Šandor Hodik (, ; born 21 September 1965) is a Serbian-Macedonian

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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

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. He also had multiple spells at both Jugović and

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. After playing for Sloga Doboj of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hodik returned to Serbia and helped

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win the

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in the 2008–09 season. In March 2019, six months shy of his 54th birthday, Hodik came out of retirement to help his former club Kikinda in the

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. He would play for his parent club Potisje Ada in the 2019–20 season.

International career

While playing for

, Hodik accepted a call-up to represent

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, making his major debut at the 1998 European Championship. He also participated in the 1999 World Championship.

Honours

;Pelister *

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: 1997–98 *

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: 1997–98, 1998–99 ;Vojvodina *

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: 2004–05 * Serbia and Montenegro Handball Cup: 2004–05 ;Kolubara *

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: 2008–09

References

External links

MKSZ record
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hodik, Sandor 1965 births Living people Yugoslav people of Hungarian descent Serbian people of Hungarian descent Yugoslav male handball players Serbia and Montenegro male handball players Serbian male handball players Macedonian male handball players RK Jugović players RK Vojvodina players RK Proleter Zrenjanin players RK Kolubara players Expatriate handball players in North Macedonia Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in North Macedonia Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Hungary Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Bosnia and Herzegovina Place of birth missing (living people) Macedonian expatriate handball players in Hungary Naturalized citizens of North Macedonia Naturalised handball players