Milorad Krivokapić (handballer)

This article is about the Serbian-Hungarian handball player. For the Montenegrin water polo player, see Milorad Krivokapić (water polo).
Milorad Krivokapić
Personal information
Full name Milorad Krivokapić
Born (1980-07-30) 30 July 1980
Senta, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality Serbian, Hungarian
Height 1.95 metres (6 ft 5 in)
Weight 115 kilograms (254 lb)
Playing position Right back
Club information
Current club Hapoel Rishon LeZion (handball)
Number 13
Senior clubs
0000–2002
2002–2005
2005–2010
2010–2014
2014–2015
2015–
RK Jugović
Dunaferr SE
SC Pick Szeged
RK Cimos Koper
Maccabi Rishon LeZion (handball)
Hapoel Rishon LeZion (handball)
National team 1
2004–2006
2009–
Serbia and Montenegro
Hungary

26 (63)[1]
1 National team caps and goals correct
as of 12 December 2012

Milorad Krivokapić (Serbian Cyrillic: Милорад Kривокапић, Hungarian: Krivokapics Milorád; born 30 July 1980 in Senta[2]) is a Serbian-Hungarian handballer who plays for Hapoel Rishon LeZion (handball) as a right back.

Born to a Montenegrin father and a Hungarian mother,[3] Milorad first represented Serbia and Montenegro; however, after having played in Hungary for years, he obtained Hungarian citizenship in 2006.[4]

In 2009, after three years since his last appearance for Serbia and Montenegro, Milorad became eligible to play for Hungary,[5] and he took the opportunity to play for his new country. He was selected into the Hungarian team that participated at the European Championship in 2010 and finished fourteenth.[6]

Achievements

References

  1. "2013 Men’s IHF World Championship Official Squad List" (PDF). International Handball Federation. 12 December 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  2. "Milorad Krivokapić Profile". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
  3. "Férfi kézilabda Eb: bocsánatot kértek a szervezők Krivokapicstól". Hungarian Press Agency (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport Online. 18 January 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
  4. "Kézilabda: Milorad Krivokapics magyar állampolgár lett" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport Online. 7 April 2006. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
  5. "Krivokapics a magyar csapattal menne a kézi-Eb-re" (in Hungarian). Origo. 9 September 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
  6. "Magyarok a férfi világbajnokságokon, érmesek" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport Online. Retrieved 8 January 2012.

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