basketball), Macedonian First League and ABA League Second Division. The club has won the Macedonian championship 15 tim ...

. Played there also the 2004–05 championship. Moved to Bulgaria for the 2005–06 season, signed by PBC Academic Sofia. Then played in Greek A1 with

AEK A.E.K. (; Athlitikí Énosis Konstantinoupόleos, ''Athletic Union of Constantinople'') is a major Greek multi-sport club based in Nea Filadelfeia, Attica. The club is more commonly known in European competitions as A.E.K. Athens. Established ...

. In addition to Macedonian, Stefanov also holds Bulgarian citizenship.

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Eurocup Profile
1981 births Living people Sportspeople from Kavadarci Macedonian men's basketball players KK Olimpija players Beşiktaş men's basketball players Greek Basket League players AEK B.C. players Ilysiakos B.C. players PBC Academic players KK MZT Skopje players KK Rabotnički players Shooting guards {{RMacedonia-basketball-bio-stub