RK Partizan () is a Serbian handball club based in Belgrade. They compete in the

Serbian Handball Super League The Serbian Handball Super League ( sr, Суперлига Србије у рукомету / Superliga Srbije u rukometu) is the top men's handball league in Serbia. It was founded in 2006. Rules Competition format The league is operated by t ...

and

SEHA League South East Handball Association League or simply SEHA League is a regional men's club handball league in Southeast and East Europe, divided in two zones. Due to sponsorship reasons, the league is also known as the Gazprom League (or Gazprom South ...

History

The original club was founded in 1948. They competed for only a year until 1949. In January 1957, RK Dedinje became part of the Partizan sports society, thus reinstating the club's handball section. They made their

Yugoslav Handball Championship The Yugoslav Handball Championship was the highest level competition in men's team handball in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, played regularly for almost four decades between 1953 and 1992, before being abandoned due to the breakup ...

debut in 1960. In 1973, the club suffered relegation from the league. They made a comeback to the top flight in 1991, shortly before the withdrawal of Croatian and Slovenian teams due to the

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. The club would win three consecutive championships in 1993, 1994 and 1995, including back-to-back doubles in 1993 and 1994. They later participated in the

EHF Champions League The Men's EHF Champions League is the most important club handball competition for men's teams in Europe and involves the leading teams from the top European nations. The competition is organised every year by EHF. The official name for the men ...

on four occasions ( 1999–2000, 2003–04, 2011–12 and

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). The club also reached the semi-finals of the

EHF Cup Winners' Cup The EHF Cup Winners' Cup was the official competition for men's and women's handball clubs of Europe that won their national cup, and took place every year. From the 2012–13 season, the men's competition was merged with the EHF Cup. Winners ...

(1998–99 and 2001–02) and

EHF Challenge Cup The Men's EHF European Cup is an annual men's handball club competition organised by the European Handball Federation (EHF). It is the third-tier competition of European club handball, after the EHF Champions League and the EHF European League ...

(2010–11).

Honours

Serbia and Montenegro League /

Serbian League The Serbian League () is the third level football league in Serbia. It consists of four groups, namely Belgrade, East, Vojvodina, and West. The winner of each group earns promotion to the Serbian First League. History 1992–1995 In the summer of ...

* 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1998–99, 2001–02, 2002–03 / 2008–09, 2010–11, 2011–12 Yugoslav Winter Championship * 1963 Yugoslav Cup /

Serbia and Montenegro Cup The Serbia and Montenegro Cup was an association football knockout cup tournament of Serbia and Montenegro played between 1992 and 2006, after which Serbia and Montenegro became separate nations. The competition was the continuation of the old ...

Serbian Cup The Serbian Cup (Serbian: Куп Србије, Kup Srbije) is the national football cup of Serbia. The winner of the competition gets a spot in the UEFA Europa League qualifying round. From 2006 to 2010, the competition was known as the Lav Cup f ...

* 1958–59, 1965–66, 1970–71 / 1992–93, 1993–94, 1997–98, 2000–01 / 2006–07, 2007–08, 2011–12, 2012–13 Serbian Super Cup * 2009, 2011, 2012

Sponsorship

During its history, the club has been known by a variety of names due to sponsorship reasons: * Partizan MAG * Partizan Si&Si (2005–2009) * Partizan Dunav osiguranje (2009–2010)

Supporters

Grobari (Serbian Cyrillic: Гробари, English: Gravediggers or Undertakers) are one of two major football fan groups in Serbia. They generally support all clubs within the Partizan multi-sports club, and mostly wear black and white symbols, which are the club's colors.

Team

;Goalkeepers * 16 Andrej Trnavac *1 Ivan Mihajlov * 12

Aćim Beloševac Aćim ( sr-cyr, Аћим) is a Serbian masculine given name, a variant of ''Akim'', adopted from Biblical (Hebrew) name ''Joachim'' ( gr, Iōākeím) meaning "God erects". It is attested in Serbian society since the Middle Ages. The patronymic sur ...

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Andrej Čolović Andrey, Andrej or Andrei (in Cyrillic script: Андрей, Андреј or Андрэй) is a form of Andreas/ Ἀνδρέας in Slavic languages and Romanian. People with the name include: *Andrei of Polotsk ( – 1399), Lithuanian nobleman *A ...

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Srđan Đorđević Srđan (Срђан); ; ; ) is a Serbo-Croatian masculine given name, usually written as ''Srdjan'' when the letter đ is unavailable. It is usually considered to be a form of the name Sergius, honoring the Christian martyr and saint Sergius. In ...

;Left wingers * 27

Aleksa Maksić Aleksa may refer to: *Aleksa (given name) Aleksa ( sr-cyr, Алекса) is a South Slavic masculine given name derived from Greek Alexios (Αλέξιος), meaning "Defender", usually a diminutive of ''Aleksandar'' (" Alexander"). It may refer ...

