Serbia national handball team

Serbia
Information
Nickname Orlovi
(The Eagles)
Association Rukometni savez Srbije 
Serbian Handball Federation
(РCC/RSS)
Coach Dejan Perić
Assistant coach Saša Marković
Colours
Home
Away
Results
Summer Olympics
Appearances 2 (First in 2000)
Best result 4th (2000)
World Championship
Appearances 8 (First in 1997)
Best result 3rd (1999, 2001)
European Championship
Appearances 9 (First in 1996)
Best result 2nd (2012)
Last updated on Unknown.
Serbia national handball team
Medal record
Competitor for Federal Republic of Yugoslavia FR Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) / Serbia Serbia
World Championship
1999 Egypt
2001 France
European Championship
2012 Serbia
1996 Spain
Mediterranean Games
2009 Pescara Team

The Serbia national handball team represents Serbia in international handball competitions. It is governed by the Serbian Handball Federation.

For the results before 1991 when Serbia was part of SFR Yugoslavia, please see Yugoslavia national handball team.

Olympic Committee of Serbia declared men's national handball team for the best male team of the year 1999.[1]

History

2012 European Championship

The 2012 European Men's Handball Championship was held in Serbia from 15–29 January 2012, in the cities of Belgrade, Niš, Novi Sad and Vršac and is the tenth edition of the tournament. Germany and France were the other applicants for the championship.

At the 2012 European Championship in their home country, where they were pitted in Group A against Denmark, Poland and Slovakia. They finished first in their group following victories against Denmark and Poland. In the main round the team faced Germany, Sweden and Macedonia.

The team advanced by defeating two of their three opponents. In the semifinals Croatia was defeated by 26–22.

They faced Denmark in the finals, after having already defeated them in the second match at the group stage. Denmark emerged as the champion.

Competitive record

The Serbian Handball Federation is deemed the direct successor to both FR Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro by EHF.

     Champions       Runners-up       Third Place       Fourth Place  

Olympic Games

Games Round Position Pld W D L GF GA GD
Spain 1992 Barcelona Suspended
United States 1996 Atlanta Did not qualify
Australia 2000 Sydney Fourth place 4th of 12 8 4 0 4 204 203 +1
Greece 2004 Athens Did not qualify
China 2008 Beijing
United Kingdom 2012 London Group stage 9th of 12 5 1 0 4 120 131 −11
Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro Did not qualify
Total2/60 Title13508324334−10

World Championship record

Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA
Sweden 1993 Sweden Suspended
Iceland 1995 Iceland
Japan 1997 JapanRound of 1696402162148
Egypt 1999 EgyptThird place3 9612257221
France 2001 FranceThird place3 9702254182
Portugal 2003 Portugal7th/8th place89513263228
Tunisia 2005 Tunisia5th/6th place59522253221
Germany 2007 Germany Did not qualify
Croatia 2009 Croatia7th/8th place89414280281
Sweden 2011 Sweden9th/10th place109315246251
Spain 2013 SpainRound of 16106303170159
Qatar 2015 Qatar Did not qualify
Total8/12-663762318851691

European Championship record

Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA
Portugal 1994 Portugal Suspended
Spain 1996 SpainThird place3 7511166162
Italy 1998 Italy5th/6th Place56402159145
Croatia 2000 Croatia Did not qualify
Sweden 2002 Sweden9th/10th Place106213160161
Slovenia 2004 Slovenia7h/8th Place87313206199
Switzerland 2006 SwitzerlandMain round96204161177
Norway 2008 Norway Did not qualify
Austria 2010 AustriaPreliminary round1330128394
Serbia 2012 SerbiaRunner-up2 8422176168
Denmark 2014 DenmarkPreliminary round1331027377
Poland 2016 PolandPreliminary round1530128192
Total9/12-492172112651275
* Colored background indicates that medal was won on the tournament.
** Red border color indicates that tournament was held on home soil.

