Ivan Stevanović (handballer)

Ivan Stevanović

Stevanović with Croatian national team
Personal information
Born (1982-05-18) 18 May 1982
Rijeka, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality Croatian
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Nickname Stivi
Club information
Current club RK Zagreb
Number 12
Youth clubs
1995–1999 RK Trsat
Senior clubs
1998–1999
1999–2000
2000–2007
2007–2009
2009–2010
2010–2012
2012–		 Trsat
Pećine
Zamet
Poreč
RK Krško
Zamet
PPD Zagreb
National team
2007– Croatia 28 (0)
Medal record
European Championship
2016 Poland
Mediterranean Games
2013 Mersin Team

Ivan Stevanović (born 18 May 1982) is a Croatian handball player. He plays for PPD Zagreb and the Croatian national team.

Early life

Stevanović was born 18 May 1982 in Rijeka. Stevanović grew up in the neighborhood of Trsat across the street from Dvorana Mladosti then the venue of RK Zamet. At the age of eight Stevanović started to train swimming with Bistra Gospodinova as his coach. At the end of the eight grade Stevanović was a goalkeeper for his schools handball team. Later he would train swimming and handball at the same time while opting for handball in the end.[1]

Club career

Stevanović began his youth career in hometown club Trsat in witch he played for five year in youth selection before playing as a senior at the age of 16. He also spent a year playing for Pećine in the then 1.B league before joining RK Zamet. He played for the club seven years. He went from being third to first choice goalkeeper. With the club he played in EHF Cup Winners' Cup and EHF Cup, also coming to the finals of the Croatian Cup two times.

In 2007 Stevanović moved to Poreč where he maintained a vital role in the clubs great results and qualification for the Challenger Cup.[2] He also spent a year in Slovenian club Krško.

Stevanović returned to Zamet in 2010. The next season Zamet came in to the finals of the Croatian Cup, Stevanoviće's goalkeeping gave interest to Croatian champions Croatia Osiguranje Zagreb. [3] Zagreb bought Stevanović in the summer of 2012. In his first season with the club Stevanović won the SEHA League. The next four seasons with Zagreb saw Stevanović winning domestic competitions and cups while reaching EHF Champions League quarter-finals and finishing third in the SEHA League.

International career

Stevanović was first called up for the Croatian national team by: Lino Červar in 2007 for national team preparations in Poreč.[4]

He was called up again in 2013 by coach Slavko Goluža to play at the 2013 Mediterranean Games in Mersin. Croatia lost in the finals against Egypt and got a silver medal. [5]

He competed at the 2016 European Men's Handball Championship as a replacement for Filip Ivić who was injured.[6] At the beginning of the tournament Stevanović was second choice to Mirko Alilović but soon he became first choice and saved Croatia from being knocked out of the group stage. He had a very big role in Croatia getting the bronze medal.[7] In August of the same year he played for the national team at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro where Croatia finished in fifth place.[8] Stevanović was 7th best goalkeeper at the tournament with 35 save and a 31% percentage.

Honours

Club
Zamet
PPD Zagreb
International
Croatia
Individual

External links

References

  1. ↑ "Ivan Stevanović nemam face ne izlazim van samo se igram sa sinom". večernji.hr (in Croatian).
  2. ↑ "Stevanović zaključao vrata, porečki rukometaši protutnjali Kozalom". porečki-vjesnik.com (in Croatian).
  3. ↑ "Croatia Osiguranje u zamjenu za Stevanovića Zametu nudi Pešića i Stepančića". Sportcom.hr (in Croatian).
  4. ↑ "Pripreme muške reprezentacije u Poreču od 12-23.12.2007". Croatian Handball Federation (in Croatian).
  5. ↑ "Konačno je uspio Hrvatska s Golužom prvi put u finalu". index.hr (in Croatian).
  6. ↑ "Men's EHF Euro 2016 Poland. Croatia". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  7. ↑ "Rijeka's Ivan Stevanovic: "I was invited as a third goalkeeper, but in the end I achieved dreams in Poland". novilist.hr (in Croatian).
  8. ↑ "Hrvatska je ispala s Olimpijskih igara, Poljaci su nam se osvetili!". Večernji list. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  9. ↑ "Mateja Pančelat, Ivan Stevanović, kuglačice i rukometaši". parentium.com. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  10. ↑ "Premijer liga 2010-11". www.rukometstat-com. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  11. ↑ "SEHA League 2013-14 goalkeeper stats". www.seha-liga.com/. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  12. ↑ "SEHA League 2014-15 goalkeeper stats". seha-liga.com. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  13. ↑ "Stevanović drugi golman EP-a, savršeni Štrlek treći strijelac". 24 sata. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  14. ↑ "Horvat najbolje desno krilo, Stevanović najbolji golman završnog turnira". germanijak.hr. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
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