Željko Đurđić

Željko Đurđić (Serbian Cyrillic: Жељко Ђурђић, pronounced [ʒěːʎko dʑûrdʑitɕ]; 8 November 1962 – 28 July 2014) was a Serbian handball goalkeeper.[1]

Željko Đurđić
Personal information
Full name Željko Đurđić
Born (1962-11-08)8 November 1962
Doboj, FPR Yugoslavia
Died 28 July 2014(2014-07-28) (aged 51)
Zrenjanin, Serbia
Senior clubs
Years Team
1977–1988
 RK Sloga Doboj
1988–1996
 RK Proleter Zrenjanin
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
 Yugoslavia 45 (0)

Known locally by the nickname Džigi, he captained RK Proleter Zrenjanin to the 1990–91 European Handball Cup final where Proleter narrowly lost to Barcelona. He played 45 times for the Yugoslav national handball team.

Health issues

Falling out of the limelight after his retirement in 1996, his name began been appearing in newspapers once again in late 2011.[2] It was announced that Đurđić was living in poverty and was close to being bound to a wheelchair due to not being able to afford a knee operation in Novi Sad.[3]

Đurđić died in Zrenjanin on 28 July 2014 after a long battle with his illnesses.[4]

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gollark: I kind of agree.
gollark: OC exists, people use it (possibly more), but unlike CC it's actually quite well-managed and doesn't need an unofficial forum.
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References
  1. Večernje novosti (2011-12-10). "Zrenjanin: Bivši rukometaš živi kao portir" (in Serbian). Retrieved 2019-03-28.
  2. Vesti (2011-11-24). "Sportski pobednik, životni gubitnik" (in Serbian). Retrieved 2019-03-28.
  3. Vesti (2011-12-04). "Tračak svetlosti posle mnogo tmurnih godina" (in Serbian). Retrieved 2019-03-27.
  4. Zrenjanin.rs (2014-07-30). "Preminuo nekadašnji rukometni reprezentativac Željko Đurđić" (in Serbian). Retrieved 2019-03-27.
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