Goran Stojanović (born 24 February 1977) is a Montenegrin-Qatari handball player for the Al Rayyan and the Qatar.
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 Stojanović in 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Goran Stojanović | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
24 February 1977 Bar, Montenegro | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Montenegrin / Qatari | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current club | Al Rayyan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 44 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Mornar Bar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Serbia and Montenegro | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2007–2010 | Montenegro | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013–2018 | Qatar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Club career
editAfter starting out at his hometown club Mornar Bar, Stojanović played for Crvena zvezda (2000–2002), Lovćen (2002–2004), Grasshoppers (2004–2005), VfL Pfullingen (2005–2006), VfL Gummersbach (2006–2011), Rhein-Neckar Löwen (2011–2014) and El Jaish (2014–2017) and Al Rayyan (2022–present).
International career
editAt international level, Stojanović represented Montenegro at the 2008 European Championship in the nation's debut appearance in major tournaments. He later switched his allegiance to Qatar,[1] winning the gold medal at the 2014 Asian Championship.[2] Stojanović was a member of the team that finished as runners-up at the 2015 World Championship. He subsequently helped Qatar win the 2016 Asian Championship and later participated at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Stojanović also won two gold medals at the Asian Games (2014 and 2018).[3]
Honours
edit- Lovćen
- Serbia and Montenegro Handball Cup: 2002–03
- VfL Gummersbach
- EHF Cup: 2008–09
- EHF Cup Winners' Cup: 2009–10, 2010–11
- Rhein-Neckar Löwen
- El Jaish
References
edit- ^ "Qatar found a new goalkeeper". handball-world.news. 2 September 2013. Archived from the original on 6 November 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
- ^ "Thrilling win gives Qatar historic title". gulf-times.com. 6 February 2014. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
- ^ "Cosmopolitan Qatar grab second Asian handball crown". yahoo.com. 31 August 2018. Archived from the original on 7 November 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
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