Danijel Šarić (; born 27 June 1977) is a Bosnian-Qatari

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player of

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descent who plays for Qatari club Al Arabi and the Qatar national team.

Club career

After starting out at his hometown club Sloga Doboj and later playing for

Borac Banja Luka Fudbalski klub Borac Banja Luka (Serbian Cyrillic: Фудбалски клуб Бopaц Бања Лука, ) is a Bosnian professional association football club, based in the city of Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and is the major part of th ...

, Šarić moved to FR Yugoslavia and joined Crvena zvezda. He spent three seasons at the club and won two consecutive national championships (1997 and 1998). In 1999, Šarić switched to ambitious Sintelon, alongside his teammate

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 ...

. In 2003, Šarić moved to Spain and signed with

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, but never played for the team. He instead spent the entire duration of his contract on loan with Cantabria and Alcobendas. In 2006, Šarić was acquired by

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. He also played for Portland San Antonio. In 2009, Šarić agreed terms with

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. He spent seven seasons at the club and won numerous trophies, including two EHF Champions League titles (

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and

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International career

Serbia and Montenegro

In the late 1990s, Šarić chose to represent

FR Yugoslavia Serbia and Montenegro ( sr, Cрбија и Црна Гора, translit=Srbija i Crna Gora) was a country in Southeast Europe located in the Balkans that existed from 1992 to 2006, following the breakup A relationship breakup, breakup, or ...

(later known as Serbia and Montenegro) in international competitions, just like his fellow Bosnian Serbs,

Mladen Bojinović Mladen Bojinović (; born 17 January 1977) is a Serbian former handball player. Club career After starting out at his hometown club Borac Banja Luka, Bojinović spent three seasons with Partizan (1996–1999) and won two trophies, before moving ...

and Nebojša Golić. He was later named in the preliminary squad for the

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, but was omitted from the final selection. Later on, Šarić participated at the 2005 World Championship and 2006 European Championship. He announced his retirement from the national team in February 2006.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

In October 2009, it was reported that Šarić accepted a call-up to represent his native

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroads of south and southeast Europe, located in the Balkans. Bosnia and H ...

. He was cleared to play for the team in the Euro 2012 qualifiers, making his debut in a 27–19 away loss at

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on 28 October 2010. His last cap came on 12 March 2011 in a 23–21 home loss to

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Qatar

In October 2014, it was announced that Šarić would be representing

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at the 2015 World Championship. He helped the team finish as the tournament's runners-up. The following year, Šarić participated at the

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. He also won three gold medals at three successive Asian Championships (

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and

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Honours

;Club Crvena zvezda *

Handball Championship of FR Yugoslavia Serbia and Montenegro Handball Super League was the highest-level national handball league competition in Serbia and Montenegro. Champions Results by teams See also * Yugoslav Handball Championship * Serbian Handball Super League The Ser ...

: 1996–97, 1997–98 Sintelon *

Handball Cup of FR Yugoslavia Serbia and Montenegro Handball Cup was the national handball cup competition in Serbia and Montenegro. Winners Results by teams See also * Yugoslav Handball Cup * Serbian Handball Cup Serbian Handball Cup is the nationwide cup tournament ...

: 1999–2000 Barcelona * Liga ASOBAL:

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, 2011–12,

2012–13 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length 1. I ...

, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16 *

Copa ASOBAL The Copa ASOBAL is an annual cup competition for Liga ASOBAL teams. It was first played for in 1990 and is contested by the top four teams at the end of the first half of the Liga ASOBAL season. Season by season Titles by team External ...

: 2009–10, 2011–12,

, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16 *

Supercopa ASOBAL The Supercopa ASOBAL or the Supercopa de España de Balonmano is an annual cup competition for Spanish handball teams. It is organised by the Liga ASOBAL. It was first played for in 1985 and is disputed between the Liga ASOBAL champions and the win ...

: 2008–09, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14 * Copa del Rey de Balonmano: 2009–10, 2013–14 * EHF Champions League:

, 2014–15 * IHF Men's Super Globe:

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Al Duhail *

Qatar Handball League The Qatar Handball League is a professional handball league in Qatar. It was founded in 1981. Champions Champions so far are: Performances Performance by club {, class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;" , - ! style="width:8%;", Club ! s ...

: 2017–18 Al Arabi * Qatar Handball League: 2019–20 ;International Qatar *

Asian Men's Handball Championship The Asian Men's Handball Championship is the official competition for senior national handball teams of Asia (since 2018, also includes teams from Oceania), and takes place every two years. In addition to crowning the Asian champions, Internationa ...

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* World Men's Handball Championship runner-up:

;Individual * Liga ASOBAL MVP: 2010–11, 2013–14 * Liga ASOBAL Best Goalkeeper: 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13 and 2013–14 * Copa ASOBAL Best Goalkeeper: 2010–11, 2011–12, 2014–15 * Supercopa ASOBAL Best Goalkeeper: 2008–09, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2012–13 * Highest percentage of saves in Liga ASOBAL: 2015–16

References

External links

EHF record

Olympic record
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