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Aljoša Štefanič
Aljoša Štefanič (born 2 February 1982 in Slovenj Gradec) is a Slovenian professional handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the g ... player. Career Štefanič played for Gorenje Velenje, Gorišnica, Jeruzalem Ormož, Gold Club, and Maribor Branik. References 1982 births Living people Sportspeople from Slovenj Gradec Slovenian male handball players 21st-century Slovenian people {{Slovenia-handball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slovenj Gradec
Slovenj Gradec (; german: Windischgrätz'', ''after about 1900 ''Windischgraz'') is a town in northern Slovenia. It is the centre of the City Municipality of Slovenj Gradec. It is part of the historical Styria region, and since 2005 it has belonged to the NUTS-3 Carinthia Statistical Region. It is located in the Mislinja Valley at the eastern end of the Karawanks mountain range, about west of Maribor and northeast of Ljubljana. History ''Gradec'', Slovene for 'little castle', was first mentioned in a 1091 deed, then part of the Imperial March of Styria. The prefix ''Windisch'' (the traditional German name for Slavs in general and Slovenes in particular) was added to distinguish it from the city Graz (whose name has the same etymology). The modern Slovene name, Slovenj Gradec (literally: the Slovene Graz), derives from this German denomination. From 1180 until 1918, Slovenj Gradec belonged to the Duchy of Styria, since 1804 a crown land of the Austrian Empire. It was the ance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Handball
Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the goal of the other team. A standard match consists of two periods of 30 minutes, and the team that scores more goals wins. Modern handball is played on a court of , with a goal in the middle of each end. The goals are surrounded by a zone where only the defending goalkeeper is allowed; goals must be scored by throwing the ball from outside the zone or while "diving" into it. The sport is usually played indoors, but outdoor variants exist in the forms of field handball, Czech handball (which were more common in the past) and beach handball. The game is fast and high-scoring: professional teams now typically score between 20 and 35 goals each, though lower scores were not uncommon until a few decades ago. Body contact is permitted for the def ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RK Gorenje Velenje
Rokometni klub Gorenje Velenje ( en, Gorenje Velenje Handball Club), commonly referred to as RK Gorenje Velenje or simply Gorenje, is a Slovenian handball club from Velenje that competes in the Slovenian First League, the top tier of Slovenian handball. They play their games at the Red Hall ('' sl, Rdeča dvorana''). The club has won four Slovenian Championships and three Slovenian cup titles. Gorenje also participated in the EHF competitions for many seasons, including the EHF Cup, the EHF Cup Winners' Cup, and the EHF Champions League. Together with Celje, they are the only club that have participated in every season of the Slovenian First League since its formation in 1991. The club was known as RK Šoštanj and ŠRK Velenje in the past. History 1958–1972: Beginning of handball in Šoštanj In 1958, when section of handball was established at TVD Partizan, organized handball started to develop in the town of Šoštanj. Handball was pioneered by young men in local schoo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RK Jeruzalem Ormož
Rokometni klub Jeruzalem Ormož ( en, Jeruzalem Ormož Handball Club), commonly referred to as RK Jeruzalem Ormož or simply Jeruzalem Ormož, is a team handball club from Ormož, Slovenia. Currently, it competes in the Slovenian First League of Handball The Slovenian First League of Handball ( sl, 1. A državna rokometna liga), currently named Liga NLB due to sponsorship reasons, is the top team handball league in Slovenia. It is organized by the Handball Federation of Slovenia (''Rokometna Zvez .... References External linksOfficial website Slovenian handball clubs Handball clubs established in 1957 1957 establishments in Slovenia Styria (Slovenia) {{handball-team-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RD Jadran Hrpelje-Kozina
