Milorad Krivokapić (handballer)

Milorad Krivokapić

Personal information
Full name	Milorad Krivokapić
Born	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

• Nemzeti Bajnokság I:
  • Winner: 2007
  • Runner-up: 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010

• Magyar Kupa:
  • Winner: 2006, 2008
  • Runner-up: 2009, 2010

• Slovenian Championship:
  • Winner: 2011

• Slovenian Cup:
  • Winner: 2011

• EHF Challenge Cup:
  • Winner: 2001, 2011

• EHF Cup:
  • Semifinalist: 2003

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.

External links

• Milorad Krivokapić career statistics at Worldhandball