Žarko Šešum (; born 16 June 1986) is a retired Serbian handball player.

Club career

Born in Bačka Palanka, Šešum started out at his hometown club Sintelon. He was promoted to the senior squad in the 2002–03 season, at age 16. In early 2007, Šešum was transferred to Hungary and signed with MKB Veszprém. He helped the side win three consecutive championships. In 2010, Šešum moved to Germany and joined

Rhein-Neckar Löwen Rhein-Neckar Löwen is a professional handball club founded in 2002, based in Mannheim, Germany. The club competes in the German Handball-Bundesliga and continentally in EHF European League. Rhein-Neckar Löwen play their home games in SAP Are ...

, spending the next four years with the club. He subsequently played for fellow German team

Frisch Auf Göppingen Turn- und Polizeisportgemeinschaft Frisch Auf Göppingen e.V. is a sports club from Germany, located in Göppingen, Baden-Württemberg. The club's men's handball team plays under the name FRISCH AUF! Göppingen in Handball-Bundesliga. Nine-time c ...

from 2014 to 2018, winning two successive

EHF Cup The EHF European League is an annual men's handball club competition organised by the European Handball Federation (EHF) since 1981. It is the second-tier competition of European club handball, ranking only below the EHF Champions League. Prev ...

titles (

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and

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International career

Youth

At youth level, Šešum was an instrumental member of the Serbia and Montenegro winning squad at the European Under-18 Championship in August 2004. He subsequently led his nation to the gold medal at the World Under-19 Championship in August 2005. Later the same month, Šešum was an important member of the team that finished as runners-up at the World Under-21 Championship.

Senior

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international since its inception, Šešum made his major debut for the national team at the 2009 World Championship. He was also a member of the squad that won the silver medal at the 2012 European Championship, but missed the final due to injury. Subsequently, Šešum was selected to compete at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Honours

;MKB Veszprém *

Nemzeti Bajnokság I The Nemzeti Bajnokság (, "National Championship"), also known as NB I, is the top level of the Hungarian football league system. The league is officially named OTP Bank Liga after its title sponsor OTP Bank. UEFA currently ranks the league 28th ...

: 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10 *

Magyar Kupa The Hungarian Cup ( hu, Magyar Kupa) is the Hungarian cup competition for football clubs. It was started by the Hungarian Football Association, the ''Magyar Labdarúgó Szövetség,'' in 1909, eight years after the commencement of the Hungarian ...

: 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10 *

EHF Cup Winners' Cup The EHF Cup Winners' Cup was the official competition for men's and women's handball clubs of Europe that won their national cup, and took place every year. From the 2012–13 season, the men's competition was merged with the EHF Cup. Winners ...

: 2007–08 ;Rhein-Neckar Löwen *

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;Frisch Auf Göppingen *

: 2015–16, 2016–17 ;Kadetten Schaffhausen * Swiss Handball League: 2018–19

References

External links

EHF record

MKSZ record

Olympic record
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sesum, Zarko 1986 births Living people People from Bačka Palanka Serbian male handball players Competitors at the 2009 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in handball Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Serbia Olympic handball players of Serbia Handball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics RK Sintelon players Veszprém KC players Rhein-Neckar Löwen players Frisch Auf Göppingen players Handball-Bundesliga players Expatriate handball players Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Hungary Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland