RK Metaloplastika () is a Serbian handball club based in

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. 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 to Metaloplastika after being taken over by the industrial company of the same name. They earned promotion to the Yugoslav Championship in 1974. The club won its first trophy, the Yugoslav Cup, in the 1979–80 season, securing a spot in European competitions for the first time ever. They subsequently reached the

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semi-finals in their debut international appearance. The 1980s saw the club became champions of Yugoslavia a record seven times in a row, commencing from the 1981–82 season. They also established themselves as a dominant force in European club handball, making three straight

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finals appearances. After losing the 1984 final, the club won back-to-back titles in

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; the squad was nicknamed "the Šabac Aliens" by the media. In the 2013–14 season, the club reached the

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final. They played just one tie due to the severe flooding in Serbia, losing away to

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in Sweden. In the 2015–16 season, the club won the

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, ending a run of 28 years without a trophy.

Honours

Domestic

Yugoslav League The Yugoslav First Federal Football League ( Serbian: Прва савезна лига у фудбалу / ''Prva savezna liga u fudbalu'', hr, Prva savezna liga u nogometu, sl, Prva zvezna nogometna liga, mk, Прва сојузна лига, ...

* 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88 Yugoslav Cup /

* 1979–80, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1985–86 / 2015–16, 2021-22

European

* 1984–85, 1985–86 *

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* 1982–83, 1983–84, 1985–86 *

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* 1985–86

Sponsorship

During its history, the club has been known by a variety of names due to sponsorship reasons: * Metaloplastika Galeb * Metaloplastika Zorka Keramika

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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: *

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 ...

Božidar Leković Božidar Leković (born 4 January 1991) is a Montenegrin handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) ...

Igor Radojević Igor Radojević (born 25 June 1990) is a Montenegrin handball player for Eger-Eszterházy SzSE and the Montenegro national team. He participated at the 2018 European Men's Handball Championship The 2018 EHF European Men's Handball Champio ...

* Miloš Dragaš *

Filip Marjanović Filip Marjanović (born 10 February 1989) is a Serbian handball player. He plays for the Romanian club SCM Politehnica Timișoara and the Serbian national team. He competed at the 2016 European Men's Handball Championship. Individual awards * G ...

Milan Milić Milan Milić (born 14 May 1998) is a Serbian handball player who plays for RK Vojvodina and the Serbian national team. He represented Serbia at the 2019 World Men's Handball Championship The 2019 IHF World Men's Handball Championship was the ...

* Nemanja Obradović * Vukašin Vorkapić * Zoran Đorđić *

Goran Đukanović Goran Đukanović, (born 5 November 1976) is a Montenegrin former handball player. Career Over the course of his career, Đukanović played for his hometown club Lovćen on several occasions, helping them win back-to-back Yugoslav championships ...

* Ratko Đurković *

Nebojša Golić Nebojša Golić (; born 23 January 1977) is a Bosnian-Serbian former handball player. He is the cousin of fellow handball player Andrej Golic. Club career After starting out at his hometown club Borac Banja Luka, Golić moved to FR Yugoslavia to ...

* Nedeljko Jovanović *

Vladan Matić Vladan Matić (; born 28 April 1970) is a Serbian former handball player and current coach of Hungarian club Grundfos Tatabánya KC. He also holds Hungarian citizenship. Playing career Matić made his professional debut with his hometown club M ...

* Žikica Milosavljević *

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), ...

Tettey Banfro Tettey-Sowah Banfro (born 30 April 1969) is a Slovenian former handball player. Early life Banfro was born to a Slovenian mother and a Ghanaian father. Club career After playing for Celje, Banfro was transferred to Yugoslav champions Metalop ...

* Mirko Bašić * Jovica Cvetković *

Petar Fajfrić Petar Fajfrić (; 15 February 1942 – 11 March 2021) was a Serbian handball coach and player who competed for Yugoslavia in the 1972 Summer Olympics. Club career Over the course of his career that spanned over two decades, Fajfrić played for M ...

* Mile Isaković * Slobodan Kuzmanovski *

Muhamed Memić Muhamed Memić (born 2 September 1960) is a Bosnian former handball player who competed for Yugoslavia in the 1988 Summer Olympics. Club career After starting out at his hometown club Derventa, Memić spent one season with Metaloplastika, before ...

Jasmin Mrkonja Jasmin Mrkonja (born 9 October 1958) is a Bosnian retired professional handball player and former coach. Playing career Mrkonja started playing handball at hometown club Krivaja Zavidovići. He then joined Yugoslav giants Metaloplastika in 1983 ...

Zlatko Portner Zlatko Portner (; 16 January 1962 – 23 September 2020) was a Serbian handball coach and player who competed for Yugoslavia in the 1988 Summer Olympics. Club career After playing for Crvenka, Portner joined Yugoslav champions Metaloplastika, b ...

* Veselin Vujović * Veselin Vuković * Zoran Živković

Head coaches

* Jezdimir Stanković *

* Sead Hasanefendić * Đorđe Vučinić * Zoran Živković * Aleksandar Pavlović *

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 ...

* Đorđe Lekić * Veselin Vujović * Veselin Vuković * Đorđe Rašić * Slavko Novaković * Veselin Vuković (2015–2016) * Nedeljko Matić (2016–2017) * Vladan Jordović (2017–2018) * Đorđe Teodorović (2018–2019) * Veselin Vuković (2019–present)

References

External links

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RK Metaloplastika
– EHF competition record
RK Metaloplastika
at srbijasport.net {{Authority control Metaloplastika Handball clubs established in 1958 1958 establishments in Yugoslavia Sport in Šabac