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* 23 Aleksandar Praštalo ;Right Wingers * 17 Uroš Kojadinović *5 Nemanja Živković ;Line players * 22 Ivan Mićić * 55 Martin Varga ;Left Backs *2 Luka Dragović * 33 Stefan Petrić * 19 Nikola Zečević *3 Milomir Radovanović ;Right backs * 20 Nenad Mandić * 25 Veljko Popović * 33 Stefan Petrić *6 Đorđe Pisarić * 15

Nikola Ivanović Nikola Ivanović (born February 19, 1994) is a Montenegrin professional basketball player for Crvena zvezda of the Adriatic League and the EuroLeague. Standing at , he plays at the point guard position. Professional career Early career Ivanovi ...

Notable players

The list includes players who played for their respective national teams in any major international tournaments, such as the

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and European Championships: * Aleksandar Glendža * Vuk Lazović *

Rade Mijatović Rade Mijatović (; born 30 June 1981) is a Montenegrin handball player. Club career Over the course of his career, Mijatović played for Vojvodina, Partizan, Altea, Crvena zvezda, Teka Cantabria, Alcobendas, Toledo, Antequera, Dinamo Minsk, ...

* Vladimir Osmajić * Radivoje Ristanović *

Zoran Roganović Zoran Roganović (born 26 December 1977) is a Montenegrin former handball player and current coach of Swedish club Eskilstuna Guif. Club career Born in Cetinje, Roganović started out at his hometown club Lovćen. He also played for fellow Yugos ...

* Ilija Abutović * Nemanja Ilić * Vanja Ilić * Miloš Kostadinović * Lazar Kukić * Dragan Marjanac *

Mijajlo Marsenić Mijajlo Marsenić (; born 9 March 1993) is a Serbian handball player for Füchse Berlin and the Serbian national team. Club career After playing for his hometown club Berane, Marsenić joined Partizan in September 2010. He spent four years at ...

* Savo Mešter * Strahinja Milić * Dejan Milosavljev * Uroš Mitrović * Živan Pešić *

Bogdan Radivojević Bogdan Radivojević (; born 2 March 1993) is a Serbian handball player for SC Pick Szeged and the Serbian national team. Club career Radivojević made his senior debut for Partizan in the 2010–11 season, as the team won the league title. He l ...

Stevan Sretenović Stevan Sretenović (; born 25 September 1995) is a Serbian handball player for Balatonfüredi KSE and the Serbian national team. Career After playing for Partizan, Sretenović moved abroad to France and signed with USAM Nîmes Gard in August 20 ...

* Ivan Stanković * Darko Stevanović * Rastko Stojković *

Aleksandar Stojanović (handballer) Aleksandar Stojanović (; born 22 June 1983) is a Serbian handball player for RK Goč Merkur. Career Over the course of his career, Stojanović played in Slovenia (Celje and Koper), Macedonia (Vardar and Metalurg Skopje), Switzerland (Kadetten S ...

Nikola Adžić Nikola () is a given name which, like Nicholas, is a version of the Greek ''Nikolaos'' (Νικόλαος). It is common as a masculine given name in the South Slavic countries (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, North Macedonia, Monteneg ...

* Mladen Bojinović *

Zoran Đorđić Zoran Đorđić (; born 15 October 1966) is a Serbian former handball player. He is the father of fellow handball player Petar Đorđić. Club career In his home country, Đorđić played for Metaloplastika and Partizan (1992–1993), before g ...

Ratko Đurković Ratko Đurković (born 9 February 1975) is a Montenegrin handball coach and former player who is currently coach of Crvena zvezda. Club career After starting out at his hometown club Lovćen, Đurković played for fellow Yugoslav teams Metalopl ...

* Nikola Eklemović *

Nedeljko Jovanović Nedeljko Jovanović (; born 16 September 1970) is a Serbian former handball player and current coach. Club career After playing for Metaloplastika, Jovanović joined Partizan in 1991. He proved instrumental in helping the club win its first eve ...

* Petar Kapisoda * Aleksandar Knežević * Branko Kokir * Jovan Kovačević *

Blažo Lisičić Blažo Lisičić (born 22 August 1972) is a Montenegrin former handball player. Club career Born in Titograd, Lisičić was signed by Proleter Zrenjanin as a teenager. He would become a member of the team that won two Yugoslav Championship titl ...

* Nenad Maksić * Vladimir Mandić * Vladan Matić * Dragan Momić *

Predrag Peruničić Predrag Peruničić (; born 27 June 1967) is a Serbian former handball player. Club career Over the course of his career that spanned 20 years, Peruničić played for Partizan on four separate occasions, winning three national championships (19 ...

* Nenad Puljezević *

Dane Šijan Dane Šijan (; born 5 February 1977) is a Serbian former handball player. Club career Over the course of his career that spanned more than two decades, Šijan played for Metaloplastika, Proleter Zrenjanin, Rudar Kostolac, Partizan (2001–2003 ...

