Dejan Perić (; born 22 September 1970) 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 almost three decades, Perić played for

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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 Association football, foot ...

(1991–1993),

Atlético Madrid Club Atlético de Madrid, Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S.A.D. (; meaning "Athletic Club of Madrid"), known simply as Atleti in the Spanish-speaking world and commonly referred to at international level as Atlético Madrid, is a Spanish profess ...

(1993–1994), Teucro (1994–1995),

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(1995–2004 and 2011–2013),

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(2004–2006) and MKB Veszprém (2006–2011). He won two consecutive

EHF Champions League The Men's EHF Champions League is the most important club handball competition for men's teams in Europe and involves the leading teams from the top European nations. The competition is organised every year by EHF. The official name for the me ...

titles in the 2003–04 (with Celje) and 2004–05 (with Barcelona) seasons.

International career

At international level, Perić represented

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(known as FR Yugoslavia until 2003) in eight major tournaments, winning two bronze medals ( 1996 European Championship and 1999 World Championship). He also participated 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 ...

Coaching career

While still a player, Perić served as an assistant to

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with the

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from 2009 to 2010. He independently led the team between 2014 and 2016, taking part in the 2016 European Championship.

Honours

;Celje *

Slovenian First League The Slovenian PrvaLiga ( sl, Prva slovenska nogometna liga, ), currently named Prva liga Telemach due to sponsorship reasons, also known by the abbreviation 1. SNL, is the top level of the Slovenian football league system. Contested by ten club ...

: 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2003–04 *

Slovenian Cup 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 * Sl ...

: 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2003–04, 2011–12, 2012–13 *

: 2003–04 ;Barcelona *

Liga ASOBAL Liga Asobal is the premier professional handball league in Spain. It was founded in 1958 with the name of División de Honor, changing its name to the current name in 1990. The Liga ASOBAL, which is played under EHF rules, currently consists of 1 ...

: 2005–06 *

: 2004–05 ;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, 2010–11 *

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, 2010–11 *

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

References

External links

MKSZ record

Olympic record
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Peric, Dejan 1970 births Living people People from Bečej 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 of Yugoslavia Handball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics RK Crvena zvezda players FC Barcelona Handbol players Veszprém KC players Liga ASOBAL players Expatriate handball players Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Spain Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Hungary Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia Serbian handball coaches Competitors at the 1990 Goodwill Games Goodwill Games medalists in handball