Team

Current squad

This is the squad for the 2016 European Men's Handball Championship.[2]

Head coach: Dejan Perić

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
1 GK Slaviša Đukanović (1979-05-03) 3 May 1979 1.90 m 12 0 France Saint-Raphaël
3 P Miljan Pušica (1991-06-30) 30 June 1991 2.01 m 18 10 Poland Wisła Płock
5 CB Žarko Šešum (1986-06-16) 16 June 1986 1.96 m 133 337 Germany Frisch Auf Göppingen
7 LW Ivan Nikčević (1981-02-11) 11 February 1981 1.81 m 135 491 Poland Wisła Płock
8 LW Filip Marjanović (1989-02-10) 10 February 1989 1.89 m 23 17 Serbia Vojvodina
10 RW Darko Ðukić (1994-12-11) 11 December 1994 1.91 m 20 63 Turkey Beşiktaş
12 GK Darko Stanić (1978-10-08) 8 October 1978 1.92 m 103 0 Qatar El Jaish
13 CB Petar Nenadić (1986-06-28) 28 June 1986 1.98 m 67 167 Germany Füchse Berlin
17 RB Novak Bošković (1989-05-23) 23 May 1989 1.91 m 5 10 Israel MaccabI Tel Aviv
20 LB Momir Rnić (1987-11-01) 1 November 1987 1.97 m 87 152 Germany MT Melsungen
22 P Bojan Beljanski (1986-06-22) 22 June 1986 2.00 m 54 56 Austria Bregenz Handball
25 RB Nemanja Zelenović (1990-02-27) 27 February 1990 1.94 m 45 117 Germany SC Magdeburg
29 LB Ilija Abutović (1988-08-02) 2 August 1988 2.02 m 21 24 Republic of Macedonia RK Vardar
33 P Mijajlo Marsenić (1993-03-09) 9 March 1993 2.03 m 48 71 Republic of Macedonia RK Vardar
36 RB Miloš Orbović (1993-11-02) 2 November 1993 1.93 m 6 6 Serbia RK Vojvodina
82 LB Uroš Elezović (1982-01-28) 28 January 1982 1.94 m 6 7 Qatar Lekhwiya
85 GK Dragan Marjanac (1985-02-26) 26 February 1985 1.91 m 78 1 Switzerland BSV Bern Muri

Player statistics

Most appearances

# Name Matches Position Years
1Dragan Škrbić 215 P
2Dejan Perić 207 GK
3Nedeljko Jovanović 154 CB
4Alem Toskić 147 P
5Nenad Peruničić 141 OB
6Momir Ilić 128 OB
7Zoran Đorđić 128 GK
8Nenad Maksić 127 OB
9Žarko Šešum 124 OB
10Ivan Nikčević 121 W
11Arpad Sterbik 120 GK
12Nenad Vučković 119 OB, CB
13Ivan Lapčević 116 OB
14Rajko Prodanović 111 W
15Marko Vujin 107 OB
16Vladan Matić 105 OB, W
17Mladen Bojinović 102 OB
18Darko Stanić 100 GK
19Momir Rnić 86 OB
20Petar Nenadić 63 CB
21Branko Kokir 90+ CB

Top scorers

# Name Goals Average Position Years
1Dragan Škrbić591+ 2.75 P
2Momir Ilić463 3.62 OB
3Ivan Nikčević444 3.67 W
4Marko Vujin438 4.09 OB
5Nedeljko Jovanović433 2.81 CB
6Mladen Bojinović322 3.16 OB
7Žarko Šešum310 2.50 OB
8Nenad Peruničić310+ OB
9Ivan Lapčević307 2.65 OB
10Alem Toskić302 2.05 P
11Nenad Vučković299 2.51 OB, CB
12Rajko Prodanović265 2.51 W
13Petar Nenadić145 2.30 CB
14Momir Rnić126 1.47 OB
15Branko Kokir100+ CB

References

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