Žikica Milosavljević (; born 14 January 1972) is a Serbian

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 ...

coach and assistant coach

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national handball team and former player.

Club career

After starting out at his hometown club Dinamo Pančevo, Milosavljević spent one year with

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, before joining

Crvena zvezda Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club), commonly referred to as Crvena zvezda () and colloquially referred to as Red Star Belgrade in anglophone media, is a ...

in 1994. He played for five seasons for the club, winning three consecutive

national championships A national championship(s) is the top achievement for any sport or competition, contest within a league of a particular nation or nation state. The title is usually awarded by contests, ranking systems, stature, ability, etc. This determines the be ...

. In 1999, Milosavljević went abroad to Slovenia and spent two years with Prule 67, before switching to fellow Slovenian club

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. He helped them win the

EHF Champions League The EHF Champions League is the most important club handball competition for men's teams in Europe and involves the leading teams from the top European nations. The competition is organised every year by EHF. The official name for the men's com ...

in the 2003–04 season. Later on, Milosavljević played for Spanish teams

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(2004–2007) and

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(2007–2010).

International career

Milosavljević represented

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(known as FR Yugoslavia until 2003) in 10 major international tournaments, winning two bronze medals at the

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(

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and

2001 The year's most prominent event was the September 11 attacks against the United States by al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror. The United States led a Participan ...

). He also participated in the

2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, officially branded as Sydney 2000, and also known as the Games of the New Millennium, were an international multi-sport event held from 15 September to 1 October ...

Honours

;Crvena zvezda * Handball Championship of FR Yugoslavia: 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98 * Handball Cup of FR Yugoslavia: 1994–95, 1995–96 ;Celje * Slovenian First League: 2002–03, 2003–04 * Slovenian Cup: 2003–04 *

: 2003–04 ;Valladolid *

EHF Cup Winners' Cup The EHF Cup Winners' Cup was the official competition for men's and women's handball clubs of Europe Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere. It is bordered by the Arctic Ocea ...

: 2008–09

References

External links

Olympic record
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Milosavljevic, Zikica 1972 births Living people Sportspeople from Pančevo Serbian male handball players Yugoslav male handball players Olympic handball players for Serbia and Montenegro Handball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics RK Crvena zvezda players CB Cantabria players BM Valladolid players RK Metaloplastika players Liga ASOBAL players Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in North Macedonia Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Spain Serbian handball coaches Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Bosnia and Herzegovina Serbia and Montenegro male handball players Expatriate handball players in North Macedonia Serbian expatriate handball players in Spain Expatriate handball players in Slovenia 21st-century Serbian sportsmen