Aleksandar Knežević (; born 26 December 1968) is a Serbian former

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 and current coach.

Club career

Over the course of his career that spanned more than two decades, Knežević played for

Borac Banja Luka Fudbalski klub Borac Banja Luka (Serbian Cyrillic: Фудбалски клуб Бopaц Бања Лука, ) is a Bosnian professional association football club, based in the city of Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and is the major part of th ...

Crvena zvezda Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club, ), commonly known as Red Star Belgrade in English-language media, is a Serbian professional football club based in B ...

(1992–1993), USM Gagny (1993–1994), Conquense (1994–1995),

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 ...

(1995–1996 and 1998–1999), BSV Borba Luzern (1996–1998) and

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 ...

(1999–2007).

International career

Knežević represented

FR Yugoslavia Serbia and Montenegro ( sr, Cрбија и Црна Гора, translit=Srbija i Crna Gora) was a country in Southeast Europe located in the Balkans that existed from 1992 to 2006, following the breakup A relationship breakup, breakup, or ...

in the

2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ...

. He was also a member of the team that won the bronze medal at the 1996 European Championship.

Honours

;Borac Banja Luka * Yugoslav Handball Cup: 1991–92 *

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. Previ ...

: 1990–91 ;Partizan *

Handball Championship of FR Yugoslavia 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 Ser ...

: 1998–99

References

External links

Olympic record
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Knezevic, Aleksandar 1968 births Living people Sportspeople from Banja Luka Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina Serbian male handball players Yugoslav male handball players Competitors at the 1991 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in handball Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Yugoslavia Olympic handball players for Yugoslavia Handball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics RK Borac Banja Luka players RK Crvena zvezda players RK Partizan players Frisch Auf Göppingen players Liga ASOBAL players Handball-Bundesliga players Expatriate handball players Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in France Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Spain Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Germany Serbian handball coaches Competitors at the 1990 Goodwill Games Goodwill Games medalists in handball Expatriate sports coaches Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Germany