RK Jugović () is a Serbian

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 ...

club based in

Kać Kać () is a suburban settlement of the city of Novi Sad, Serbia. The town had a population of 11,612 in the 2011 census. Name In Serbo-Croatian, the town is known as ''Kać'' or Каћ, in Hungarian as ''Káty'', and in German as ''Katsch''. ...

Novi Sad Novi Sad ( sr-Cyrl, Нови Сад, ; #Name, see below for other names) is the List of cities in Serbia, second largest city in Serbia and the capital of the autonomous province of Vojvodina. It is located in the southern portion of the Pannoni ...

. They compete in the top tier Serbian handball league, the Arkus league.

History

Founded as RK Mladost in 1956, the club changed its name to RK Jugović in 1960. They made their

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debut in 1984. The club achieved its greatest success by winning the

EHF Challenge Cup The 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. Foun ...

in the 2000–01 season. After spending more than 30 consecutive seasons in the top flight, they suffered relegation from the

Serbian Handball Super League The Serbian Handball Super League ( / Superliga Srbije u rukometu) is the top men's Team handball, handball league in Serbia. It was founded in 2006. Rules Competition format The league is operated by the Handball Federation of Serbia. It is ...

in 2018.

Team

Current squad

:''Squad for the 2022–23 season''

Technical staff

* Head Coach: Predrag Topić * Physiotherapist: Radovan Kovačev

Transfers

:''Transfers for the 2022–23 season'' ;Joining *

Milan Kosanović Milan Kosanović (1932 – 1989), also known by the nickname of "Milo", was a Yugoslav Serb professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s. He played at representative level for English League XIII and Yorkshire, and at ...

(GK) * Nikola Kovačević (LB) from

RK Vojvodina RK Vojvodina () is a Serbian professional handball club based in Novi Sad. They compete in the Serbian Handball Super League. History Founded in 1948, the club won the Serbia and Montenegro Handball Super League and Serbia and Montenegro Han ...

* Strahinja Travar (LB) from RK Mokra Gora * Milan Bošković (LW) from RK Dinamo Pančevo * Saša Terzić (RW) from

RK Metaloplastika RK Metaloplastika () is a Serbian handball club based in Šabac. They compete in the Serbian Handball Super League. History The club itself dates back to 1958. They initially competed under the name Partizan. In 1970, the club changed its na ...

* Marko Knežević (CB) from RK Crvena zvezda ;Leaving * Borislav Milovanović (GK) to RK Rudar Kostolac * Zlatko Rakić (CB) to RK Kikinda Grindex * Danijel Radisavljević (RW) to RK Dubočica 54

Previous squads

Accomplishments

** : 2001 *

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** : 2007

European record

EHF Challenge Cup

Former club members

Notable former players

* Nikola Crnoglavac (2010–2015) * Tihomir Doder (1997–2003, 2020–2021) *

Šandor Hodik Šandor Hodik (, ; born 21 September 1965) is a Serbian-Macedonian handball player of ethnic Hungarian descent. Club career Over the course of his career that spanned over 35 years, Hodik played for numerous teams, most notably Pelister. He als ...

(1989–1993, 2002–2004) *

Branko Kankaraš Branko Kankaraš (; born 28 May 1988) is a retired Serbian-born Montenegrin handball player. Club career At club level, Kankaraš played in Serbia ( Jugović, Metaloplastika, and Vojvodina), Turkey (Mersin), France (Valence and Istres), Belarus ...

(2006–2013) *

(2022–) * Marko Krsmančić (2007–2010) *

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(1992–1998) * Milorad Krivokapić (1996–2002) *

Dobrivoje Marković Dobrivoje Marković (; born 22 April 1986) is a Serbian handball player for Hercegovac Gajdobra. Club career After starting out at Jugović, Marković moved to Spain and joined Cuenca in 2008. He also played abroad for Vardar and Zagreb, winni ...

(2001–2008, 2020) *

Dejan Milosavljev Dejan Milosavljev (; born 16 March 1996) is a Serbian handball player for Füchse Berlin and the Serbia national team. Career Milosavljev made his debut for Jugović in the 2011–12 season. He was transferred to Partizan in March 2017. As ...

(2011–2016) * Nenad Peruničić (1990–1993, 2007–2008, 2015) *

Rajko Prodanović Rajko Prodanović (; born 24 April 1986) is a Serbian handball player for Hercegovac Gajdobra. Club career After starting out at Jugović, Prodanović moved to Spain and joined Antequera in 2008. He also played abroad for Vardar, Pick Szeged ( ...

(2002–2008) *

Árpád Sterbik Arpad Sterbik Capar (, ; /Arpad Šterbik; born 20 November 1979) is a retired handball player who represented the national teams of Yugoslavia (later known as Serbia and Montenegro) and Spain. Internationally he has represented FR Yugoslavia (S ...

(1996–2001) *

Dragan Sudžum Dragan Sudžum (; born 28 April 1978) is a Serbian handball coach and former player. Club career Over the course of his career that spanned two decades, Sudžum played for Sintelon, Partizan (two spells), TuS Nettelstedt-Lübbecke (Germany), ...

(2012–2013) * Milan Torbica (2001–2002) * Svetislav Verkić (1998–2003) * Žarko Marković (2003–2006) *

Mirko Milašević Mirko Milašević (; born 27 July 1985) is a Montenegrin handball player for Serbian club Jugović. Club career After starting out at Jugović, Milašević played for fellow Serbian clubs Vojvodina and Crvena zvezda, before returning to his na ...

(2003–2004, 2020–2021)

Former coaches

References

External links

* * {{Novi Sad Jugovic Handball clubs established in 1956 1956 establishments in Yugoslavia Sport in Novi Sad