Roberto Sošić is a Croatian former

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) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the g ...

player. Sošić was born in Rovinj,

Istria Istria ( ; Croatian language, Croatian and Slovene language, Slovene: ; ist, Eîstria; Istro-Romanian language, Istro-Romanian, Italian language, Italian and Venetian language, Venetian: ; formerly in Latin and in Ancient Greek) is the larges ...

(now

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, at the time

Yugoslavia Yugoslavia (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Jugoslavija, Југославија ; sl, Jugoslavija ; mk, Југославија ;; rup, Iugoslavia; hu, Jugoszlávia; rue, label=Pannonian Rusyn, Югославия, translit=Juhoslavija ...

). He joined

RK Zamet RK Zamet (Rukometni Klub Zamet) is a handball club from Rijeka, Croatia, formed in 1957. The club currently competes in the Croatian Premier Handball League and the Croatian Handball Cup. Although the club has not won any mayor trophies, it has ...

, based in

Rijeka Rijeka ( , , ; also known as Fiume hu, Fiume, it, Fiume ; local Chakavian: ''Reka''; german: Sankt Veit am Flaum; sl, Reka) is the principal seaport and the third-largest city in Croatia (after Zagreb and Split). It is located in Prim ...

, in the early part of his career. Sošić played for many years in

, and he's considered one of the most important players in the club's history, being, together with

Jurica Lakić Jurica Lakić (11 May 1953 - 9 September 1982) is a former Croatian handball player. Career Jurica Lakić was born on 11 May 1953. He started playing handball in RK Dubovac. He started his senior career in RK Dubovac at the age of 15. In 197 ...

Alvaro Načinović Alvaro Načinović (born 22 March 1966 in Rijeka) is a former Croatian handball player who competed for Yugoslavia and Croatia respectively. He played for his hometown club Zamet Rijeka with whom he entered into the Yugoslav First League in 19 ...

, Vlado Vukoje, and

Mateo Hrvatin Mateo Hrvatin (born 15 August 1980 in Rijeka) is a former Croatian handballer, who played as left winger for RK Zamet, CO Zagreb and RK Crikvenica. He was selected by the Croatian national team for the 2009 World Men's Handball Championship. E ...

one of Zamet's only five players who managed to play for Yugoslavia's national team.

References

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