RK Crvena zvezda () is a Serbian

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club based in

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. They compete in the

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History

Founded in 1948, the club made its Yugoslav Championship debut in 1954. They subsequently won back-to-back championships in 1955 and 1956. In 1995–96, the club had its most successful season to date, winning the domestic double (

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and

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) and reaching the

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semi-finals.

Honours and achievements

National Championships – 9 *

Yugoslav League The Yugoslav First Federal Football League ( Serbian: Прва савезна лига у фудбалу / ''Prva savezna liga u fudbalu'', hr, Prva savezna liga u nogometu, sl, Prva zvezna nogometna liga, mk, Прва сојузна лига, ...

** Winners (2): 1954–55, 1955–56 ** ''Runners-up (3):'' 1957–58, 1982–83, 1985–86 ** ''Third place (3):'' 1959–60, 1979–80, 1990–91 * Serbia and Montenegro League ** Winners (5): 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 2003–04, 2005–06 ** ''Runners-up (2):'' 1992–93, 1994–95 ** ''Third place (3):'' 1991–92, 1993–94, 2002–03 *

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** Winners (2): 2006–07, 2007–08 ** ''Runners-up (2):'' 2009–10, 2010–11 ** ''Third place (2):'' 2008–09, 2016–17 National Cups – 5 * Yugoslav Cup ** Winners (1): 1955–56 ** ''Runners-up (4):'' 1974–75, 1983–84, 1990–91, 1991–92 *

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** Winners (3): 1994–95, 1995–96, 2003–04 ** ''Runners-up (2):'' 1993–94, 1999–2000 *

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** Winners (1): 2016–17 ** ''Runners-up (3):'' 2009–10, 2010–11, 2013–2014 National Super Cup – 1 * Serbian Super Cup ** Winners (1): 2017 Other Tournaments – 2 * Doboj Tournament ** Winners (2): 1974, 1989 International *

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** ''Semi-finalists (1):'' 1995–96

Sponsorship

During its history, the club has been known by a variety of names due to sponsorship reasons: * Crvena zvezda Soko Štark * Crvena zvezda Alumil * Crvena zvezda Grundfos

Supporters

Team roster 2022–23

Coach:

Ratko Đurković Ratko Đurković (born 9 February 1975) is a Montenegrin handball coach and former player who is currently coach of Crvena zvezda. Club career After starting out at his hometown club Lovćen, Đurković played for fellow Yugoslav teams Metalopl ...

Notable players

* Andrija Banjanin *

Jovica Cvetković Jovica Cvetković (; born 18 September 1959) is a Serbian handball coach and former player who competed for Yugoslavia in the 1980 Summer Olympics. Club career At club level, Cvetković played for Crvena zvezda (two spells), Metaloplastika, GWD ...

* Bogdan Cvijetić * Svetomir Ćeramilac * Petar Fajfrić * Petrit Fejzula *

Milan Kalina Milan Kalina (; born 13 August 1956) is a Serbian former handball player who competed for Yugoslavia in the 1984 Summer Olympics. Club career After starting out at Partizan, Kalina played for Dinamo Pančevo and Crvena zvezda, before moving abr ...

* Veroljub Kosovac * Mladen Laković * Rajko Lau * Milan Lazarević * Velibor Nenadić * Branislav Pokrajac *

Branko Štrbac Branko Štrbac ( sr-cyrl, Бранко Штрбац, born 25 July 1957) is a former Serbian handball player. In 1984 he was a member of the Yugoslav handball team which won the gold medal at the Olympics. In 1982 he was part of the Yugoslav team ...

Igor Butulija Igor Butulija (; born 21 March 1970) is a Serbian former handball player and coach. Club career Born in Belgrade, Butulija started out at Crvena zvezda and remained there until 1993. He would later return to the club on two more occasions (in 199 ...

* Nikola Eklemović * Petar Kapisoda * Aleksandar Knežević *

Nenad Maksić Nenad Maksić (; born 21 August 1972) is a Serbian handball coach and former player. Club career After spending two seasons with RK Crvena zvezda, Crvena zvezda (1993–1995), Maksić moved abroad to Slovenia. He would play for RK Prevent Slovenj ...

