Maja Sokač (née Zebić; born 31 May 1982)[2] is a Croatian handballer playing in the left wing position for the Croatian national team and Ankara Yenimahalle.
| Maja Sokač | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Personal information | |||
| Born |
31 May 1982 Split, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Nationality | Croatian | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left wing | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Ankara Yenimahalle | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
1996–2004 | Split Kaltenberg | ||
2004 | ŽRK Lokomotiva | ||
2004–2011 | Podravka | ||
2011–2012 | SD Itxako | ||
2012–2014 | RK Zaječar | ||
2014–2016 | ŽRK Vardar | ||
2016- | Ankara Yenimahalle | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Croatia | 159[1] | (428) | |
Club career
editSokač started to play handball in Croatian club Sinj. In 1996, she joined senior team of Split Kaltenberg who competed in first Croatian league. In 2004, she joined Lokomotiva Zagreb, and same season she transferred to Podravka Vegeta. Besides winning many Croatian Championship and Croatian Cup trophies, she played in Cup Winners' Cup finals in 2005 and EHF Cup finals in 2006. In Champions League she played 44 matches and scored 131 goals. In the 2011/2012 season Sokač played for Spanish Champions and Champions League runners-up SD Itxako.
Trophies
edit- Spanish Supercup
- Gold: 2008/2009
- Women's Regional Handball League
- Gold: 2008/2009
- Silver: 2009/2010, 2010/2011
- Croatian Championship
- Gold: 2004/2005, 2005/2006, 2006/2007, 2007/2008, 2008/2009, 2009/2010 and 2010/2011
- Croatian Cup
- Gold: 2004/2005, 2005/2006, 2006/2007, 2007/2008, 2008/2009, 2009/2010 and 2010/2011
References
edit- ^ "2014 European Championship Roster" (PDF). EHF. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- ^ "Maja Sokač". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
External links
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