Veselin Vujovic
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Veselin Vujović (born January 18, 1961 in Cetinje
, Montenegro
, FPR Yugoslavia) is a former Yugoslav
handball
player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics
and in the 1988 Summer Olympics
. During his career he played for RK Metaloplastika
Šabac
, Barcelona and Granollers
. With RK Metaloplastika
he won two handball champions league (1985 and 1986) and one with FC Barcelona Handbol (1991). He was first player to receive title of the IHF World Player of the Year
.
In 1984 he was a member of the Yugoslav handball team which won the gold medal. He played all six matches and scored 28 goals.
Four years later he was part of the Yugoslav team which won the bronze medal. He played all six matches again and scored 29 goals.
In 1986
he is named as the best athlete of Yugoslavia.
He is the manager of HC Vardar PRO
, a handball club in Skopje
, Macedonia.
Cetinje
Cetinje , Цетиње / Cetinje , Italian: Cettigne, Greek: Κετίγνη, Ketígni) is a town and Old Royal Capital of Montenegro. It is also a historical and the secondary capital of Montenegro , with the official residence of the President of Montenegro...
, Montenegro
Montenegro
Montenegro Montenegrin: Crna Gora Црна Гора , meaning "Black Mountain") is a country located in Southeastern Europe. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea to the south-west and is bordered by Croatia to the west, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the northwest, Serbia to the northeast and Albania to the...
, FPR Yugoslavia) is a former Yugoslav
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
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 competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics
1984 Summer Olympics
The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, California, United States in 1984...
and in the 1988 Summer Olympics
1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an all international multi-sport events celebrated from September 17 to October 2, 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. They were the second summer Olympic Games to be held in Asia and the first since the 1964 Summer Olympics...
. During his career he played for RK Metaloplastika
RK Metaloplastika
RK Metaloplastika is a handball club from Šabac, Serbia. Founded in 1958 the club has been a regular member of the Yugoslav/Serbian top league since the late 1970s. The club has won 7 national titles and 5 national cups. Most important results were in Europe where Metaloplastika took two EHF...
Šabac
Šabac
Šabac is a city and municipality in western Serbia, along the Sava river, in the historic region of Mačva. It is the administrative center of the Mačva District. The city has a population of 52,822 , while population of the municipality is 115,347...
, Barcelona and Granollers
BM Granollers
-Stadium Information:*Name: - Palau D'Esports*City: - Granollers*Capacity: - 6,500*Address: - C/. Voluntaris'92 núm. 1.-Famous players:...
. With RK Metaloplastika
RK Metaloplastika
RK Metaloplastika is a handball club from Šabac, Serbia. Founded in 1958 the club has been a regular member of the Yugoslav/Serbian top league since the late 1970s. The club has won 7 national titles and 5 national cups. Most important results were in Europe where Metaloplastika took two EHF...
he won two handball champions league (1985 and 1986) and one with FC Barcelona Handbol (1991). He was first player to receive title of the IHF World Player of the Year
IHF World Player of the Year
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.
In 1984 he was a member of the Yugoslav handball team which won the gold medal. He played all six matches and scored 28 goals.
Four years later he was part of the Yugoslav team which won the bronze medal. He played all six matches again and scored 29 goals.
In 1986
1986 in sports
1986 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-Alpine skiing:* Alpine Skiing World Cup –** Men's overall season champion: Marc Girardelli, Luxembourg** Women's overall season champion: Maria Walliser, Switzerland-American football:...
he is named as the best athlete of Yugoslavia.
He is the manager of HC Vardar PRO
HC Vardar PRO - Skopje
Rakometniot Klub Vardar is a handball Club from Skopje, Republic of Macedonia. It has been one of the three dominating Macedonian handball clubs since the independence of the country in 1992 and regularly represents the country on the international level in the European cup competitions...
, a handball club in Skopje
Skopje
Skopje is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Macedonia with about a third of the total population. It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic centre...
, Macedonia.