Zdravko Rađenović ( sr-cyrl, Здравко Рађеновић, born 5 September 1952) is a Bosnian retired

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player and former president of the

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, who competed for Yugoslavia national handball team on two Olympic tournaments.

Career

Club

Zdravko Rađenović started his career at youth level playing for

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between 1964 and 1969. Majority of his senior years, between 1973 and 1981, Rađenović spent playing for multiple Yugoslav championships winning club

RK Borac Banja Luka Rukometni klub Borac Banja Luka (Serbian Cyrillic: Рукометни клуб Бopaц Бања Лука) is a handball club from Banja Luka, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is part of the Borac sports society. The federal leagu ...

, leaving his mark on a team and generation that won four championships in a row. From 1981 to 1987 he played for

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National team

Over the years, Zdravko Rađenović was selected for the Yugoslavia national handball team on multiple occasion during his career, having important role as a player and competing at highest international levels, most notably at the

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and

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. At the 1976 Olympics tournament in

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he was a member of the Yugoslav handball team which finished fifth. He played all six matches and scored twelve goals. Eight years later, at the 1984 Olympics tournament in

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, he was part of the Yugoslav handball team which won the

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. He played all six matches and scored ten goals.

Administrative service

From 2001 to 2002 he served as the president of the

Personal life

He was born an ethnic

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Honours

Borac Banja Luka

Yugoslav First 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, ...

(5): 1972–73, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1975–76. 1980-81 *

Yugoslav Cup The Yugoslav Cup ( hr, Pokal Jugoslavije; sr, Куп Југославије; sl, Pokal Jugoslavije, mk, Куп на Југославија), officially known between 1923 and 1940 as the King Alexander Cup ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, Kup kralja Aleksandra, ...

(3): 1974, 1975, 1979 * European Champions Cup (1):

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(1): 1991

MTSV Schwabing

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(1): 1986

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Radenovic, Zdravko 1952 births Living people RK Kvarner players Yugoslav male handball players Handball players at the 1976 Summer Olympics Handball players at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic handball players of Yugoslavia Olympic gold medalists for Yugoslavia Olympic medalists in handball Bosnia and Herzegovina sports executives and administrators People from Bačka Palanka Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Yugoslavia Mediterranean Games medalists in handball Competitors at the 1975 Mediterranean Games Competitors at the 1979 Mediterranean Games