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.

Zoran Đorđić
Personal information
Full name	Zoran Đorđić
Born	(1966-10-15) 15 October 1966 Šabac, SFR Yugoslavia
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 Men's handball Representing  FR Yugoslavia World Championship 1999 Egypt Team 2001 France Team

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

1. "Djordjic als Bitter-Ersatz beim HSV Hamburg" (in German). braunschweiger-zeitung.de. 30 March 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
2. "Jugoslavija treća na svetu" (in Serbian). srbija.gov.rs. 15 June 1999. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
3. "Bronza za Jugoslaviju" (in Serbian). srbija.gov.rs. 4 February 2001. Retrieved 10 May 2020.

External links

• EHF record