Kiril Lazarov (born 10 May 1980 in Sveti Nikole

Sveti Nikole

Sveti Nikole is a town in the Republic of Macedonia. It is the seat of Sveti Nikole Municipality and a center of a plain called Ovče Pole , famous for sheep farming, lamb meat, and dairy products of all kinds. According to legend, the town was named after the church of Sveti Nikola, built in the...

, Socialist Republic of Macedonia

Socialist Republic of Macedonia

The Socialist Republic of Macedonia was a socialist state that was a constituent country of the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia...

, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Macedonian

Republic of Macedonia

Macedonia , officially the Republic of Macedonia , is a country located in the central Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe. It is one of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, from which it declared independence in 1991...

 handball

Team handball

Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...

 player who plays for Atlético Madrid BM.

He was top scorer of the EHF Champions League

EHF Champions League

The EHF Champions League is the most important professional club handball competition in Europe . The competition was started in the 1956–57 season, and is administered by the European Handball Federation.The most successful teams are from Germany and Spain...

 two times with KC Veszprém

KC Veszprém

Kézilabda Club Veszprém is a Hungarian handball club from Veszprém, that plays in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I and the EHF Champions League. One of the most successful teams in the country, Veszprém have won the Hungarian Championship a record 19 times and took the Hungarian Cup title an unprecedented...

 and RK Zagreb

RK Zagreb

RK Zagreb is a team handball club from Zagreb, Croatia. Currently, RK Zagreb competes in the Croatian First League of Handball and the Croatian Handball Cup....

 and is the captain

Captain (sports)

In team sports, a captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field...

 of the Republic of Macedonia national handball team

Republic of Macedonia national handball team

The Republic of Macedonia national handball team is the national handball team of Republic of Macedonia. The current head coach is Zvonko Šundovski, the team's captain is Kiril Lazarov.-Current squad:...

.

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

2009 World Men's Handball Championship

The 2009 World Men's Handball Championship took place in Croatia from 16 January–1 February, in the cities of Split, Zadar, Osijek, Varaždin, Poreč, Zagreb and Pula. Croatia was selected from a group of four potential hosts which included the Czech Republic, Greece and Romania.The opening game and...

 that took place in Croatia

Croatia

Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...

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On 24 March 2009, Kiril Lazarov was awarded the Medal for Service to the Country by the then-president of the Republic of Macedonia

President of the Republic of Macedonia

The President of the Republic of Macedonia is the head of state of the Republic of Macedonia. The institution of the Presidency of the modern Republic of Macedonia began after the Macedonian declaration of independence on 8 September 1991. Its first president was Kiro Gligorov, the oldest president...

 Branko Crvenkovski

Branko Crvenkovski

Branko Crvenkovski leads the Republic of Macedonia's largest opposition party, the Social Democratic Union of Macedonia. He was Prime Minister of the Republic of Macedonia from 1992 to 1998 and again from 2002 to 2004, then President of the Republic of Macedonia from 2004 to 2009.Crvenkovski was...

 in acknowledgement of his sport achievements and his contribution to developing and popularizing sport in Macedonia as well as promoting the country abroad.

Kiril Lazarov is married to his wife Ljubica since June 2006. They have two children, a boy named Blagojče and a girl Lana. His brother Filip Lazarov

Filip Lazarov

Filip Lazarov is a Macedonian handball player representing the Republic of Macedonia national handball team for whom he is captain...

 is also a handball

Team handball

Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...

 player

Clubs

• RK Ovce Pole (1991–1994)
• RK Borec Veles (1994–1997)
• RK Pelister
  RK Pelister
  RK Pelister is a team handball club from Bitola, Republic of Macedonia. It was the most successful Macedonian club in the 90's when it won five domestic championship titles and qualified regularly for European competition. Pelister has participated in the EHF Champions League and EHF Cup Winners'...
  
   (1997–2000)
• RK Zagreb
  RK Zagreb
  RK Zagreb is a team handball club from Zagreb, Croatia. Currently, RK Zagreb competes in the Croatian First League of Handball and the Croatian Handball Cup....
  
   (2000–2002)
• KC Veszprém
  KC Veszprém
  Kézilabda Club Veszprém is a Hungarian handball club from Veszprém, that plays in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I and the EHF Champions League. One of the most successful teams in the country, Veszprém have won the Hungarian Championship a record 19 times and took the Hungarian Cup title an unprecedented...
  
