Mladen Bojinović (; born 17 January 1977) is a Serbian former handball player.

Club career

After starting out at his hometown club Borac Banja Luka, Bojinović spent three seasons with

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(1996–1999) and won two trophies, before moving to Spain. He played for three

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 ...

teams, namely Ademar León (1999–2000),

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(2000–2001), and

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(2001–2002). In 2002, Bojinović moved to France and stayed with Montpellier over the next decade, winning nine national championships. He also won the

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in his debut year. In 2012, Bojinović signed with

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, helping them win their first ever national championship in the 2012–13 season.

International career

Bojinović made his major international debut for

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(later known as Serbia and Montenegro) at the 2001 World Championship, winning the bronze medal. He also took part at the 2002 European Championship and 2003 World Championship. Later on, Bojinović represented

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and participated in two more World Championships ( 2009 and 2011).

Honours

;Partizan * Handball Championship of FR Yugoslavia: 1998–99 * Handball Cup of FR Yugoslavia: 1997–98 ;Barcelona *

Copa ASOBAL The Copa ASOBAL is an annual cup competition for Liga ASOBAL teams. It was first played for in 1990 and is contested by the top four teams at the end of the first half of the Liga ASOBAL season. Season by season Titles by team External ...

: 2001–02 ;Montpellier *

LNH Division 1 LNH Division 1, doing business as Starligue and currently known as Liqui Moly Starligue for sponsorship reasons, is the premier men's professional handball league in France. It is administered by the Ligue Nationale de Handball, under delegation ...

: 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10,

2010–11 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length 1. ...

, 2011–12 *

Coupe de France The Coupe de France, formerly known as the Coupe Charles Simon, is the premier knockout cup competition in French football organized by the French Football Federation (FFF). It was first held in 1917 and is open to all amateur and profession ...

: 2002–03, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2011–12 * Coupe de la Ligue: 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12 *

: 2002–03 ;Paris Saint-Germain *

2012–13 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length 1. I ...

, 2014–15 *

: 2013–14, 2014–15

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bojinovic, Mladen 1977 births Living people Sportspeople from Banja Luka Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina Serbian male handball players RK Partizan players CB Ademar León players FC Barcelona Handbol players Montpellier Handball players RK Borac Banja Luka players Liga ASOBAL players Expatriate handball players Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Spain Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in France