RK Jugović () is a Serbian handball club based in

Kać Kać () is a suburban settlement of the city of Novi Sad, Serbia. The town has a Serb ethnic majority and its population was 11,612 at the 2011 census. Name In Serbian, the town is known as ''Kać'' or Каћ, in Croatian as ''Kać'', in Hungar ...

Novi Sad Novi Sad ( sr-Cyrl, Нови Сад, ; hu, Újvidék, ; german: Neusatz; see below for other names) is the second largest city in Serbia and the capital of the autonomous province of Vojvodina. It is located in the southern portion of the P ...

. 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

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 1984. The club achieved its greatest success by winning the

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 Leagu ...

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 ( sr, Суперлига Србије у рукомету / 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 i ...

in 2018.

Team

Current squad

:''Squad for the 2022–23 season''https://arkus-liga.rs/ekipeview.php?showdetail=&id=43

Technical staff

* Head Coach: Predrag Topić * Physiotherapist: Radovan Kovačev

Transfers

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

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(GK) * Nikola Kovačević (LB) from RK Vojvodina * Strahinja Travar (LB) from RK Mokra Gora *

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(LW) from

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* 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 name ...

* Marko Knežević (CB) from

RK Crvena zvezda RK Crvena zvezda () is a Serbian handball club based in Belgrade. They compete in the Serbian Handball Super League. History Founded in 1948, the club made its Yugoslav Championship debut in 1954. They subsequently won back-to-back champio ...

;Leaving * Borislav Milovanović (GK) to

RK Rudar Kostolac RK may stand for: Arts and entertainment * Rajesh Khanna, Bollywood film actor * Ram Kapoor, Bollywood film actor * Reality Kings, a North American pornographic website * ''Rurouni Kenshin'', a manga series by Nobuhiro Watsuki Science and tech ...

* 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 Nikola Crnoglavac (; born 22 April 1992) is a Serbian handball player for Serbian club Partizan Belgrade and the Serbia national team. Career Crnoglavac started out at Jugović in the Serbian Handball Super League. He later played abroad in ...

(2010–2015) *

Tihomir Doder Tihomir Doder (; born 8 August 1979) is a Serbian handball player for Serbian club in third league Gajdobra Career Doder started out at Jugović and helped the club win the EHF Challenge Cup in the 2000–01 season. He later moved abroad to T ...

(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 al ...

(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), Belaru ...

(2006–2013) *

(2022–) *

Marko Krsmančić Marko may refer to: * Marko (given name) * Marko (surname) * Márkó, a village in Hungary See also * Marco (disambiguation) * Markko (disambiguation) * Marka (disambiguation) * Markov * Marku * * {{disambiguation, surname ...

(2007–2010) *

Marko Krivokapić Marko may refer to: * Marko (given name) * Marko (surname) * Márkó, a village in Hungary See also * Marco (disambiguation) * Markko (disambiguation) * Marka (disambiguation) * Markov *Marku Marku is an Albanian surname. Notable people wi ...

(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, winn ...

(2001–2008, 2020) * Dejan Milosavljev (2011–2016) *

Nenad Peruničić Nenad Peruničić (; born 1 May 1971) is a Serbian handball coach and former player. Club career Born in Pljevlja, Peruničić made his senior debut with Jugović in the Yugoslav Championship, before moving to Crvena zvezda in 1990. He spent ...

(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 ( hu, Sterbik Árpád, ; sr, Арпад Штербик, 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. ...

(1996–2001) * Dragan Sudžum (2012–2013) * Milan Torbica (2001–2002) *

Svetislav Verkić Svetislav Verkić (; born 11 June 1981) is a Serbian handball player for Vojvodina and the Serbia national team. Career Verkić started out at Jugović and helped the club win the EHF Challenge Cup in the 2000–01 season. He later moved abro ...

(1998–2003) * Žarko Marković (2003–2006) * Mirko Milašević (2003–2004, 2020–2021)

Former coaches

References

External links

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