RK Železničar 1949 () 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
Niš
Niš (; sr-Cyrl, Ниш, ; names in other languages) is the third largest city in Serbia and the administrative center of the Nišava District. It is located in southern part of Serbia. , the city proper has a population of 183,164, while ...
. They compete in the
Serbian Handball Super League.
History
The club was formed as RK Naissus on 7 September 2009 by the amalgamation of
RK Železničar and ORK Niš. They immediately started competing in the
Serbian Handball Super League by inheriting the spot from ORK Niš.
On 5 December 2011, the club changed its name to RK Železničar. They won their first trophy, the
Serbian Handball Cup
Serbian Handball Cup is the nationwide cup tournament for men's handball teams in Serbia.
It succeeded in 1992 to the Yugoslavia Cup and became the FR Yugoslavia Cup then the Serbia and Montenegro
Serbia and Montenegro ( sr, Cрбија и ...
, in the 2013–14 season. After suffering relegation from the top flight in 2016, the club spent the following season without competing.
Ahead of the 2017–18 season, the club received a
wild card entry to the Serbian Handball Super League.
Crest, colours, supporters
Kits
Honours
Serbian Cup
The Serbian Cup ( Serbian: Куп Србије, Kup Srbije) is the national football cup of Serbia. The winner of the competition gets a spot in the UEFA Europa League qualifying round.
From 2006 to 2010, the competition was known as the Lav Cup ...
* 2013–14, 2017–18
Notable players
The list includes players who played for their respective national teams in any major international tournaments, such as the
Olympic Games
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,
World Championships and
European Championships
The European Championships is a multi-sport tournament which brings together the existing European Championships of some of the continent's leading sports every four years. The inaugural edition in 2018 was staged by the host cities of Berlin, ...
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Stefan Janković
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Jovo Damjanović
Jovo Damjanović (; born 24 December 1996) is a Montenegrin-born Qatari handball player for Al Rayyan and Qatar.
Club career
In October 2011, at age 14, Damjanović made his senior debut for Sutjeska Nikšić. He spent two seasons with the club ...
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Darko Đukić
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Milan Đukić
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Dobrivoje Marković
Dobrivoje Marković (; born 22 April 1986) is a Serbian handball player for Hercegovac Gajdobra.
Club career
After starting out at Jugović, Marković moved to Spain and joined Cuenca in 2008. He also played abroad for Vardar and Zagreb, winni ...
*
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 ...
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Stevan Sretenović
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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 ...
Head coaches
* Vladan Stošić
(2009–2010)
* Miloš Stanić
(2010–2011)
*
Zoran Živković (2011)
* Aleksandar Živković
(2011–2012)
*
Jovica Cvetković (2012)
* Nikola Marković
(2012)
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Jovica Cvetković (2012)
* Nedeljko Vučković
(2013)
* Vladimir Stanojević
(2013–2014)
* Siniša Prokić
(2014)
* Miroslav Đorđević
(2014–2015)
* Siniša Prokić
(2015)
* Nebojša Bokić
(2015–2016)
* Josif Petković
(2017–2018)
*
Veselin Vujović (2018–2019)
* Đorđe Teodorović
(2019–present)
References
External links
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RK Železničar 1949–
EHF competition record
RK Železničar 1949at srbijasport.net
{{SEHA League
Zeleznicar 1949
Handball clubs established in 2009
2009 establishments in Serbia
Sport in Niš