RK Kolubara () is a Serbian

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 ...

club based in

Lazarevac Lazarevac ( sr-cyr, Лазаревац, ) is a municipality of the city of Belgrade. , the town has a total population of 25,526 inhabitants, while the municipal area has a total of 58,622 inhabitants. Its name stems from the name of medieval Ser ...

. They compete in the Serbian Handball Super B League.

History

The club was founded in 1960. They made their

Serbian Handball Super League The Serbian Handball Super League ( sr, Суперлига Србије у рукомету / Superliga Srbije u rukometu) is the top men's handball league in Serbia. It was founded in 2006. Rules Competition format The league is operated by t ...

debut in its inaugural 2006–07 season. The club subsequently finished as runners-up twice in a row (2007–08 and 2008–09). They would win their first trophy by capturing the

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in May 2009. In the next 2009–10 season, the club successfully defended the national cup and secured its first ever national championship. They also participated in the

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 ...

(2009–10 and

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EHF Challenge Cup The Men's EHF European Cup is an annual men's handball club competition organised by the European Handball Federation (EHF). It is the third-tier competition of European club handball, after the EHF Champions League and the EHF European League. ...

(2007–08 and 2011–12) and

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( 2008–09).

Honours

Serbian League The Serbian League () is the third level football league in Serbia. It consists of four groups, namely Belgrade, East, Vojvodina, and West. The winner of each group earns promotion to the Serbian First League. History 1992–1995 In the summer of ...

* 2009–10

* 2008–09, 2009–10

Notable players

The list includes players who played for their respective national teams in any major international tournaments, such as the

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and

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: * Nenad Puljezević * Golub Doknić * Aleksandar Glendža *

Mladen Rakčević Mladen Rakčević (born 10 February 1982) is a Montenegrin former handball player. Career During his career, Rakčević played for RK Lovćen, Lovćen (2000–2005), RK Vardar, Vardar (2005–2009), RK Kolubara, Kolubara (2009–2010), RK Metalur ...

* Šandor Hodik *

Nemanja Pribak Nemanja Pribak (, ; born 26 March 1984) is a Serbian-born Macedonian handball player for Hapoel Rishon LeZion (handball), Hapoel Rishon LeZion. Career After playing for his hometown club RK Železničar Niš, Železničar Niš, Pribak moved abroad ...

Momir Ilić Momir Ilić (; born 22 December 1981) is a Serbian former handball player. He became the first player in the history of the EHF Champions League to score over 100 goals in three consecutive seasons. Currently he is the head coach of Telekom Ve ...

Nedeljko Jovanović Nedeljko Jovanović (; born 16 September 1970) is a Serbian former handball player and current coach. Club career After playing for Metaloplastika, Jovanović joined Partizan Partizan may refer to: Sport * JSD Partizan, a sports society from ...

Head coaches

* Vladimir Dragićević * Saša Vučeljić (2014–2015) * Vladimir Dragićević (2016–present)

References

External links

*
RK Kolubara
– EHF competition record
RK Kolubara
at srbijasport.net {{Serbian Handball Super League

Kolubara The Kolubara ( sr-cyr, Колубара, ) is a long river in western Serbia; it is an eastern, right tributary to the Sava river. General overview Kolubara is formed by the two small rivers Obnica and Jablanica. ''Obnica'' is the river in W ...

Handball clubs established in 1960 1960 establishments in Yugoslavia Sport in Lazarevac