RK Crvena zvezda

For the multi-sport club, see SD Crvena Zvezda.

RK Crvena zvezda
Full name	Rukometni klub Crvena zvezda
Nickname(s)	Crveno-beli (The Red-Whites)
Founded	1948
Arena	SC Šumice
Capacity	2,000
President	Dragan Škrbić
Head coach	Nedeljko Matić
League	Arkus Liga
Club colours
Home Away
Website Official site

RK Crvena zvezda (Serbian Cyrillic: РК Црвена звезда) is a Serbian handball club based in Belgrade. They compete in the Serbian Handball Super League.

Belgrade

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Location of RK Crvena Zvezda

History

Founded in 1948, the club made its Yugoslav Championship debut in 1954. They subsequently won back-to-back championships in 1955 and 1956. In 1995–96, the club had its most successful season to date, winning the domestic double (league and cup) and reaching the Cup Winners' Cup semi-finals.

Crest, colours, supporters

Kits

HOME
1992–93	2021–22	2022–23

AWAY
2021–22

Management

Position	Name
President	Dragan Škrbić
Vice President	Andrija Senić
Member Of The Board	Aleksandar Pupović
Member Of The Board	Alen Bojinović
Member Of The Board	Mile Samardžić
Sport Director	Ognjen Kajganić

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2022–23 season

RK Crvena Zvezda

Goalkeepers 12 Janko Gemaljević 16 Dimitrije Jelić 33 Nikola Perić Left Wingers 04 Uroš Simić 19 Viktor Matičić 21 Dušan Šmigić Right Wingers 07 Ramzi Majdoub 08 Uroš Kolundžić Line Players 13 Đorđe Majes 23 Nemanja Vučićević Central Backs 02 Mirko Đurović 03 Ivan Horvat 15 Sava Radovanović Left Backs 05 Draško Nenadić 10 Petar Panić 36 Mihailo Šljukić Right Backs 18 Rotem Segal 22 Miloš Blagojević 34 Miloš Bujišić

Technical staff

• Head coach: Ratko Đurković
• Assistant coach: Anton Bukilić
• Goalkeeping coach: Željko Hornjak
• Physiotherapist: Petar Radulović

Transfers

Transfers for the 2022–23 season

Joining

• Branko Kankaraš (LP) from Maccabi Rishon LeZion
• Rotem Segal (RB) from Maccabi Rishon LeZion
• Petar Panić (LB) from RK Rudar Kostolac
• Nikola Perić (GK) from RK Dinamo Pančevo
• Miloš Bujišić (RB)
• Ramzi Majdoub (RW)
• Uroš Kolundžić (RW)

Leaving

• Branko Kankaraš (LP) to RK Metaloplastika
• Marko Knežević (CB) to RK Jugović

Previous squads

2011–2012 Team
Shirt No	Nationality	Player	Birth Date	Position
1	Serbia	Tibor Ivanišević	(1990-08-16) 16 August 1990	Goalkeeper
3	Serbia	Boban Živković	(1981-10-28) 28 October 1981	Left Winger
4	Serbia	Uroš Milosević	(1989-01-21) 21 January 1989	Line Player
5	Slovenia	Peter Pucelj	(1982-12-06) 6 December 1982	Line Player
6	Serbia	Marko Pantelić	(1990-12-20) 20 December 1990	Central Back
7	Serbia	Marko Čavaljuga	(1988-02-10) 10 February 1988	Central Back
8	Serbia	Milan Vukas	(1986-06-16) 16 June 1986	Right Winger
9	Serbia	Božidar Nadoveza	(1981-05-16) 16 May 1981	Left Back
10	Serbia	Filip Šćepanović	(1984-11-10) 10 November 1984	Right Back
11	Serbia	Slobodan Pavić	(1992-10-04) 4 October 1992	Right Winger
12	Slovenia	Jure Jeraj	(1983-01-03) 3 January 1983	Goalkeeper
13	Serbia	Miljan Pušica	(1991-06-30) 30 June 1991	Left Back
15	Serbia	Milan Ivančev	(1986-03-15) 15 March 1986	Central Back
16	SerbiaMontenegro	Milan Kosanović	(1981-08-14) 14 August 1981	Goalkeeper
17	Serbia	Ognjen Jokić	(1991-08-25) 25 August 1991	Left Back
18	Montenegro	Nikola Šljivančanin	(1982-08-17) 17 August 1982	Line Player
19	Serbia	Stefan Ćirić	(1991-03-30) 30 March 1991	Central Back
20	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Nikola Dokić	(1983-08-21) 21 August 1983	Central Back
21	Serbia	Damjan Blečić	(1980-03-20) 20 March 1980	Left Back
23	Montenegro	Božo Anđelić	(1990-11-27) 27 November 1990	Central Back
77	Serbia	Nemanja Sudzum	(1983-02-06) 6 February 1983	Right Back