   (2002–2007)
• RK Zagreb
  RK Zagreb
  RK Zagreb is a team handball club from Zagreb, Croatia. Currently, RK Zagreb competes in the Croatian First League of Handball and the Croatian Handball Cup....
  
   (2007–2010)
• BM Ciudad Real
  BM Ciudad Real
  Balonmano Ciudad Real was a Spanish handball team based in Ciudad Real, Castilla La Mancha. BM Ciudad Real plays in Liga ASOBAL. They won the 2009 EHF Champions League by beating THW Kiel in the final. 67:66 on aggregate.-History:...
  
   (2010-2011)
• Atlético Madrid BM (2011-)

Honours & Awards

• RK Pelister
  • Macedonian League
    Macedonian First League of Handball
    The Macedonian First League of Handball , is the top-tier team handball competition in the Republic of Macedonia. It is currently sponsored by VIP...
    
    : 2
    • Winner: 1997-98 and 1999-00
  • Macedonian Cup: 2
    • Winner: 1997-98 and 1998-99

• RK Zagreb
  • Croatian League
    Croatian Premier Handball League
    -Champions by seasons :*1991/92 Zagreb Lotto*1992/93 Badel 1862 Zagreb*1993/94 Badel 1862 Zagreb*1994/95 Badel 1862 Zagreb*1995/96 Banka Croatia Zagreb*1996/97 Badel 1862 Zagreb*1997/98 Badel 1862 Zagreb*1998/99 Badel 1862 Zagreb...
    
    : 7
    • Winner: 2000, 2001, 2002, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010
  • Croatian Cup
    Croatian Handball Cup
    The Croatian Handball Cup is a national team handball competition in Croatia operated by the Croatian Handball Federation. It has been held annually since Croatian independence in 1991 and succeeded the former Yugoslavian Handball Cup....
    
    : 5
    • Winner: 2000, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010

• MKB Veszprem KC
  • Hungarian League: 5
    • Winner: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006
  • Hungarian Cup: 5
    • Winner: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2007
  • EHF Champions League
    EHF Champions League
    The EHF Champions League is the most important professional club handball competition in Europe . The competition was started in the 1956–57 season, and is administered by the European Handball Federation.The most successful teams are from Germany and Spain...
    
    :
    • Semifinalist: 2006

• BM Ciudad Real
  • Copa del Rey
    Copa del Rey de Balonmano
    The Copa del Rey de Balonmano is an annual cup competition for Spanish handball teams. Organized by the Liga ASOBAL. It was originally known as the Copa del Generalísimo due to the dictator Franco and was renamed Copa del Rey de SM El Rey in 1975...
    
    : 1
    • Winner: 2010-11
  • ASOBAL Cup
    Copa ASOBAL
    The Copa ASOBAL is an annual cup competition for Spanish handball teams. It is Organized by the Liga ASOBAL.The Copa ASOBAL was founded in 1990 and is disputed between 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th at previous season final standings....
    
    : 1
    • Winner: 2010-11
  • ASOBAL Supercup
    Supercopa ASOBAL
    The Supercopa ASOBAL or Supercopa de España de Balonmano is an annual cup competition for Spanish handball teams. It is a competition managed by the Liga ASOBAL....
    
    : 1
    • Winner: 2010-11
  • EHF Champions League
    EHF Champions League
    The EHF Champions League is the most important professional club handball competition in Europe . The competition was started in the 1956–57 season, and is administered by the European Handball Federation.The most successful teams are from Germany and Spain...
    
    :
    • Runner-up: 2010-11
      2010–11 EHF Champions League
      - Group 2 :All times are local --------------------- Wild Card Round :Four teams participated played for one place in EHF Champions League Group A...
      
      
  • IHF Super Globe:
    • Runner-up: 2011
      2011 IHF Super Globe
      2011 IHF Super Globe will be the IHF Super Globe 5th edition. Its will be held in Doha, Qatar at Al-Gharafa Sports Club Hall.The teams that take part will be the respectives continental champions.-Group A: THW Kiel Al Rayyan Al-Sadd EC Pinheiros...
      
      

External links

• Kiril Lazarov - EHF profile