Kiril Lazarov
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
10 May 1980 Sveti Nikole, SR Macedonia | ||
| Nationality | Macedonian | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right back | ||
| Nickname | Kire | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | FC Barcelona | ||
| Number | 77 | ||
| Youth clubs | |||
| 1991–1994 1994–1997 |
RK Ovče Pole RK Borec | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| 1997–2000 2000–2002 2002–2007 2007–2010 2010 2010–2011 2011–2013 2013– |
RK Pelister RK Zagreb MVM Veszprém RK Zagreb Al Sadd SC BM Ciudad Real BM Atlético Madrid FC Barcelona | ||
| National team | |||
| 1999– | Macedonia | 160 (1203) | |
Kiril "Kire" Lazarov (Macedonian: Кирил Лазаров) (born 10 May 1980) is a Macedonian handball player who currently plays for FC Barcelona. He is also the captain of the Macedonia national handball team.[1]
Biography
Lazarov was top scorer of the EHF Champions League two times with MVM Veszprém and RK Zagreb. In 2011–12, he was top scorer for Velux EHF Final 4 runner-up Atlético Madrid.[2]
On 29 January 2009, Lazarov became world record-holder for the number of goals scored in one World Championship. In nine games he scored 92 goals for the Macedonia national team at the 2009 World Men's Handball Championship that took place in Croatia. On 24 March 2009, Kiril Lazarov was awarded the Medal for Service to the Country by the then-president of the Republic of Macedonia Branko Crvenkovski in acknowledgement of his sport achievements and his contribution to developing and popularizing sport in Macedonia as well as promoting the country abroad.
On 27 January 2012, Lazarov became both the European and World record-holder for scored goals in a single championship by scoring 61 goals in 7 games at the 2012 European Men's Handball Championship.
On 4 October 2015, with his fifth goal in a match against PICK Szeged, Lazarov became the first player in the history of the EHF Champions League to break the 1000 goals barrier and helped Barcelona win 30:28.[3]
Clubs
- Youth clubs
- RK Ovče Pole (1991–94)
- RK Borec (1994–97)
- Senior clubs
- RK Pelister (1997–2000)
- RK Zagreb (2000–02)
- MVM Veszprém (2002–07)
- RK Zagreb (2007–10)
- Al Sadd SC (2010)
- BM Ciudad Real (2010–11)
- BM Atlético Madrid (2011–2013)
- FC Barcelona Handbol (2013–)
Results
Lazarov has won 15 national championships and the same number of national cup tournaments for five different clubs. In international club tournaments his best results are two runners-up.
- RK Pelister
- Macedonian League: 2 wins (1997–98 and 1999-00)
- Macedonian Cup: 2 wins (1998 and 1999)
- RK Zagreb
- Croatian League: 7 wins (2000, 2001, 2002, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010)
- Croatian Cup: 5 wins (2000, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010)
- MKB Veszprem KC
- Hungarian League: 5 wins (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006)
- Hungarian Cup: 5 wins (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2007)
- EHF Champions League: 1 semifinal (2006)
- Al Sadd SC
- IHF Super Globe: 1 runner-up (2010)
- BM Ciudad Real
- Copa del Rey: 1 win (2010–11)
- ASOBAL Cup: 1 win (2010–11)
- ASOBAL Supercup: 1 win (2010–11)
- EHF Champions League: 1 runner-up (2010–11)
- IHF Super Globe: 1 runner-up (2011)
- BM Atlético Madrid
- ASOBAL Supercup: 1 win (2011–12)
- Copa del Rey: 2 wins (2011–12)and (2012–13)
- ASOBAL Cup: 1 runner-up (2012-2013)
- EHF Champions League: 1 runner-up (2011–12)
- IHF Super Globe: 1 win (2012)
- FC Barcelona Handbol
- EHF Champions League: 1 win (2014–15)
- ASOBAL League: 1 win (2013–14)
- IHF Super Globe: 1 win (2013)
- ASOBAL Supercup: 1 win (2013–14)
- Copa del Rey: 1 win (2013–14)
- ASOBAL Cup: 1 win (2013–14)
Personal life
Lazarov has been married to his wife Ljubica since June 2006. They have two children, a boy named Blagojče and a girl named Lana. His brother Filip Lazarov is also a handball player for the national team.
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