Žarko Marković (; born 1 June 1986) is a Montenegrin-born Qatari

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor 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 thr ...

player who plays for Al Gharafa on loan from

Al Rayyan Al Rayyan (; also spelled ''Ar Rayyan'') is the third-largest municipalities of Qatar, municipality in Qatar. Its primary settlement is the Al Rayyan (city), city of the same name, which occupies the entire eastern section and is a part of the Do ...

Club career

After starting his career at Serbian club Jugović, Marković spent three seasons in Hungary with

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and

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. He later also played for Budućnost Podgorica, Al Ahli Jeddah, Metalurg Skopje,

Frisch Auf Göppingen Turn- und Polizeisportgemeinschaft Frisch Auf Göppingen e.V. is a sports club from Germany, located in Göppingen, Baden-Württemberg. The club's men's handball team plays under the name FRISCH AUF! Göppingen in Handball-Bundesliga. Nine-time c ...

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, El Jaish,

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, Al Duhail,

Al Wakrah Al Wakrah () is the capital city of the Al Wakrah Municipality in Qatar. Al Wakrah's eastern edge touches the shores of the Persian Gulf and Qatar's capital Doha is situated immediately north of the city. Governed by Sheikh Abdulrahman bin Jassi ...

, Al Gharafa and

Al Shamal Al Shamal () is a municipality in Qatar. Its seat is Madinat ash Shamal and it is considered to be one of the major cities in Qatar, although its population is barely over 7,000. The seat's name translates to "city of the north". Ras Rakan, t ...

International career

Youth

At youth level, Marković won two gold medals for

Serbia and Montenegro The State Union of Serbia and Montenegro or simply Serbia and Montenegro, known until 2003 as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and commonly referred to as FR Yugoslavia (FRY) or simply Yugoslavia, was a country in Southeast Europe locate ...

. He was a member of the winning squad at the 2004 European Under-18 Championship. Subsequently, Marković helped the nation win the 2005 World Under-19 Championship.

Senior

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international since its inception, Marković participated at the 2008 European Championship in the nation's debut appearance in major tournaments. He was later omitted from the national team for the 2013 World Championship, before switching allegiance to

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. After being cleared to play, Marković made his debut for the Qatar national team at the 2015 World Championship, helping them finish as runners-up. He also won the gold medal at the 2016 Asian Championship and took part in the

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Honours

;Metalurg Skopje *

Macedonian Handball Super League The Macedonian Handball Super League (), is the top-tier team handball competition in North Macedonia. As of 2018, the Macedonian Handball Federation was ranked 8th in the world. Current teams Teams for season 2024–25 Handball League * RK ...

: 2011–12 ;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 See also * List of handball clubs in Qatar References {{Qatari Sport leagues ...

: 2017–18 ;Al Gharafa * Arab Handball Championship of Champions: 2019 ;Al Shamal * Arab Handball Championship of Winners' Cup: 2020

References

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