2007–2008 Team
Shirt No	Nationality	Player	Birth Date	Position
1	SerbiaAustria	Goran Aleksić	(1982-09-12) 12 September 1982	Goalkeeper
2	Serbia	Stevan Kurbalija	(1985-01-21) 21 January 1985	Line Player
3	Serbia	Stefan Alčaković	(1988-01-09) 9 January 1988	Right Winger
5	Serbia	Draško Nenadić	(1990-02-15) 15 February 1990	Left Back
6	Serbia	Filip Šćepanović	(1984-11-10) 10 November 1984	Right Back
7	Montenegro	Mirko Milašević	(1985-07-27) 27 July 1985	Central Back
8	Serbia	Djordje Mihajlović	(1985-06-28) 28 June 1985	Central Back
9	Montenegro	Žarko Pejović	(1986-01-25) 25 January 1986	Central Back
10	Serbia	Nenad Maksić	(1972-08-21) 21 August 1972	Right Back
11	Serbia	Vladimir Grbić	(1984-01-16) 16 January 1984	Central Back
12	Montenegro	Rade Mijatović	(1981-06-30) 30 June 1981	Goalkeeper
13	Serbia	Aleksandar Bosić	(1985-04-21) 21 April 1985	Right Back
14	Serbia	Milan Pavlov	(1981-10-09) 9 October 1981	Left Winger
15	Serbia	Danilo Leković	(1982-12-28) 28 December 1982	Right Winger
16	Serbia	Predrag Dimitrijević	(1985-06-08) 8 June 1985	Goalkeeper
17	Serbia	Milan Vukas	(1986-06-16) 16 June 1986	Right Winger
20	Serbia	Miloš Milošević	(1985-04-11) 11 April 1985	Left Winger
21	Serbia	Mirko Milosević	(1986-03-21) 21 March 1986	Right Back
24	Serbia	Nemanja Zelenović	(1990-02-27) 27 February 1990	Right Back
30	Serbia	Slobodan Cupić	(1985-01-06) 6 January 1985	Left Back
31	Serbia	Marko Karleuša	(1983-09-16) 16 September 1983	Line Player
44	Serbia	Nenad Peruničić	(1971-05-01) 1 May 1971	Left Back

2006–2007 Team
Shirt No	Nationality	Player	Birth Date	Position
1	Serbia	Vladimir Perišić	(1986-08-31) 31 August 1986	Goalkeeper
2	Serbia	Miroslav Simić	(1976-05-06) 6 May 1976	Left Back
4	Serbia	Uroš Vuković	(1983-09-19) 19 September 1983	Right Winger
5	Montenegro	Žarko Pejović	(1986-01-25) 25 January 1986	Central Back
6	Serbia	Branko Radanović	(1981-12-31) 31 December 1981	Left Back
8	Serbia	Djordje Mihajlović	(1985-06-28) 28 June 1985	Central Back
10	Serbia	Nenad Maksić	(1972-08-21) 21 August 1972	Right Back
11	Serbia	Vladimir Grbić	(1984-01-16) 16 January 1984	Central Back
12	Serbia	Svetislav Verkić	(1981-06-11) 11 June 1981	Goalkeeper
13	Serbia	Petar Nenadić	(1986-06-28) 28 June 1986	Left Back
14	Serbia	Milan Pavlov	(1981-10-09) 9 October 1981	Left Winger
15	Serbia	Danilo Leković	(1982-12-28) 28 December 1982	Right Winger
16	Serbia	Predrag Dimitrijević	(1985-06-08) 8 June 1985	Goalkeeper
17	Montenegro	Nemanja Grujicić	(1989-03-25) 25 March 1989	Right Back
19	Serbia	Lazar Savić	(1979-02-07) 7 February 1979	Left Back
20	Serbia	Miloš Milošević	(1985-04-11) 11 April 1985	Left Winger
21	Serbia	Mirko Milosević	(1986-03-21) 21 March 1986	Right Back
25	Serbia	Stevan Kurbalija	(1985-01-21) 21 January 1985	Line Player
35	Montenegro	Mirko Milašević	(1985-07-27) 27 July 1985	Central Back
67	Serbia	Stojan Radanović	(1982-10-31) 31 October 1982	Line Player

