Igor Marković (born 16 December 1981) is a Montenegrin former
handball
Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of thr ...
player.
Marković was a member of Montenegro national handball team since it was established in 2007. Today, he is a player with
most played official games for Montenegro (49) and a fourth top scorer in the national team history, with 125 goals.
Career
Marković started his career in the youth teams of
Cepelin Cetinje and
Lovćen Cetinje
Lovćen ( cnr-Cyrl, Ловћен, ) is a mountain and national park in southwestern Montenegro. It is the inspiration behind the names ''Montenegro'' and ''Crna Gora'', both of which mean 'Black Mountain' and refer to the appearance of Mount ...
. During his professional career, he played for Montenegrin clubs
Lovćen Cetinje
Lovćen ( cnr-Cyrl, Ловћен, ) is a mountain and national park in southwestern Montenegro. It is the inspiration behind the names ''Montenegro'' and ''Crna Gora'', both of which mean 'Black Mountain' and refer to the appearance of Mount ...
and
Budućnost Podgorica Budućnost means "the future" in many Slavic languages, and it may also refer to:
* SD Budućnost Podgorica, a sports society from Podgorica, Montenegro
** KK Budućnost Podgorica, a professional basketball club
FK Budućnost may refer to:
* FK B ...
. As of autumn 2013, he played for the Kuwaitian side
AlQurine at the
Arab Champions League
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F ...
.
With the Montenegrin national team, Igor Marković played at the
World Championship 2013 and the
Euro 2014. He is the player with most official games for Montenegro and the fourth top scorer in the national team's history.
Awards and accomplishments
Club
RK Lovćen
*
Montenegrin League: 2006–07, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013-14
*
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 ...
: 2002-03
*
Winner of the Montenegrin Cup: 2008–09, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14
RK Budućnost
*
Montenegrin League: 2009–10
Individual
*Best handball player in Montenegro: 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
References
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Montenegrin male handball players
21st-century Montenegrin sportsmen
Handball players from Cetinje
1981 births
Living people
Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Hungary
Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Kuwait
Montenegrin expatriate handball players in Hungary