Šandor Hodik (, ; born 21 September 1965) is a Serbian-Macedonian

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player of ethnic Hungarian descent.

Club career

Over the course of his career that spanned over 35 years, Hodik played for numerous teams, most notably

Pelister Baba ( mk, Баба; or Baba Mountain, mk, Баба Планина, Baba Planina), or also known by the name of its highest peak, Pelister ( mk, Пелистер), is a mountain in North Macedonia. The Pelister peak (2601 metres, or 8533 feet) ov ...

. He also had multiple spells at both Jugović and

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. After playing for Sloga Doboj of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hodik returned to Serbia and helped

Kolubara The Kolubara ( sr-cyr, Колубара, ) is a long river in western Serbia; it is an eastern, right tributary to the Sava river. General overview Kolubara is formed by the two small rivers Obnica and Jablanica. ''Obnica'' is the river in W ...

win the

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in the 2008–09 season. In March 2019, six months shy of his 54th birthday, Hodik came out of retirement to help his former club Kikinda in the

Serbian Handball Super League The Serbian Handball Super League ( sr, Суперлига Србије у рукомету / Superliga Srbije u rukometu) is the top men's handball league in Serbia. It was founded in 2006. Rules Competition format The league is operated by t ...

. He would play for his parent club Potisje Ada in the 2019–20 season.

International career

While playing for

, Hodik accepted a call-up to represent Macedonia, making his major debut at the 1998 European Championship. He also participated in the 1999 World Championship.

Honours

;Pelister *

Macedonian Handball Super League The Macedonian Handball Super League ( mk, Македонска Ракометна Супер Лига, Makedonska Rakometna Super Liga), is the top-tier team handball competition in North Macedonia. It is currently sponsored by VIP. As of 2018, ...

: 1997–98 *

Macedonian Handball Cup The Handball Cup of North Macedonia ( mk, Ракометен куп на Македонија), is an elimination handball tournament held annually. It is the second most important national title in Macedonian handball after the Macedonian First Lea ...

: 1997–98, 1998–99 ;Vojvodina *

Serbia and Montenegro Handball Super League Serbia and Montenegro Handball Super League was the highest-level national handball league competition in Serbia and Montenegro. Champions Results by teams See also * Yugoslav Handball Championship * Serbian Handball Super League The Serbi ...

: 2004–05 *

Serbia and Montenegro Handball Cup Serbia and Montenegro Handball Cup was the national handball cup competition in Serbia and Montenegro. Winners Results by teams See also * Yugoslav Handball Cup * Serbian Handball Cup Serbian Handball Cup is the nationwide cup tournament fo ...

: 2004–05 ;Kolubara *

Serbian Handball Cup Serbian Handball Cup is the nationwide cup tournament for men's handball teams in Serbia. It succeeded in 1992 to the Yugoslavia Cup and became the FR Yugoslavia Serbia and Montenegro ( sr, Cрбија и Црна Гора, translit=Srbij ...

: 2008–09

References

External links

MKSZ record
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hodik, Sandor 1965 births Living people Yugoslav people of Hungarian descent Serbian people of Hungarian descent Yugoslav male handball players Serbia and Montenegro male handball players Serbian male handball players Macedonian male handball players RK Jugović players RK Vojvodina players RK Proleter Zrenjanin players RK Kolubara players Expatriate handball players Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in North Macedonia Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Hungary Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Bosnia and Herzegovina