RK Železničar 1949 (Serbian Cyrillic: РК Железничар 1949) is a Serbian handball club based in Niš. They compete in the Serbian Handball Super League.
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| Full name | Rukometni klub Železničar 1949 | ||
| Founded | 2009 | ||
| Arena | SC Čair | ||
| Capacity | 4,000 | ||
| President | Ljubomir Pavlović | ||
| Head coach | Đorđe Teodorović | ||
| League | Serbian Handball Super League | ||
| 2020/21 | 4 | ||
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| Website Official site | |||
History edit
The club was formed as RK Naissus on 7 September 2009 by the amalgamation of RK Železničar and ORK Niš. They immediately started competing in the Serbian Handball Super League by inheriting the spot from ORK Niš.
On 5 December 2011, the club changed its name to RK Železničar. They won their first trophy, the Serbian Handball Cup, in the 2013–14 season. After suffering relegation from the top flight in 2016, the club spent the following season without competing.
Ahead of the 2017–18 season, the club received a wild card entry to the Serbian Handball Super League.
Crest, colours, supporters edit
Kits edit
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Honours edit
- 2013–14, 2017–18
Notable players edit
The list includes players who played for their respective national teams in any major international tournaments, such as the Olympic Games, World Championships and European Championships:
Head coaches edit
Vladan Stošić (2009–2010)- Miloš Stanić (2010–2011)[1]
- Zoran Živković (2011)[2]
- Aleksandar Živković (2011–2012)[3]
- Jovica Cvetković (2012)[4]
- Nikola Marković (2012)[5]
- Jovica Cvetković (2012)[6]
- Nedeljko Vučković (2013)
- Vladimir Stanojević (2013–2014)[7]
- Siniša Prokić (2014)[8]
- Miroslav Đorđević (2014–2015)
- Siniša Prokić (2015)
- Nebojša Bokić (2015–2016)
- Josif Petković (2017–2018)[9]
Veselin Vujović (2018–2019)- Đorđe Teodorović (2019–present)
References edit
- ^ "Miloš Stanić novi trener RK Naisus" (in Serbian). juznevesti.com. 6 December 2010. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ "Zoran Živković novi trener Naisusa" (in Serbian). juznevesti.com. 1 September 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ "RK Železničar menja trenera" (in Serbian). juznevesti.com. 6 April 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ "Jovica Cvetković novi trener Železničara" (in Serbian). juznevesti.com. 9 April 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ "RK Železničar ostao bez trenera" (in Serbian). juznevesti.com. 1 October 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ "Jovica Cvetković otišao iz Železničara" (in Serbian). juznevesti.com. 13 December 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ "Piki Stanojević novi trener Železničara" (in Serbian). juznevesti.com. 26 August 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ "Železničar sa novim stručnim štabom" (in Serbian). juznevesti.com. 14 April 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ "Železničar počeo pripreme, novi trener Josif Petković" (in Serbian). juznevesti.com. 7 August 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
External links edit
- Official website (in Serbian)
- RK Železničar 1949 – EHF competition record
- RK Železničar 1949 at srbijasport.net (in Serbian)