Jasmin Handanović (born 28 January 1978) is a Slovenian retired

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who played as a

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. He is the oldest player to ever play in the Slovenian top division.

Club career

In July 2010, Handanović was signed by Empoli, replacing Davide Bassi as the new first choice. However, he was then replaced by Alberto Pelagotti. In 2011, he signed for Maribor. While playing for Maribor, on 5 November 2014, in a

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group match against

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, he saved an 85th-minute

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from

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to ensure a 1–1 draw. Handanović retired from professional football after the 2020–21 season. His jersey with the number 33 was retired by Maribor.

International career

Handanović made his full international debut on 19 November 2008, in a 4–3 friendly defeat to

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. In his next international cap on 28 March 2009, he kept a clean sheet in a goalless World Cup qualifier against the

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. Handanović was one of three Slovenian goalkeepers chosen to go to the

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, but did not feature in any matches. He played his final game for the national team in September 2012 against Switzerland.

Personal life

Jasmin is the cousin of

Samir Handanović Samir Handanović (born 14 July 1984) is a Slovenian professional footballer who serves as captain and plays as a goalkeeper for club Inter Milan. Before moving to Italy, Handanović played in his home country of Slovenia. In 2004, he was acqui ...

, who is also a professional goalkeeper.

Honours

Olimpija *

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: 1999–2000 Koper *

: 2005–06, 2006–07 Maribor *

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: 2011–12,

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, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2016–17, 2018–19 *

: 2011–12,

, 2015–16 *

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References

External links

Player profile
at NZS * {{DEFAULTSORT:Handanovic, Jasmin 1978 births Living people Slovenian people of Bosniak descent Slovenian people of Bosnia and Herzegovina descent Footballers from Ljubljana Slovenian footballers Association football goalkeepers Slovenian PrvaLiga players Slovenian Second League players Serie B players NK Svoboda Ljubljana players NK Olimpija Ljubljana (1945–2005) players NK Triglav Kranj players NK Zagorje players FC Koper players Mantova 1911 players Empoli F.C. players NK Maribor players Slovenia youth international footballers Slovenia under-21 international footballers Slovenia international footballers 2010 FIFA World Cup players Slovenian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Italy Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Italy