RK Vrbas () is a Serbian

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club based in Vrbas. They compete in the Serbian Handball Super B League.

History

The club was established in 1955. They made their

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debut in the 1988–89 season. The club reached the

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round of 16 in the 1995–96 season. They competed in the

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 ...

from 2006 to 2008 and from 2012 to 2014.

Sponsorship

During its history, the club has been known by a variety of names due to sponsorship reasons: * Vrbas Figrad * Vrbas Vital * Vrbas Carnex * Vrbas Petrol

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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: * Golub Doknić *

Šandor Hodik Šandor Hodik (, ; born 21 September 1965) is a Serbian-Macedonian handball player of ethnic Hungarian descent. Club career Over the course of his career that spanned over 35 years, Hodik played for numerous teams, most notably Pelister. He also ...

Uroš Elezović Uroš Elezović (; born 28 January 1982) is a Serbian former handball player. Club career After starting out at Vrbas, Elezović played for Sintelon, before moving abroad. He would go on to play in Slovenia, France, Switzerland, Qatar, Israel a ...

Miloš Orbović Miloš Orbović (; born 2 November 1993) is a Serbian handball player who plays for HC Kriens-Luzern and the Serbia national team. Club career Orbović started out at Vrbas. He later spent three seasons with Vojvodina (2014–2017), winning th ...

Aleksandar Stojanović Aleksandar "Dika" Stojanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Александар Стојановић Дика; born 19 June 1954) is a Serbian former football goalkeeper. He got 2 caps for Yugoslavia. Career After playing 5 seasons with his home town cl ...

* Goran Arsenić * Jovan Kovačević * Dragan Momić *

Jovica Elezović Jovica Elezović (; born 2 March 1956) is a Serbian former handball coach and player who competed for Yugoslavia in the 1980 Summer Olympics and in the 1984 Summer Olympics. Club career Elezović started playing handball for his hometown club Vr ...

Drago Jovović Drago Jovović (; 2 December 1954 – 2002) was a Serbian handball player who competed for Yugoslavia in the 1980 Summer Olympics. Club career Jovović started out at Vrbas before moving to Crvenka. He also played for Sloga Doboj, helping th ...

Head coaches

* Branislav Kustudić *

* Vladimir Vojvodić * Veselin Kilibarda

References

External links

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RK Vrbas
– EHF competition record
RK Vrbas
at srbijasport.net {{Serbian Handball Super League Vrbas Handball clubs established in 1955 1955 establishments in Yugoslavia Sport in Vrbas, Serbia