Zoran Đorđić
Zoran Đorđić (Serbian Cyrillic: Зоран Ђорђић; born 15 October 1966) is a Serbian former handball player. He is the father of fellow handball player Petar Đorđić.
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Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||
Full name | Zoran Đorđić | ||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Šabac, SFR Yugoslavia | 15 October 1966||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Serbian | ||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||
Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||
Team | |||||||||||||||||||
Metaloplastika | |||||||||||||||||||
Senior clubs | |||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||
Metaloplastika | |||||||||||||||||||
1992–1993 | Partizan | ||||||||||||||||||
1993–1995 | OM Vitrolles | ||||||||||||||||||
1995–1997 | Chambéry | ||||||||||||||||||
1997–2005 | SG Wallau-Massenheim | ||||||||||||||||||
2005–2007 | MT Melsungen | ||||||||||||||||||
2007–2009 | HSG Wetzlar | ||||||||||||||||||
2012 | HSV Hamburg | ||||||||||||||||||
National team | |||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||
1996–2001 | FR Yugoslavia | ||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
In his home country, Đorđić played with Metaloplastika and Partizan (1992–1993), before going abroad. He then spent four seasons in France, playing for OM Vitrolles and Chambéry. In 1997, Đorđić moved to Germany and joined SG Wallau-Massenheim, spending eight seasons with the club. He later also played for MT Melsungen (2005–2007) and HSG Wetzlar (2007–2009).
In March 2012, Đorđić came out of retirement and signed with HSV Hamburg to replace the injured Johannes Bitter until the end of the season.[1]
Đorđić represented FR Yugoslavia at international level, winning two bronze medals at the World Championships (1999[2] and 2001[3]). He also participated in two European Championships (1996 and 1998).
References
- "Djordjic als Bitter-Ersatz beim HSV Hamburg" (in German). braunschweiger-zeitung.de. 30 March 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- "Jugoslavija treća na svetu" (in Serbian). srbija.gov.rs. 15 June 1999. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- "Bronza za Jugoslaviju" (in Serbian). srbija.gov.rs. 4 February 2001. Retrieved 10 May 2020.