Katarina Bulatović (born 15 November 1984) is a retired Montenegrin

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 that played the right back position.

Career

Internationally she represented

Serbia and Montenegro 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 of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yu ...

and

Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe, Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Bas ...

, before opting to play for

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in 2011. She was third best goalscorer of the

EHF Women's Champions League The Women's EHF Champions League is the competition for the top women's handball clubs in Europe, organised annually by the European Handball Federation (EHF). It is the most prestigious tournament for clubs, with the champions of Europe's top na ...

in the three editions,

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, 2011–12, 2013–14. She competed at the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

, where the Montenegrin team won the silver medal, and Bulatović was top scorer with 53 goals and also voted into the All-star team. She has also competed at the

2012 European Women's Handball Championship The 2012 European Women's Handball Championship was held in Serbia from 4 to 16 December. Originally the tournament was scheduled to be held in the Netherlands but on 4 June 2012 the Dutch Handball Federation withdrew from the organization. Subse ...

, where the Montenegrin team won the gold medal, and Bulatović was top scorer with 56 goals and also voted into the All-star team. Bulatović was selected for the shortlist of the 2012

IHF World Player of the Year The IHF World Player of the Year is a handball award given annually to the player who is considered to have performed the best in the previous season, both at club and international competitions. It is awarded based on votes from experts, media a ...

award, and eventually came fourth by collecting 12 percent of the total votes. After two years abroad, Bulatović is set to move back to Montenegro in summer 2014.

Achievements

Damehåndboldligaen The Danish Women's Handball League ( da, Damehåndboldligaen) is the top professional league for Danish women's handball clubs. It is administered by the Danish Handball Federation, and the winners are recognized as Danish champions. The league i ...

: **''Winner'': 2007 * Montenegrin Championship: **''Winner'': 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019 *

Montenegrin Cup The Montenegrin Cup ( Montenegrin and Serbian: ''Kup Crne Gore'') is the national football cup played in Montenegro, established in 2006. The winner of the cup is awarded a spot in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League if they h ...

: **''Winner'': 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019 * Liga Naţională: **''Winner'': 2013 *

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 ...

: **''Winner'': 2007, 2012, 2014, 2015 **''Semifinalist'': 2011, 2013, 2016,2017,2018 *

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 ...

: **''Winner'': 2010 * European Championship: **''Winner'': 2012 *

Olympic Games The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a var ...

: **''Silver Medalist'': 2012

Individual awards

Top Scorer:

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* European Handball Championship Top Scorer:

* All-Star Right Back of the

* All-Star Right Back of the European Championship: 2012 * Montenegrin Sportsperson of the Year: 2012, 2014 * All-Star Team of the

: 2014 * Team of the Tournament Right Back of the

Bucharest Trophy The Bucharest Trophy ( ro, Trofeul București) is a pre-season international women's team handball tournament for clubs, held each year in Bucharest, Romania. The competition is hosted by Liga Naţională club CSM Bucharest at the Sala Polivale ...

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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bulatovic, Katarina Living people 1984 births Serbian female handball players Montenegrin female handball players Expatriate handball players Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Hungary Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Romania Montenegrin expatriate sportspeople in Russia Handball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Handball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic handball players of Montenegro Olympic medalists in handball Olympic silver medalists for Montenegro Montenegrin people of Serbian descent SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea (handball) players Győri Audi ETO KC players Sportspeople from Kragujevac Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Serbia Competitors at the 2005 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in handball