Goran Stojanović
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| Full name | Goran Stojanović | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
24 February 1977 Bar, Montenegro | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Montenegrin / Qatari | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current club | Al Rayyan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 44 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Mornar Bar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Serbia and Montenegro | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2007–2010 | Montenegro | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013–2018 | Qatar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Goran Stojanović (born 24 February 1977) is a Montenegrin-Qatari handball player for the Al Rayyan and the Qatar.
Club career[edit]
After starting out at his hometown club Mornar Bar, Stojanović played for Crvena zvezda (2000–2002), Lovćen (2002–2004), Grasshoppers (2004–2005), VfL Pfullingen (2005–2006), VfL Gummersbach (2006–2011), Rhein-Neckar Löwen (2011–2014) and El Jaish (2014–2017) and Al Rayyan (2022–present).
International career[edit]
At international level, Stojanović represented Montenegro at the 2008 European Championship in the nation's debut appearance in major tournaments. He later switched his allegiance to Qatar,[1] winning the gold medal at the 2014 Asian Championship.[2] Stojanović was a member of the team that finished as runners-up at the 2015 World Championship. He subsequently helped Qatar win the 2016 Asian Championship and later participated at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Stojanović also won two gold medals at the Asian Games (2014 and 2018).[3]
Honours[edit]
- Lovćen
- Serbia and Montenegro Handball Cup: 2002–03
- VfL Gummersbach
- EHF Cup: 2008–09
- EHF Cup Winners' Cup: 2009–10, 2010–11
- Rhein-Neckar Löwen
- El Jaish
References[edit]
- ^ "Qatar found a new goalkeeper". handball-world.news. 2 September 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
- ^ "Thrilling win gives Qatar historic title". gulf-times.com. 6 February 2014. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
- ^ "Cosmopolitan Qatar grab second Asian handball crown". yahoo.com. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
External links[edit]
- Goran Stojanović at the European Handball Federation
- Goran Stojanović at Olympics.com
- Goran Stojanović at Olympedia
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- 1977 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Bar, Montenegro
- Naturalised citizens of Qatar
- Qatari people of Montenegrin descent
- Montenegrin male handball players
- Qatari male handball players
- Olympic handball players for Qatar
- Handball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Handball players at the 2014 Asian Games
- Handball players at the 2018 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games
- Asian Games medalists in handball
- Asian Games gold medalists for Qatar
- RK Crvena zvezda players
- VfL Gummersbach players
- Rhein-Neckar Löwen players
- Handball-Bundesliga players
- Expatriate handball players in Germany
- Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
- Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Qatar
- Naturalised handball players