Honours and achievements

National Championships – 9

• Yugoslav League
  • Winners (2): 1954–55, 1955–56
  • Runners-up (3): 1957–58, 1982–83, 1985–86
  • Third place (3): 1959–60, 1979–80, 1990–91

• Serbia and Montenegro League
  • Winners (5): 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 2003–04, 2005–06
  • Runners-up (2): 1992–93, 1994–95
  • Third place (3): 1991–92, 1993–94, 2002–03

• Serbian League
  • Winners (2): 2006–07, 2007–08
  • Runners-up (2): 2009–10, 2010–11
  • Third place (2): 2008–09, 2016–17

National Cups – 5

• Yugoslav Cup
  • Winners (1): 1955–56
  • Runners-up (3): 1974–75, 1990–91, 1991–92

• Serbia and Montenegro Cup
  • Winners (3): 1994–95, 1995–96, 2003–04
  • Runners-up (2): 1993–94, 1999–2000

• Serbian Cup
  • Winners (1): 2016–17
  • Runners-up (3): 2009–10, 2010–11, 2013–2014

National Super Cup – 1

• Serbian Super Cup
  • Winners (1): 2017

Other Tournaments – 2

• Doboj Tournament
  • Winners (2): 1974, 1989

International

• EHF Cup Winners' Cup
  • Semi-finalists (1): 1995–96

Former club members

Notable former players

• Goran Aleksić (2007–2008)
• Danijel Anđelković (1996–2001)
• Aleksandar Blagojević (1992–1993)
• Igor Butulija (1982–1993)
• Vladimir Cupara (2012–2015)
• Marko Ćuruvija (1999–2003)
• Jovica Cvetković (1976–1984, 1985–1987)
• Nikola Eklemović (1996–1999)
• Petrit Fejzula (1970–1976, 1980–1982, 1985–1986)
• Tibor Ivanišević (2010–2013)
• Branko Kankaraš (2022–2023)
• Petar Kapisoda (1996–1998)
• Aleksandar Knežević (1992–1993)
• Nikola Kojić (1996–2001, 2003–2004)
• Milan Kosanović (2011–2012)
• Milan Lazarević (1967–1974)
• Blažo Lisičić (1993–1994)
• Nenad Maksić (1993–1995, 2006–2007, 2008)
• Nikola Manojlović (1999–2004)
• Nikola Marinovic (1996–2001)
• Dragan Marjanac (2004)
• Vladan Matić (1995–1997)
• Dejan Milosavljev (2016–2017)
• Marko Milosavljević (2017–2019)
• Žikica Milosavljević (1994–1999)
• Ivan Mošić (2016–2018)
• Draško Nenadić (2007–2010, 2021–)
• Petar Nenadić (2004–2007)
• Velibor Nenadić (1976–1986)
• Ivan Nikčević (1998–2005)
• Ratko Nikolić (1996–1999)
• Dejan Perić (1991–1993)
• Nenad Peruničić (1990–1993, 2007–2008, 2015)
• Predrag Peruničić (1995–1997)
• Vladimir Petrić (1994–1999)
• Nenad Puljezević (1990–1994, 1996–1998)
• Miljan Pušica (2010–2012)
• Dragan Škrbić (1988–1993)
• Darko Stanić (2002–2004)
• Goran Stojanović (1985–1988, 1995–1996)
• Vladica Stojanović (1999–2003)
• Rastko Stojković (1997–1998, 2003–2005, 2013)
• Branko Štrbac (1982–1987)
• Svetislav Verkić (2006–2007)
• Nenad Vučković (1999–2004)
• Nemanja Zelenović (2007–2011)
• Danijel Šarić (1996–1999)
• Božo Anđelić (2009–2012)
• Vuk Lazović (2014)
• Rade Mijatović (2007–2008)
• Mirko Milašević (2006–2008)
• Vladimir Osmajić (1997–2002)
• Žarko Pejović (2005–2008)
• Goran Stojanović (2000–2002)
• Stevan Vujović (2009–2010)
• Peter Pucelj (2011–2012)
• Ramzi Majdoub (2022–)

Former coaches

Seasons	Coach	Country
2008-2011	Igor Butulija
2011–2019	Nenad Peruničić
2019–2021	Žikica Milosavljević
2021–2022	Anton Bukilić
2022–	Ratko Đurković

External links

• Official website
• RK Crvena zvezda on Facebook