Nikola Manojlović Nikola Manojlović may refer to: * Nikola Manojlović (handballer) * Nikola Manojlović (basketball) {{hndis, Manojlovic, Nikola ...

Vladan Matić Vladan Matić (; born 28 April 1970) is a Serbian former handball player and current coach of Hungarian club Grundfos Tatabánya KC. He also holds Hungarian citizenship. Playing career Matić made his professional debut with his hometown club ...

* Žikica Milosavljević * Ivan Nikčević *

Ratko Nikolić Ratko Nikolić (; born 15 September 1977) is a Serbian politician and former handball player serving as a Member of parliament, member of the National Assembly (Serbia), National Assembly since 8 December 2021. He is a member of the Socialist Part ...

Dejan Perić Dejan Perić (; born 22 September 1970) is a Serbian former handball player and current coach. Club career Over the course of his career that spanned almost three decades, Perić played for Pelister, Crvena zvezda (1991–1993), Atlético Madr ...

Nenad Peruničić Nenad Peruničić (; born 1 May 1971) is a Serbian handball coach and former player. Club career Born in Pljevlja, Peruničić made his senior debut with Jugović in the Yugoslav Championship, before moving to Crvena zvezda in 1990. He spent th ...

Predrag Peruničić Predrag Peruničić (; born 27 June 1967) is a Serbian former handball player. Club career Over the course of his career that spanned 20 years, Peruničić played for Partizan on four separate occasions, winning three national championships (19 ...

* Vladimir Petrić * Nenad Puljezević *

Darko Stanić Darko Stanić (; born 8 October 1978) is a Serbian/Qatari former handball player for the Al Rayyan and the Qatari national team. He was dubbed the "Minister of Defence" due to his performances for the Serbia. Club career After making his EHF C ...

Goran Stojanović Goran Stojanović (born 24 February 1977) is a Montenegrin-Qatari handball player for the Al Rayyan and the Qatar. Club career After starting out at his hometown club Mornar Bar, Stojanović played for Crvena zvezda (2000–2002), Lovćen (2002 ...

* Rastko Stojković * Danijel Šarić *

Dragan Škrbić Dragan Škrbić (; born 29 September 1968) is a Serbian former handball player. He was named the 2000 IHF World Player of the Year. Club career Over the course of his career that spanned over two decades, Škrbić played for Jugović, Crvena zv ...

* Nenad Vučković * Vladimir Cupara *

Tibor Ivanišević Tibor Ivanišević (; born 16 August 1990) is a Serbian handball player for German club VfL Gummersbach and the Serbia national team. Club career After starting out at Voždovac, Ivanišević spent three seasons with Crvena zvezda, before movin ...

Draško Nenadić Draško Nenadić (born 15 February 1990) is a Serbian handball player who plays for RK Crvena zvezda and the Serbia men's national handball team, Serbian national team. His brother Petar Nenadić is also a handball player, and was part of the nat ...

Petar Nenadić Petar Nenadić (born 28 June 1986) is a Serbian handball player who plays for Paris Saint-Germain and the Serbian national team. His brother Draško also played handball for national team. Club career RK Crvena zvezda Born in Belgrade, Serbia, ...

* Miljan Pušica * Nemanja Zelenović

Notable coaches

* Nikola Vučinić * Zoran Živković *

Ljubomir Obradović Ljubomir Obradović (born 16 September 1954) is a Serbian handball coach of the Cape Verde men's national handball team, Cape Verde national team. Managerial honours ;Comercio e Industria (Setubal) *Portuguese Handball Second Division, Portuguese ...

* Vuk Roganović *

References

External links

RK Crvena zvezda
– EHF competition record
RK Crvena zvezda
at srbijasport.net {{SEHA League

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 football club based in B ...

Handball clubs established in 1948 1948 establishments in Yugoslavia Sport in Belgrade