Rokometno društvo Jadran Hrpelje-Kozina ( en, Jadran Hrpelje-Kozina Handball Club), commonly referred to as RD Jadran Hrpelje-Kozina or simply Jadran, is a handball club from Hrpelje, Slovenia. The club dropped out of the Slovenian First League of Handball in 2009 due to financial problems, and was reestablished in the same year. History Name changes Club names through history: * ''RK Hrpelje'' (1965–1966) * ''RK Jadran'' (1966–1982) * ''RK Astra Jadran'' (1982–1992) * ''RK Andor Jadran'' (1992–1994) * ''Primorske novice Jadran'' (1994–1996) * ''RK Jadran'' (1996–2000) * ''RK Pivka Perutninarstvo'' (2000–2003) * ''RK Gold Club'' (2003–2009) * ''RD Jadran Hrpelje-Kozina'' (2009–present) Honours Domestic *Winners of the Slovenian Handball Cup The Slovenian Handball Cup is the top knockout tournament of Slovenian handball. The most successful clubs are Celje (men's) and Krim (women's) with 21 and 27 titles, respectively. The inaugural edition was held in the 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RK Maribor Branik
Rokometni klub Maribor Branik ( en, Maribor Branik Handball Club), commonly referred to as RK Maribor Branik or simply Branik, is a handball club from Maribor, Slovenia. Since the 2023–24 season, the club competes only with youth selections. They play their home games at Tabor Hall, a 3,261 capacity multi-purpose sports venue in Maribor. Between 2004 and 2010, the team was known as RK Klima Petek Maribor due to sponsorship reasons. Their biggest success is reaching the final of the Slovenian Handball Cup twice and reaching the quarter-finals of the EHF Cup in the 2012–13 season. History Handball in Maribor The first handball team in Maribor was formed in 1925, when the women's selection of the ''1. SSK MB'' played their first Czech handball match at the Ljudski vrt area. The first men's handball team, named ''Polet'', was formed in 1949. They renamed as ''Branik'' in 1951, when they participated in the Yugoslav First League qualifiers. In 1954, Branik won their first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1982 Births
__NOTOC__ Year 198 (CXCVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sergius and Gallus (or, less frequently, year 951 '' Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 198 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire *January 28 **Publius Septimius Geta, son of Septimius Severus, receives the title of Caesar. **Caracalla, son of Septimius Severus, is given the title of Augustus. China *Winter – Battle of Xiapi: The allied armies led by Cao Cao and Liu Bei defeat Lü Bu; afterward Cao Cao has him executed. By topic Religion * Marcus I succeeds Olympianus as Patriarch of Constantinople (until 211). Births * Lu Kai (or Jingfeng), Chinese official and general (d. 269) * Quan Cong, Chinese general and advisor ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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Sportspeople From Slovenj Gradec
An athlete (also sportsman or sportswoman) is a person who competes in one or more sports that involve physical strength, speed, or endurance. Athletes may be professionals or amateurs. Most professional athletes have particularly well-developed physiques obtained by extensive physical training and strict exercise accompanied by a strict dietary regimen. Definitions The word "athlete" is a romanization of the el, άθλητὴς, ''athlētēs'', one who participates in a contest; from ἄθλος, ''áthlos'' or ἄθλον, ''áthlon'', a contest or feat. The primary definition of "sportsman" according to Webster's ''Third Unabridged Dictionary'' (1960) is, "a person who is active in sports: as (a): one who engages in the sports of the field and especially in hunting or fishing." Physiology Athletes involved in isotonic exercises have an increased mean left ventricular end-diastolic volume and are less likely to be depressed. Due to their strenuous physical activities, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slovenian Male Handball Players
Slovene or Slovenian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Slovenia, a country in Central Europe * Slovene language, a South Slavic language mainly spoken in Slovenia * Slovenes, an ethno-linguistic group mainly living in Slovenia * Slavic peoples, an Indo-European ethno-linguistic group * Ilmen Slavs The Novgorod Slavs, Ilmen Slavs (russian: Ильменские слове́не, ''Il'menskiye slovene''), or Slovenes (not to be confused with the Slovenian Slovenes) were the northernmost tribe of the Early Slavs, and inhabited the shores of L ..., the northernmost tribe of the Early East Slavs {{Disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
