Marko Vujin (

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: Марко Вујин, born 7 December 1984) is a former Serbian

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player who plays for

SC Pick Szeged SC Pick Szeged is a Hungary, Hungarian professional handball club from Szeged, that plays in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I (men's handball), K&H férfi kézilabda liga and the EHF Champions League. The current name of the club is OTP Bank - Pick Szege ...

and the Serbian national team.

Career

Vujin started his professional career in his hometown club RK Sintelon, where he played with national teammate

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and Bosnian goalkeeper

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, who later won the

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with

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. In July 2003, he was signed by the Hungarian Championship outfit Dunaferr SE, who were strengthening their squad for the forthcoming

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campaign. Vujin spent three years with the Danube-side and collected a championship bronze medal in each season. Although during his spell in Dunaferr the club did not manage to break the dominance of the

–

Veszprém KC Veszprém KC is a Hungarian professional handball club from Veszprém, that for sponsorship reasons is called ONE Veszprém. Veszprém plays in the Hungarian Nemzeti Bajnokság I (men's handball), Nemzeti Bajnokság I and are the most successfu ...

duo, he showed his unique scoring skills and was crowned as the top scorer of the Hungarian Championship in the 2005–06 season. With his brilliant performances he drew the attention of MKB Veszprém, and the record champions secured the services of the right back in the summer of 2006. In his new club Vujin has grown into a player of the highest calibre and became the key of Veszprém's success. He helped the team to the

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title in 2008 with scoring nine goals in the first leg of the finals, that was eventually won by the Hungarian club with a five-goal margin. On 30 October 2009, while playing against Hungary in an international friendly tournament, Vujin suffered a serious knee injury that had to be operated. He underwent surgery on 4 December 2009 and the recovery process took four months. He returned into action on 3 April 2010 against

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in an

match. He entered the field first in the 45th minute to take a penalty shot, which he missed, however, his teammate Carlos Pérez scored from the rebound. Few minutes later he got another chance from the line and this time he did not miss. In the autumn of 2010, he reached his best form again and in the winter break he topped the

top scorers' list with 65 goals, sixteen goals ahead of second placed Uwe Gensheimer. His continuous superb play attracted the attention of

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, the Champions League winners of the past season, and the German club offered a contract for Vujin that Veszprem could not match. As a result, the Serbian international will now join Kiel in 2012, once his current contract expires. He played for the

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at the

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and won a silver medal.

Achievements

Nemzeti Bajnokság I The Nemzeti Bajnokság (, ), also known as NB I or Fizz Liga after its title sponsor, OTP Bank's webshop subsidiary, is a professional association football league in Hungary and the highest level of the Hungarian football league system. Twelve ...

: **''Winner'': 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 **''Silver Medalist'': 2007 **''Bronze Medalist'': 2004, 2005, 2006 *

Magyar Kupa The Hungarian Cup (, ), officially known as MOL Magyar Kupa for sponsorship reasons, is the Hungarian cup competition for football clubs. It was started by the Hungarian Football Association'','' in 1909, eight years after the commencement of ...

: **''Winner'': 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 **''Finalist'': 2008 *

: **''Winner'': 2008 *

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: **''Finalist'': 2008 *

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: **''Silver Medalist'': 2012

Individual awards

* Nemzeti Bajnokság I Top Scorer: 2006, 2012

References

External links

Marko Vujin career statistic at WorldhandballMarko Vujin player profile on MKB Veszprém KC Official Website
* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Vujin, Marko 1984 births Living people Sportspeople from Bačka Palanka Serbian male handball players 21st-century Serbian sportsmen Serbian expatriate handball players in Germany Handball-Bundesliga players THW Kiel players Veszprém KC players Olympic handball players for Serbia Handball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Sporting CP handball players Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Hungary Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Serbian expatriate sportspeople in North Macedonia Serbian expatriate handball players in Hungary Expatriate handball players in North Macedonia Expatriate handball players in Portugal