* Vladica Stojanović * Goran Stupar * Dragan Sudžum * Alem Toskić *

Abas Arslanagić Abas Arslanagić (born October 2, 1944) is a Bosnian former handball player and coach who competed for Yugoslavia in the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1976 Summer Olympics. In 1972, he was part of the Yugoslav team which won the gold medal at ...

* Časlav Grubić *

Milan Kalina Milan Kalina (; born 13 August 1956) is a Serbian former handball player who competed for Yugoslavia in the 1984 Summer Olympics. Club career After starting out at Partizan, Kalina played for Dinamo Pančevo and Crvena zvezda, before moving abr ...

* Radivoje Krivokapić *

Dobrivoje Selec Dobrivoje (Cyrillic script: Добривоје) is a masculine given name of Slavic origin. Notable people with the name include: * Dobrivoje Božić (1885–1967), Serbian inventor * Dobrivoje Marković (born 1986), Serbian handballer *Dobrivoje T ...

Goran Stojanović Goran Stojanović (born 24 February 1977) is a Montenegrin-Qatari handball player for the Al Rayyan and the Qatar. Club career After starting out at his hometown club Mornar Bar, Stojanović played for Crvena zvezda (2000–2002), Lovćen (2002 ...

Head coaches

* Marijan Flander * Radosav Mutić * Srđan Praljak * Petar Eror * Vilim Tičić * Petar Lazarević * Zoran Pantazis * Dragan Stevanović * Kosta Veselinović * Vitomir Arsenijević * Vlatko Martinčević * Vladimir Cindrić * Vojislav Malešević * Branislav Petković * Momčilo Jovanović *

Đorđe Vučinić Đorđe ( sr-Cyrl, Ђорђе;transliterated Djordje) is a Serbian given name, a Serbian variant, derived from Greek ''Georgios'' ('' George'' in English). Other variants include: Đurđe, Đurađ, Đura, Đuro, Georgije. It may refer to: * Đor� ...

* Miodrag Savić * Milan Tomaš * Radomir Diklić * Mihajlo Obradović * Vasilije Đokić * Mihajlo Obradović (1990–1991) * Kasim Kamenica (1991–1992) *

Jovica Elezović Jovica Elezović (; born 2 March 1956) is a Serbian former handball coach and player who competed for Yugoslavia in the 1980 Summer Olympics and in the 1984 Summer Olympics. Club career Elezović started playing handball for his hometown club Vr ...

(1992–1995) * Mile Isaković (1995) *

(1995–1996) *

(1996–1997) *

Ljubomir Obradović Ljubomir Obradović (born 16 September 1954) is a Serbian handball coach of the Cape Verde national team. Managerial honours ;Comercio e Industria (Setubal) *Portuguese Second Division: 1992–93 ;Belenenses * Portuguese First Division: 1993–9 ...

(1997–1998) *

(1998–1999) * Dušan Medić (1999) * Jezdimir Stanković (1999) *

Zlatan Arnautović Zlatan Arnautović (; born 2 September 1956) is a Serbian former handball coach and player who competed for Yugoslavia in the 1980 Summer Olympics and in the 1984 Summer Olympics. Club career Born in Prijedor, Arnautović started playing handba ...

(1999) *

Veselin Vujović Veselin Vujović (born 18 January 1961) is a Montenegrin handball coach and former professional player. He is the current coach of Iran national team. As a player, Vujović competed at the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics for the Yugoslavia natio ...

(1999–2000) *

Branko Štrbac Branko Štrbac ( sr-cyrl, Бранко Штрбац, born 25 July 1957) is a former Serbian handball player. In 1984 he was a member of the Yugoslav handball team which won the gold medal at the Olympics. In 1982 he was part of the Yugoslav team ...

(2000–2001) * Mile Malešević (2001) * Vuk Roganović (2001) * Zoran Kurteš (2001–2003) * Marko Isaković (2003) *

(2004) * Zoran Kurteš (2004) * Časlav Dinčić (2004–2005) * Branislav Pokrajac (2006) * Marko Isaković (2006) * Nikola Jevremović (2006–2007) * Zoran Ivić (2007) * Saša Bošković (2008–2010) * Aleksandar Brković (2010–2014) * Nenad Maksić (2014–2018) * Bojan Butulija (2018–2019) * Željko Radojević (2019) * Nenad Maksić (2020–present)

References

External links

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RK Partizan
– EHF competition record
RK Partizan
at srbijasport.net {{SEHA League

Partizan Partizan may refer to: Sport * JSD Partizan, a sports society from Belgrade, Serbia, which includes the following clubs: **AK Partizan, athletics ** Biciklistički Klub Partizan, cycling ** Džudo Klub Partizan, judo **FK Partizan, association fo ...

Handball clubs established in 1948 1948 establishments in Yugoslavia Sport in Belgrade