Časlav Grubić (; born 20 June 1952) is a Serbian former
handball player.
Club career
After starting out at
Železničar Niš, Grubić played for
Partizan Partizan may refer to:
Sport
* JSD Partizan, a sports society from Belgrade, Serbia, which includes the following clubs:
**AK Partizan, athletics
** Biciklistički Klub Partizan, cycling
** Džudo Klub Partizan, judo
**FK Partizan, association fo ...
in the 1972–73 season, as the club suffered relegation from the
top flight
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Background
Bred in Kentucky by the very prominent horseman Harry ...
. He would later play for Železničar Niš on two more occasions, winning three national cups. In the 1977–78 season, Grubić helped the club reach the
EHF Cup Winners' Cup
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Winners
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final, losing to
VfL Gummersbach
VfL Gummersbach is a handball club from the German city of Gummersbach. Currently, VfL Gummersbach competes in the Handball-Bundesliga and the DHB-Pokal.
Gummersbach is one of the most successful team-handball clubs ever.
Crest, colours, sup ...
.
In 1983, Grubić went abroad for the first time and spent one year with Spanish club
Tecnisa Alicante. He later returned to Spain and played for
Elgorriaga Bidasoa, helping them win the championship title in the 1986–87 season.
International career
At international level, Grubić represented
Yugoslavia
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in three
World Championships
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, winning the gold medal in
1986
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.
Honours
;Železničar Niš
* Yugoslav Handball Cup: 1976–77, 1981–82, 1984–85
;Elgorriaga Bidasoa
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Liga ASOBAL
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The Liga ASOBAL, which is played under EHF rules, currently consists of 1 ...
: 1986–87
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Grubic, Caslav
1952 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Niš
Serbian male handball players
Yugoslav male handball players
RK Partizan players
Liga ASOBAL players
Expatriate handball players
Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Spain